How much did you drink?
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Yeah I'm with the others in that giving you numbers isn't going to help. I'll say I drank a lot more when I ended versus when I started. How much depended on different things. Like how much money I had left on my card or in my wallet. Or how messed up I already was from the last time I drank.
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A common question around here for those who are new to recovery. The common response from the vets will often be, too much.
For myself, I don't dwell on how much I drank anymore, I know it wasn't a healthy amount, that's all. And I know if I pick up ever again it will go back to too much straight away.
For myself, I don't dwell on how much I drank anymore, I know it wasn't a healthy amount, that's all. And I know if I pick up ever again it will go back to too much straight away.
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I probably drank til blackout about once a week in my 20's but didn't drink everyday. I started drinking daily in my 30's and blacked out...frequently. In my 40's now and I think I actually have drank a lot less for the most part...but it has not become less "problematic".
Now I'm just wasting life...time...opportunities...stunting further growth and killing even more brain cells I'm already losing due to age.
I know better...so now it's just ...sad.
It's toying with defeat with too much life left. Drinking for me is the equivalent of giving up...not giving a rat's behind...it's cowardly and lame..
and yet it will tempt and tempt again...it's a fool's shortcut that will take everything from you because you're not looking...not paying attention...I'm rambling..
time for bed.
As it's been said...quantity is less important to me than the fact I can continue to pursue a behaviour that I know is a dead end.
Now I'm just wasting life...time...opportunities...stunting further growth and killing even more brain cells I'm already losing due to age.
I know better...so now it's just ...sad.
It's toying with defeat with too much life left. Drinking for me is the equivalent of giving up...not giving a rat's behind...it's cowardly and lame..
and yet it will tempt and tempt again...it's a fool's shortcut that will take everything from you because you're not looking...not paying attention...I'm rambling..
time for bed.
As it's been said...quantity is less important to me than the fact I can continue to pursue a behaviour that I know is a dead end.
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Originally Posted by nomis 
The common response from the vets will often be, too much.
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I also day 6. I'm glad when hard core drinkers post their quantities and consequences. Being in med field I see largeest portion of people who died from drinking too much too long. By far largest percent people who die from drinking. After 10 arrests over 35 years - 3 dui but no criminal records. Numerous car crashes. I've been unrealy spared. So lucky not killed or injured any one. Sober 8 years to 1992. Since progress to blackout now you arenearly every time drank. numerous methods to stay sober. Ok today. Too many relapses to count. For some of u etc etc. Very lucky today and largely positive attitude today though yesterday mostly neg and crave. Feel and seek help from others.
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Originally Posted by generik
Too many relapses to count.
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An amount that would probably flat out kill a non drinker or someone inexperienced with alcohol - EVERYDAY. But hey, I'm not here to brag 
In all seriousness though, even just drinking a couple beers would send me straight back to the dark place I've worked so hard to escape. So as others have said, it's not the amount drunk but where the drink takes you.
In all seriousness though, even just drinking a couple beers would send me straight back to the dark place I've worked so hard to escape. So as others have said, it's not the amount drunk but where the drink takes you.
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The amount we drank would have a ametuear drinker puking .
Not bragging either ,only reason I answered with a quanity is because it was asked .
At the end I was drinking only light 4% beer ,That disrupted my life enough too .
4-6 light beers a day are too many for me .
I cannot feel good on that amount ,So I quit .
I can drink 4-6 beers and be ugly to people .And have depression in the morning .
So how many is too many ,for me any is too many .
And I figured out how to make sure I wont drink too many .
Drink none , that is the only program with 100% SUCESS .
Not bragging either ,only reason I answered with a quanity is because it was asked .
At the end I was drinking only light 4% beer ,That disrupted my life enough too .
4-6 light beers a day are too many for me .
I cannot feel good on that amount ,So I quit .
I can drink 4-6 beers and be ugly to people .And have depression in the morning .
So how many is too many ,for me any is too many .
And I figured out how to make sure I wont drink too many .
Drink none , that is the only program with 100% SUCESS .
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a little levity
Reading this made me think of a song from one of my favorite little bands from the Bay Area. Saw these guys a few times in clubs. Little Charlie and the Nite Cats. Good Stuff! Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Sx1A9NROM&feature=kp
by the way, that aint the nightcats in that picture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Sx1A9NROM&feature=kp
by the way, that aint the nightcats in that picture
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As much as it took to blackout into bed every night . . . the problem was this amount was ever increasing . . . a recipe for disaster had I continued to explore how deep that rabbit hole really went!!
Something had to change!!
Something had to change!!
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