New: alcoholismAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemzzanhive-183959hive-166405hive-180932hive-150122hive-185836uncommonlabphotographylifehive-183397hive-144064bitcoinhive-188619hive-139150hive-101145hive-124908krsuccesshive-103599hive-180301hive-109690hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikersgooddream (82)in health • 2 months agoListen people! You gotta look after your health at least a little bitSo a friend of mine that is ten years younger than I am started having issues. Was feeling bad constantly and looked pretty bad as well. She also is one of those people that despite drinking like…gooddream (82)in life • 4 months ago1 week into seriously reduced drinking and I have become a lot more aware of the stupidity around meThis decision to seriously step back the drinking happened to a core group of our friends in a group chat after on a particular weekend a large group of us really went nuts on a particular sort of 4…gooddream (82)in drugs • 5 months agoWatching a friend slip into addiction is a truly sad thing to seeAlcoholism is extremely common in the expat community in SE Asia. I would imagine that the same is likely true in other parts of the world where foreigners commonly decide to live and retire. The…arbitration (78)in alcoholism • 7 months agoExcuses to drink.A bit back, I had cut out liquor entirely for a while, and that's been going well for me. I think it's been healthy. Looking into going completely dry for a spell here, which means cutting wine…gooddream (82)in life • 9 months agoAfter a week of sobriety I break from the rule for just a few drinks and end up drunk... fastI wrote a few days ago about how I am changing my life for the sake of my health. This has involved getting more fruit into my system, cutting back a great deal on alcohol and exercising a bit…leguna (78)in alcoholism • last yearWeaponizing struggles with addiction for the sake of argument.To be clear, even before I had my first hand experiences with alcohol problems, it never occurred to me to weaponize struggles with addiction to try to win political points. A lot of I see on…gooddream (82)in life • last yearBeen limiting myself to 4 beers or less on most days and seeing great results as a consequenceAs I get older I find that hangovers affect my life a great deal more negatively than they have in the past. While not everyone will be able to relate to this alcohol has been a massive part of my…gooddream (82)in life • 2 years agoPros of dramatically cutting down on my alcohol intakeOne of the only downsides I have in my life is my alcohol consumption. This is quite common in the expat communities that exist in all the places I have lived in Asia and all of the expat…gooddream (82)in life • 2 years agoI've only drank alcohol 1 day out of the last 10. Here's what's changedNow only drinking 1 day out of 10 isn't special to people who don't regularly drink but for some reason, mostly social ones, I started drinking quite heavily in college and this became part of my…gooddream (82)in life • 2 years agoTrying to cut back on drinking, with mixed resultsOne of the things that can easily slip into your life when you are part of an expat community overseas is that there is one particular situation that sort of brings all the foreigners together in an…pomeline (79)in alcoholism • 2 years agoDrinking and tolerance.I'm watching one of the newer episodes of The Simpsons. Homer just made a comment about whether he could drink himself to death, and Moe replied, "You can't. Your tolerance is too high." I know…gooddream (82)in funny • 2 years agoA sign that sums up basically my entire lifeI discovered this by random because I was in a place with a bunch of friends but needed a break from what I call "cross talk." This annoying phenomenon is where you have a group of say, 20 people…leguna (78)in alcohol • 2 years agoThe hidden cost of DUI.1.5 million DUI arrest happen yearly. 10,300,000 is the average number of yearly arrest the last decade. 14.3% of all arrest in the United States are from a DUI. We all know DUI’s are common and…gooddream (82)in life • 2 years agoSober 3 days a week and the difference it has made in my lifeFor a lot of people remaining sober less than half of the days of the week is probably something that you do anyway and only people like myself that have lived a party style of life would even think…nooses (78)in alcoholic • 2 years agoSome simmering hope with sobering up.Sober September went well enough and now I'm thinking of starting sober November with the one exception of thanksgiving wine. If that goes well, then it's possible to extend that to December or…flexbooth (78)in sober • 2 years agoI broke my sober September one day earlier than planned.Not that far off from the goal, at least. I'm still planning to roll into sober ish October and beyond. October, I think we're shooting for weekends only (unless we do a Halloween themed event…lindajenson (29)in alcohol • 2 years agoAre you considering cutting back on the amount of alcohol you drink?Believe it's incomprehensible? I need to impart a few contemplations to you... Assuming there is a suspicion in your brain that now is the ideal time to drink less... Since where it counts you…ibaiti (30)in india • 2 years agoIllegal Alcohol Consumption in Western India Leaves Dozens DeadAt least 36 human beings died and about 50 others had been hospitalized in western India after ingesting contaminated alcohol, in accordance to police. All have fed on unlawful spirits in the…javapuppy (30)in cancer • 2 years agoThe Early Years - "We See Farther" (...Back Than You Probably Want To Go)Why is this boy smiling? Long, Long Ago... It would be so easy to just tell a bunch of stories that others would be excited to hear about, but I am not going to be that easy on myself (or my…arbitration (78)in alcoholism • 2 years agoYears after quitting alcohol, I'm still feeling the damage.I'm probably not unusual among people who grew up watching The Simpsons and Family Guy in assuming that Homer and Peter are depictions of alcoholics. After having my own problems, I'm pretty sure…
