why do recovering alcoholics drink so much coffee?
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: seattle
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fluid! yayyyyy fluid!
coffee is warm and tastes like chocolate when i put in the right amount of sugar.
Water is the most fun of all the fluids, beside drinking i can float on it, bathe in it, swim and splash, etc...
Havent tried to swim in coffee, yet.... hmmm... lol...
I might try fizzy beverage swimming first..:-D
coffee is warm and tastes like chocolate when i put in the right amount of sugar.
Water is the most fun of all the fluids, beside drinking i can float on it, bathe in it, swim and splash, etc...
Havent tried to swim in coffee, yet.... hmmm... lol...
I might try fizzy beverage swimming first..:-D
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pickering Ontario
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No idea. My dads a recovering alcoholic, drinks it constantly, heavisest 15 cups a day. I drink like 4-6 large a day on average. My cuz also recovering drinks it constantly, and black. We just love our coffee :-)
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Serene In Dixie
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Coffee for a hanover??
Tsk! Tsk!
I found a glass of cold Vodka with a splash of OJ
jump started my day.
I usually threw up the first one.
What a miserable way to live!
I never have to do that again.
Tsk! Tsk!
I found a glass of cold Vodka with a splash of OJ
jump started my day.
I usually threw up the first one.What a miserable way to live!
I never have to do that again.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: NSW
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I read somewhere coffee lights up the same area of the brain that drugs/alcohol does.....well, thats what I read.
And to be quite honest..I really watch my coffee intake these days as I get into a more, more, more kinda state......if I drink too much it leaves me with a 'wanting something' feeling.
And to be quite honest..I really watch my coffee intake these days as I get into a more, more, more kinda state......if I drink too much it leaves me with a 'wanting something' feeling.
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Is there an abnormal correalation between the two?? It seems most people I know enjoy coffee quite a bit, alcoholic or not.
For me, in the morning I am pretty much hyper-focused on getting a cup of coffee on the way to work, and that is all the coffee I will drink for the rest of the day (gives me the jitters in large amounts). Water is quite nice.
Just my experience, never drank coffee for a hangover, seemed to make it worse. V8 & vodka was more up my alley (thought I was taking care of myself by drinking V8)
For me, in the morning I am pretty much hyper-focused on getting a cup of coffee on the way to work, and that is all the coffee I will drink for the rest of the day (gives me the jitters in large amounts). Water is quite nice.
Just my experience, never drank coffee for a hangover, seemed to make it worse. V8 & vodka was more up my alley (thought I was taking care of myself by drinking V8)
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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When I was drinking I drank coffee at work all day until I popped that first top when I got off work, then it was beer until my head hit the pillow, repeat daily!
I still drink a ton of coffee....why? I like coffee!!!!! I have started to cut back on the amount I drink in the afternoon now, usually I will only have one when I get home from work and then one at my meeting now.
I still drink a ton of coffee....why? I like coffee!!!!! I have started to cut back on the amount I drink in the afternoon now, usually I will only have one when I get home from work and then one at my meeting now.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Charlotte, NC
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mm, coffee... i think there's something social, familiar about it. we used to meet at the bar and now we meet at the 'bou. (coffee shop all my AA kiddos hang out at.) we tell newcomers that if they're looking for a place to go for some fellowship, we'll all be drinking coffee up there. it's cheap, maybe 2 bucks for a large coffee. refills are free. no one gets beat up in line for coffee. in the winter it warms our hands in the parking lot as we chatter away before a meeting.
and, it doesn't get you drunk. reason enough for me.
in the winter it warms our hands in the parking lot as we chatter away before a meeting. and, it doesn't get you drunk. reason enough for me.
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I feel left out at meetings - everyone drinks so much, and really enjoys it, but I just don't get it! I feel the odd one out with my bottle of water!
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