Reasons why I don’t want that first drink
I created a list for myself to read when I'm beginning to think that having a drink is a good idea. I thought I'd share. Please add to this list. I'm sure I left out a lot.
Reasons why I don’t want that first drink
• You WILL immediately crave another and another and another. It will not stop until you pass out.
• It only makes you feel good for an hour or two. Then it will make you feel like crap for days and weeks.
• You will need more and more and more to have the same effect
• When you’re not drinking, you feel the best you possibly can
• Imagine what it’s doing to your body if it takes weeks for your system to get back to normal.
• Your heart rate will elevate for days while your body is cleaning up your mess
• It doesn’t do your liver any good at all.
• It’s carcinogenic
• Heavy drinking means you are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s
• It’s empty calories. It makes you fat.
• It shortens your life
• When you’re drinking you’re totally numb to what is happening around you.
• You will forget all kinds of stuff that happened while you were drunk
• It sucks the life out of you. You will have no drive to do anything until it’s out of your system.
• It’s too stressful trying to hide it.
• You will struggle to stay awake.
• You will struggle to hide the fact that you don’t remember anything
• You will worry about your secret stash being found
• You will worry about forgetting where you hid stuff
• It will make you depressed. Deeply depressed.
• It gives you a short temper
• It makes you mean
• It makes you do stupid things
• It keeps you from focusing on anything
• It’s expensive
• It hurts those around you