Iamthe Nightstars: Alcohol Quit Me. R.I.P.

Iamthe Nightstars 04.07.15	I knew this day would come and I knew I would quit but I definitely didn't expect this. I never heard of tolerance being so high it can't work anymore. While it is a bummer that I can't get a buzz anymore I'm trying to look at this as a positive thing, because it really is more than not. I can be more productive now and not worry about hangovers or other bullshit that come with drinking. Besides that buzz nothing really good comes from drinking anyway.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Yeah, I only drink 1-2 a week but I'm trying to cut back to only 2-3 times a month, empty calories and no nutritional value. There's no logical reason to put that stuff into your system. There's illogical reasons to be piss drunk but I haven't found many logical ones.
Calc 04.07.15	alcohol tastes bad you shouldn't drink it.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	That is rational and good advice.
InbredJed 04.07.15	4 1/2 years for me now, never looked back. you can do it.
Iamthe Nightstars 04.07.15	It was never for the taste. That's why I mostly bought bottom shelf stuff. Lol.
TalonsOfFire 04.07.15	alcohol tastes bad [2] I'm 20 and the I'm already feeling the novelty of getting trashed wearing off for me, there's just so much else to do.
Kman418 04.07.15	alcohol tastes bad [3] holy shit this is the first time ive seen other people agree with me on this
deathschool 04.07.15	Ha.
Iamthe Nightstars 04.07.15	Lol FourthReich, that's the first time in a while I literally lol'd at a comment on here.
Dunpeal 04.07.15	best decision you'll ever make
lyzakthellama 04.07.15	Is this real life
TheSpaceMan 04.07.15	"That's why I mostly bought bottom shelf stuff. Lol." ummm i think i know why you're getting sick
Kman418 04.07.15	chill
yep123 04.07.15	try hard drugs
Iamthe Nightstars 04.07.15	@TheSpaceMan, I'm not getting sick in the throwing up kind of way. I just feel like shit. It doesn't matter what type or quality of alcohol I drink anymore.
yep123 04.07.15	You on antidepressants or anything for anxiety? That + alcohol would make you feel like shit
Iamthe Nightstars 04.07.15	I was taking prozac the last few years but as far as I know it didn't have any correlation with my drinking.
YetAnotherBrick 04.07.15	good for you. getting drunk is a stupendous waste of time. smoke weed and do shrooms instead
TheSpaceMan 04.07.15	lol weed is just as much of a waste of time agreed with the shrooms tho
FacelessMan 04.07.15	alcohol is disgusting
YetAnotherBrick 04.07.15	yeah a lot of people waste their time on weed but it ain't weed's fault. shit heightens your senses like crazy, most people just do it so much they eventually don't even notice anymore
ButteryBiscuitBass 04.07.15	I haven't had a drink for a week now which is really good going for me and I expect to keep it up.
bach 04.07.15	is daft punk black metal?
zakalwe 04.07.15	I've drunk since I was 13, 'binged' since 16, heavily in me early to mid 20s, it's evened itself out a bit now. I've learnt nothing. Pint?
Phlegm 04.07.15	wtf weird ass foreigners
Archelirion 04.07.15	It's getting easier for me to not drink as recently I've felt worse and worse about myself every I do. Last time I drove my fiance to tears out of worrying for me and that's pretty much finished me off.
danielito19 04.07.15	i barely drink ever but i only get physically drunk and not mentally. which contributes to me not drinking
danielito19 04.07.15	oh and alcohol does taste bad, although i enjoy whiskey as long as it's better than jack daniels.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	My issue with drinking is that if I drink too much, my memory is the first to go. Even more than most people it seems, an I hate that.
guitarded_chuck 04.07.15	pussies
Hyperion1001 04.07.15	i stopped drinking more than a year ago just because i dont like the feeling of being drunk tbh. i prefer being sober to anything else.
Relinquished 04.07.15	time to move on to weed iamthe nig and fuck the under 20 demo itt and fuck you snox
NakedSnake 04.07.15	I turned 21 last october and still haven't had a drink. It just doesn't interest me/ I don't see the point/ it doesn't fit my personality.
Relinquished 04.07.15	I'm gonna stab someone
InFlamesWeThrash666 04.07.15	Whiskey is fine as long as it's not Johnny Walker's Red Label
TalonsOfFire 04.07.15	Downing those plastic fireball whiskey cups was so fun last Halloween, and you could bring them anywhere
demigod! 04.07.15	good for you, the nig. seems like a big step forward. yea have you considered marijuana? its pretty good as for the rest of this thread: fuck, guys. booze is great, if you aren't stupid with it, and treat it with some shred of respect. also. y'all are acting like every alcoholic drink is the same, which is bull
TheGreatQ 04.07.15	Like 90% of the time when I drink it's a beer or two with dinner.
VheissuCrisis 04.07.15	Drinking socially is all well and good. Wouldn't do it by myself though, I'm more at peace feeling sober and in control. I feel sorry for anyone who finds they can't get through the day without being intoxicated because they're probably not at ease in their own head.
MO 04.07.15	"alcohol tastes bad" not true beer is deeeeeeeeelicious
demigod! 04.07.15	yeah beer is wonderful. whiskey too, most of the time
Archelirion 04.07.15	Couple of pints is fine down the pub or whatever is fine, learning to moderate shit is the important bit.
Gmork89 04.07.15	I like drinking good beer now and then but being drunk just kind of sucks.
JWT155 04.07.15	Just a bunch of 17 year olds who haven't had anything beside Bud Light in here. If Alcohol tastes bad you haven't tried enough stuff. God if my opinion of alcohol was everything I consumed until I was 20 I would prob think it all sucked too.
Solbrave 04.07.15	alcohol is probably the most awful drug to take but it feels so good
MO 04.07.15	"alcohol is probably the most awful drug " i'm pretty sure heroine or crack is way worse but cool
Relinquished 04.07.15	it does a number on the liver but it's not the most awful cmon
Relinquished 04.07.15	anyone tried iboga now that's some crazy shit
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	As long as it's not rum. Rum makes me emotional.
Archelirion 04.07.15	Nah, worst I've had was some Eastern European absinthe but that was pretty... fun.
danielito19 04.07.15	i'm exactly 20 so that gets me out of the under 20 demographic, right? i'm a college kid, i've done plenty of drinking, and i don't enjoy it. weed just pushes all the right buttons for me, to the point where alcohol just isn't worth the hassle
Archelirion 04.07.15	Rum makes me shit my pants. No joke.
ExcentrifugalForz 04.07.15	people that think they are alcoholics and have to cut out alcohol forever are the worst. Its not impossible to stop after a 6er Also go to bars a lot if you are under 21. The other patrons always sneak you beer.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	I've always wanted to try some real Absinthe, cause that overpriced toilet water they legally sell in the USA now is complete shit.
Solbrave 04.07.15	i've known more people break heroin and crack addiction than alcohol addiction, altho that's probably due to the fact that i know far more ppl who've struggled with alcoholism i remember reading a study that said alcohol's long term effects on the body and mind aren't that much worse than heroin + crack but i might be misremembering
danielito19 04.07.15	http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20101101/alcohol-more-harmful-than-crack-or-heroin ignore the headline, that's factoring in damage to society (which alcohol is king of). if you read a little further, alcohol is the fourth worst drug in terms of damage to individual users. heroin, crack, and meth are the three worse than alcohol
Relinquished 04.07.15	and if you read beyond that and know how to have self-control then it doesn't matter
Relinquished 04.07.15	unless you're an alcoholic already, practicing self-control isn't hard
Solbrave 04.07.15	this is a really cool study tbh
demigod! 04.07.15	i guess when it comes to alcohol you just gotta find your niche. theres a drink for everyone out there as for it being dangerous 123 what wolfe said, it's all about self-control and to a lesser extent respect for the liquor
zakalwe 04.07.15	"I turned 21 last october and still haven't had a drink. It just doesn't interest me/ I don't see the point/ it doesn't fit my personality." You sound a right laugh, I bet you're the life and soul
PlatonicMushroom 04.07.15	I think I was 13 the first time i got piss drunk. Didn't really fancy all the vomiting and stuff, and i ended up associating the experience very strongly with alcohol in general so I wasn't tempted to drink at all for a few years after that. Nowadays i have a beer occasionally and that's about it.
PlatonicMushroom 04.07.15	Tea is my drug of choice.
ExcentrifugalForz 04.07.15	alcohol is the only drug where going through withdrawals can actually kill you other drugs just have withdrawals that make you feel like you're going to die
Relinquished 04.07.15	this officially became an anti-alcohol thread fuck this
danielito19 04.07.15	alcohol is the only drug that makes its users behave like total assholes to anyone who doesn't use, even if the sober individuals pass no judgement
demigod! 04.07.15	it really depends on the person, the type of booze, and the environment. stop lumping everything together, cuz there are many variables at play when it comes to alcohol. "Tea is my drug of choice." shroom tea i hope??
DominionMM1 04.07.15	ballast point victory at sea
guitarded_chuck 04.07.15	"alcohol is the only drug that makes its users behave like total assholes to anyone who doesn't use, even if the sober individuals pass no judgement" here the poster disproves his own claim
climactic 04.07.15	lame thread lets get drunk
MO 04.07.15	fuckin' clim m/
Greyvy 04.07.15	Look at all the nerds who site taste as a reason they don't drink alcohol. Idk about you guys but i only drink to get drunk. Just admit you're a square it's ok I promise.
zakalwe 04.07.15	"alcohol is the only drug that makes its users behave like total assholes to anyone who doesn't use" You obviously haven't met me gran after a 3 day crack binge.
TheSpaceMan 04.07.15	"i'm pretty sure heroine or crack is way worse but cool" yeah female heroes in literature are awful
MO 04.07.15	agreed, ain't fixing fuk that
bakkermaarten007 04.07.15	Nice, maybe it is because you've recognized that the person on alcohol is not really the best you and you've internalized that so you don't get excited anymore? Idk, haha. You'll be much healthier for it. Although every once in a while can't hurt.
bakkermaarten007 04.07.15	"I was taking prozac the last few years but as far as I know it didn't have any correlation with my drinking." It depends from person to person, the effectiveness of the antidepressant components as well. My brother (he takes antidepressants) and binging, well...it's no good. I've watched him change from a 'normal' drunk to a manic drunk with some schizophrenic tendencies. Really scary to see.
ffs 04.07.15	5-10 shots of what?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 04.07.15	this list is one of the most retarded things ive read on this site tbh
JWT155 04.07.15	Bunch of pansies.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	I do enjoy me some botch though.
Spec 04.07.15	Doesn't really sound like you're out of control or anything tbh. Maybe just change the venues you choose to consume alcohol?
JWT155 04.07.15	Sounds like most of you kids haven't drank outside of getting smashed at a High School party or a Frat. People don't drink like that forever... it gets better.
zakalwe 04.07.15	^ I do
JWT155 04.07.15	By "People don't drink like that forever..." I mean people still binge drink, just not on Natty Light and some terrible Jungle Juice mixed with Vlad and some sorostitute puke.
zakalwe 04.07.15	Fair enough dude. Honestly for me one of the great joys is sitting in a pub once in awhile with good company getting absolutely arseholed and setting the world to rights. A good jukebox, beer garden on a summers day, footy on the box and friendly banter with locals are all plus points.
JWT155 04.07.15	Completely agree. I think most of the kids in here aren't even of legal drinking age yet so they haven't experienced anything besides drinking terrible alcohol in terrible settings. I'm in a dart league on Tuesdays and I can;t wait to go later, drink some beers, throw some darts, listen to some great music and have some great company.
Spec 04.07.15	A good jukebox is probably the most important aspect of it.
zakalwe 04.07.15	The crowbar, Tottenham Court Rd London has one that is 100% m/
ButteryBiscuitBass 04.07.15	JWT, you throw arrows? Ever checked out with a madhouse?
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Dude, a dart league sounds awesome. Might spend my night off watching hockey and drinking some crown royal. Not sure yet. Love the idea, hate the empty calories.
zakalwe 04.07.15	We still need to line up a game butters
DikkoZinner 04.07.15	Nothing like that 1st sip of irish whiskey after a hard day at the office
zakalwe 04.07.15	Irish whiskey? Blasphemy.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Irish whiskey rules (I'm biased and Irish) my lady and I bought my dad a nice bottle of Bushmills for his birthday last year and it was great.
TheSpaceMan 04.07.15	Bourbon is best whiskey
klap 04.07.15	i drink bc im depressed. im depressed bc i drink
Archelirion 04.07.15	I'm partial to a G&T, although gin on its own still makes me puke after I got ratted on it last year.
zakalwe 04.07.15	How old are you crunchy? 87?
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	I feel dat, Klap. Even though I'm not depressed and it's an excuse to drink whiskey and watch hockey.
Spec 04.07.15	hockey drinking is cool but for the most part its gotta be with good music or i don't even bother
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Death metal is the sub-genre for drinking (in my opinion) But being shit faced while watching hockey live is awesome.
Spec 04.07.15	I feel ya man. Hockey and beer is timeless. Crown royal is even better.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Spec, Ty for getting me. You rule, dawg. Stoked for Wild/Blackhawks tonight. GO HAWKS.
Spec 04.07.15	GO FLAMES. Arizona and Calgary maaaan.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Really hope Calgary gets in over LA and beats the shit out of Anaheim or St Louis.
Spec 04.07.15	It's stressing me the fuck out. I understand that we were supposed to be a bottom placed team this year but we're so close I can't help but get my hopes up.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Also, Johnny hockey is killing it. Looking like a Patty Kane Jr.
someguest 04.07.15	I've been sober about ten days now. I kicked for monetary reasons, and I was endangering myself/others.
Spec 04.07.15	@DoctorDoom fuck yeah he's the man @guest yeahhhhhhhh congrats. its defs not the smartest thing for me to be doing but it beats drugs so one step at a time
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Guest, kudos, man. Wishing you all the best. Spec, my call is a Flames/Blackhawks WCF. Everyone is calling me crazy but I'm calling it.
someguest 04.07.15	"i drink bc im depressed. im depressed bc i drink" word
Spec 04.07.15	Honestly if the flames make the playoffs at all, that's good enough for me. I could see it though. Would love a flames/hawks matchup.
someguest 04.07.15	Yeah, the last two years are a blur for me. It's not a good feeling. You don't get it back.
Spec 04.07.15	Yeah I got that impression on occasion. It's all for the better man, there's lots of fun stuff to do that don't involve getting fucked up i've learned.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Yeah but hopefully you get to replace that lost time. A lot of people don't give themselves that opportunity.
Spec 04.07.15	What doom said. Straight up, I met a lot of people who are 60+ who literally just learned what you have.
Relinquished 04.07.15	you can't get back lost time, but if you can make it up then do cuz for me it'd be a must
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Glad we're upping the positive right now.
someguest 04.07.15	Thanks guys. It's good to be back on the right path.
DoctorDoom 04.07.15	Always, keep it up.
ExcentrifugalForz 04.07.15	i suspect beer is getting more and more watered down as time goes on
PlatonicMushroom 04.08.15	since there's been a list titled 'the meaning of life' and a drug related one posted today i guess this link is appropriate https://soundcloud.com/samharrisorg/drugs-and-the-meaning-of-life if you don't have ~20 min https://youtu.be/zP20eBfp2oM?t=3m40s (4 min) y'all need 2 learn how to shroom
DoctorDoom 04.08.15	Plz supply me with some.
PlatonicMushroom 04.08.15	"Meditation can open the mind to a similar range of conscious states, but far less haphazardly. If LSD is like being strapped to a rocket, learning to meditate is like gently raising a sail"
climactic 04.08.15	im drunk sup
JWT155 04.08.15	"Madhouse" as in get out with a double 1? Plenty of times but I don't usually get in that position. Had a few hat tricks tonight and a white horse. I'm more of a cricket player than a #01 player.
ButteryBiscuitBass 04.08.15	Yes mate mental
Archelirion 04.08.15	zak, to your question earlier I'm 19 ;)
24gadjet 04.08.15	This is a really depressing thread, I hope im like none of you in a few years
Iamthe Nightstars 04.08.15	Nah, it's a pretty lame thread actually. Mainly just a bunch of underage kids sharing their input and people talking about hockey.
DominionMM1 04.08.15	you are the nig
Spec 04.08.15	1. just turned 21 2. complains about underrage kids 3. ???
JWT155 04.08.15	Profit?
SpiritCrusher2 04.08.15	I'm 22, I've been drinking since I was 15 (I know, sounds terrible, but that's pretty normal where I come from sadly). anyways I've been gettin drunk at least once or twice a week on average since then, and it's been a great ride so far. the last two weekends were really brutal alcohol-wise haha, and the exams are coming, so I think I'm gonna take it easy until the end of the month now
Iamthe Nightstars 04.09.15	@Spec I wasn't complaining. Just stating that this thread is lame because it is. Lol. And I think you misread what I said in the list. I'm 24.
Iamthe Nightstars 07.01.15	Three months without a drop now. It's amazing how big of a difference it's made. I haven't gone this long without a drink in 6 years.
MO 07.01.15	I salute you with a beer in hand
Iamthe Nightstars 07.01.15	Thanks. I guess.
someguest 07.01.15	I'd a lot more difficult to drink daily working 9 to 5 now.
TheSpaceMan 07.01.15	desk job? just throw some baileys in your 2 oclock coffee
someguest 07.01.15	I'm in accounting, I can't be fuckin' shit up.
DominionMM1 07.01.15	right on, nig. certainly don't wanna end up like someguest.
Hawks 07.01.15	Not too big on the alcohol myself, I drink like twice a month. It's always fun going out and having some drinks with the bros though. m/ I'd much rather smoke a few doobs than have a drink any day though.
ffs 07.01.15	drink until i fall asleep and piss myself on the reg
JWT155 07.01.15	I'm in the process of losing some weight and eating healthier and I've pretty much cut out alcohol except on special occasions with friends. Shit has a ton of calories in it.
MO 07.01.15	A ton of calories you can use for mad gym gains tho
JWT155 07.01.15	Fuck that. I've always hated the gym and I have no desire ever to beef up. I'll go run to the track and maybe swim a few times a week to get tone but screw lifting.
apokolypz 07.01.15	Eh weed is better. Doesn't taste bad and you don't feel like shit afterwards
DominionMM1 07.01.15	beer doesn't taste bad though. quite the opposite in fact.
JWT155 07.01.15	It's definitely an acquired taste and takes some exploration, something most people aren't willing to do after a few bad experiences.
Iamthe Nightstars 04.02.20	5 years without alcohol bitches.
Relinquished 04.02.20	m/ congrats dude