jryan19982

Drinking
Pros:
I like the taste
I like how I feel
I like the buzz
I like the escape

Cons:
Waste of money
Waste of time
Laundry list of medical issues
Mental Health Issues
Hangovers
Not as aware of surroundings
Sleep more while drinking, more active when not drinking
Relationships not as strong
denial
Thinking I dont have a problem, or convincing I dont have a problem
Less productivity
More anxiety, stress, depression
Less time spent doing good things


So obviously the cons outweigh the pros of drinking. So then why is it so hard? Am I weak? Am I stupid? Am I hardheaded?

doggonecarl

You're addicted. Treat it accordingly.

Fly N Buy

You omitted one on the con list:

Premature horrific death

There are zero benefits to drinking I have discovered in sobriety. Here's the rub - sobriety isn't always easy and life can be difficult at times.

Glad you're here and thanks for the contemplative post today for all

jryan19982

The benefits seem like benefits now. But once I start putting together more of a streak again, those benefits turn into afterthoughts. Its hard to break the habit. But I am working on it. AA, and talking.

Lovenjoy

i was sitting on my front stoop early morn this weekend. it was really beautiful - soft breeze, warm sun, squirrels and birds about their morning. i remembered how i would give myself permission to pop a beer (summer day off) to help enhance the morning when i was a drinker...

and then i realized immediately i had never enjoyed a morning like i was doing now, when drinking. i was foggy, depressed, shamed and that beer just enhanced those things...

for me there are no pros to drinking. and the list of the pros of sober living just gets longer every. single. day!

feren

Day 2 only here again after a 'minor' relapse..But after more and more relapses the more the truth as per threads here is sinking in..It really is hard to remember how much more of a long term buzz sober life is when stuck in the cycle of addiction. Great thread and responses thanks.

RDBplus3

Another item for the CON List:

Pitiful & Incomprehensible Demoralization

jryan19982

Yeah true that. I remember feeling on top of the world when I had my 5 month long streak going. It was all great. And then... well I relapsed.

feren

Yeh I get your point previous emoji poster..Wasn't trying to be all maudlin. I feel a lot better even after 2 days sober so trying to stick with it. Other forum posts are helping is what I meant.

feren

And original poster hopefully.

Nonsensical

Cons:
enslavement


When drinking enters your thoughts all the time, all day long, you are a slave. I never realized this until I was free.

jryan19982

Another plus- I think Im more fun... or at least happier. I always get bitchy when I get in drinking funk.

SoberLeigh

Not sure what you mean. A plus in the drinking column or a plus for sobriety?

You mentioned AA above. Are you working the steps; do you have a sponsor?

SR has a 12-Step forum which could supplement your efforts in working the steps:

Alcoholism-12 Step Support - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information