Originally Posted by
tnman1967 
And why do we think that so called normal drinking is normal? It's just a culturally and sociable accepted poison. Nothing healthy about drinking period, I don't care what the wine studies says about healthy for your heart etc. Enjoy life without the slavery of the bottle. Just imagine how much you can experience without drink.
Amen. I'm one of the "normal" people who's been able to be a "normal drinker." But I quit drinking after the pain I went through with my ex boyfriends alcoholism. I now associate alcohol with pain, denial, delusion, devastation and the greatest heartbreak of my life. There's nothing good about it. It's truly poison that has the ability to destroy lives. It's not worth the pain.
My boyfriend is now on done delusional life path back to his spiraling self sabatoge... thinking he can control his drinking, and he isn't in love with me anymore bc I was "controlling and demanding" by trying to help him with his sobriety and standing between him and alcohol. I sacrificed so much for him, and to see my relationship be blown to sh*t bc of his relationship with alcohol is one of the most devestating things I've ever experienced... along with the fact that I am basically waiting everyday for a call that he's dead from some tragic occurance.
Not worth it. Drink bubbly water, hug the people you love in your life, and know that you're missing out on nothing other than more pain in your life.
Besides all that, it makes you look old and fat, and who needs that?!
Stay strong, friend! You have the power in you!