The "What I learned today" thread

Never got the drinking at home thing either....and the 7am wake ups from the kids basically knocked my drinking in the pubs on the head.haven’t had a gargle since December 2019....truth be told I’d actually be afraid to go out on the hooch now (if we could) ....bleeding kids!!!!

10 or 12 on a Friday and Saturday night and 3 or 4 Sunday to Thursday. I didn't even see it as heavy drinking until I cut it out. It's such an easy habit to fall into with no sport or fitness and no where to go.

Easily done but if I did that every week I’d think I had a problem. That’s just me though.

Please keep us updated 

40 cans a week of holidays especially if away, is a poor showing!

Haven't wall mounted it yet as it's meant to be for the home bar.

 

Based mainly on my own experience of alcohol misuse, I think only the drinker themselves knows that.  Physical health practitioners will tell you that any drinking, illegal drugs and fatty foods are going to kill you and they have reason to! The drinking itself is thus a problem, but the real problem is the drinker and why he is drinking and whether it is a need or a want. Only he can know that. I have drank very little at times, but was using it for the wrong reasons and drank a lot at times for innocent reasons without thought. There's no question that you can slip into dependence, but given that the OP was able to switch from daily drinking to weekend drinking I wouldn't be too concerned. It is a side-effect of everyone being bored silly! 

I remember in Niall Quinn's book when he talked about ringing Merson's dad and being told that his name couldn't be mentioned to Merson as all Merson's  drinking and gambling stories involved Quinn. An example of two people sharing a similar lifestyle with very different outcomes. 

Since the start of the year, my Saturdays involve a heap of cans, watching the local lads on ifollow and a group chat with the lads I would normally attend with. Hardly the same as the real thing, but it does give the brain some feeling of social inclusion that we crave, albeit through imitation. Trying to cut back to lose some weight, but it's the only thing to look forward to right now!