Have you given up drinking alcohol?

Question

I think I have. I was never really a heavy drinker after college. I only would drink occasionally with my ex and now that that's dead, I have no reason to drink anymore.

Lliam · Accepted Answer

No. I never had an alcohol problem.

I drink alcohol maybe 6 or 8 times a year. But I do enjoy the taste of a good wine or cocktail on occasion when my wife and I go out to dinner or when we go to a party. We even go to wine tastings once in a great while.

I drink like a connoisseur. I enjoy good quality red wines. I also like good quality brandy, dessert wines, various liqueurs, and mixed drinks with rum, gin or tequila. Sometimes I'll have a porter or stout at a pub, or a Modelo Negra with spicy Mexican food, or a Sapporo with Japanese food.

Alcohol is also an excellent ingredient in certain foods.

So I see no reason to swear off alcohol. I drink for the flavor, not to get drunk. Although the occasional light buzz can be pleasant at times as long as I'm not driving.

msc545 · Accepted Answer

I gave up drinking alcohol long ago, not because it was creating a problem for me, but because I realized that I really disliked the taste and the smell and the effects. So I simply stopped. I continue to be glad that I did so.

emeraldsaphire · Accepted Answer

I mean kinda. I just had a baby and you can't drink during the pregnancy. The thing is I rarely drank before that. So I didn't even think about drinking. My lovely husband drinks a bit more then me, but he gave up drinking to show "solidarity" with me. He's not much of a drinker either. He just drinks socially, but his dad is an alcoholic so he's always been worried he'd become one too. So he will give up alcohol every now and then to make sure he doesn't have a problem. This was a great excuse to do one for 9 months.

sage2021 · Accepted Answer

I have never been one to drink alcohol.

Massageman · Answer

Never had to give it up. I do it so seldom, maybe a social drink once every few years for some occasion.

Finchie40 · Answer

I haven’t given up per say , but I no longer drink like I use to , for awhile I was a Friday and Saturday drinker , after a week of work I enjoyed having some craft beers and relaxing or when I go out with friends and socialize but now , I barely drink , land can go weeks without it. But if I do drink I only have a few and stop myself

Twodogs0525 · Answer

No, I haven't and probably never will. I'm not a big drinker but I do over indulge myself every couple months. To be honest, I come from a family of alcoholics. They functioned fine and are/were successful but did pretty much get drunk just about every night. I didn't wanna go down that path, so I do feel I've succeeded in being a casual drinker.

Does that sound like a justification for me drinking? Lol

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I have never been a heavy drinker. I don't drink if I am driving, or I will have one mixed drink if I will have at least an hour afterward before I drive. I occasionally have a shot of Scotch at home, or a rum and coke. . . and of course wine at communion on Sundays.

ohsheeT · Answer

In my younger days there was about 12 of us and we were always at the clubs they let us in we didn't have any IDs but we are at the clubs drinking we are always at the lake drinking or at the races drinking but there does come a point where you just don't like waking up feeling like that anymore LOL

DonaldDarko · Answer

I drank a while when I turned 21. I got bored with it because I couldn't get roaring drunk without puking. I just gave up on it. I haven't drank since. I think the use of intoxicants is just a dumb idea now. You're not going to have fun You're going to hurt yourself inside. Your nerves or your brain of something.

exitseven · Answer

Yes, I became unemployed about 20 years ago and to save money I stopped drinking. I was unemployed while I finished grad school. It was aboiut year and when I went back to work I decided not to drink anymore.

I would like to say tht everything that was screwed up about my life was suddenly better but that was not the case. However the packie that I used to buy beer at went out of business. Coincidence?

Staximus · Answer

I love the taste of whiskey and rum too much. Pizza, burgers, and tacos are best with a beer. 3 people who I’ve known for 30 years or more have drank themselves to death in the past year and a half, one just last week. That makes me think about it but I have probably only been drunk about 5 times in the last 5 years, and 3 of those years were spent working at a bar.

Cleatchaser1 · Answer

I almost exclusively drink when going out to dinner and it's only one or two. I don't feel the need to give it up because I do it so infrequently.

WellBye · Answer

No. I rarely drink anyway, so there's no reason to give it up as long as I stay within my limits

Beckybooboo · Answer

I would only drink a couple times a year (Christmas and New Years) and even then, it was just a couple. My life has changed the last year, so, I think I probably won't even drink then.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

I'm not especially fond of alcohol in the first place, or any psychoactive substance for that matter. It's not pleasant to me to have my perceptions altered

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

Multiple times, but this time feels different. I’m having no cravings. That’s new. The main problem now is that bars were my primary source of socialization.

Tarifa · Answer

I only have alcohol on social occasions, like wine during a nice dinner at the restaurant. And only a small amount, as I'm usually the one driving my family home.

FreyaRed · Answer

No. Alcohol is a good social lubricant, it's just a deadly trap for people who have problems with themselves.

beenherebefore · Answer

I've never been a big drinker either but three years ago after attending a NYs party I decided to completely cut alcohol and haven't touched not even a drop of alcohol since then.

7Phoenix7 · Answer

Yes I have and recently… I don’t see it as something good for me and what I want for my future self.

Alex-Snow · Answer

I'm still 20 so it is not even legal for me yet. But it is available at parties in my college etc. It is not something I have to have in my life but I don't mind the taste of a beer at a party or a glass of wine for dinner if I'm with family.

strateguy632 · Answer

why decided to stop. unless you felt sick? you can decide "not to buy it today" but why decided never?

Billlewis · Answer

Mostly, yes. My metabolism is too high for me to drink much, because I tend to be useless afterwards, unless I'm going to sleep.

Levin · Answer

I'll have a pint at a gig. Outside of that, I don't drink. Well, I'll have the odd cider in the 3 days of actual summer England gets.

ProbablyClueless · Answer

Not yet. But, I probably should, honestly.  Lots of empty calories. Makes me feel like crap the next day. There's just no real benefit to doing it. I prefer smoking weed anyway.

Anonymous · Answer

no but is certain days of the week i wouldn't drink but not given up going out to places , often i go to the gym instead of going to this pub downtown

KostasKouvalis · Answer

I only drink it on vacation and on special ocassions. I might drink it might drink it more often, but in the U. S. you have to show your ID EVERYTIME, which is so annoying

Jennz6 · Answer

I have never drank alcohol 🍷 much. I had some wine at the club but I didn’t like it. When a customer wants to buy me a drink I usually just drink water or something nonalcoholic

lilBigPotato · Answer

I have a few drinks over the week, mostly on the weekend.

Phoenix98 · Answer

I don't drink often but sometimes I just need a beer to go with my food or a whiskey because it was just one of those days.

Intelligent_Lady · Answer

I don’t drink alcohol. I’m a teetotaler. I’ve been sober for life.

NathanDavis · Answer

I was never big on alcohol... I can have it with a nice meal though

FunkyMonkee · Answer

You could say that although, I never really started. The most I ever drank a few glasses of was root beer schnapps.

4ngelic · Answer

no that would be too hard, but i've lowered my consumption

Nikki1989 · Answer

No, but I am always taking breaks from it.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Not completely, but I have always been a very light drinker. I detest sloppy drunks.

BCRanger10 · Answer

Nope. I like to drink a beer or some whiskey every so often.

WhitneySnow · Answer

Kind of. I’m not a big fan of it. Maybe an occasional glass of wine.

Bricealan · Answer

@simslover92 Yes, I too, have given up alcohol

Shiprex · Answer

Nope, in fact tonight I may have a whisky with soda.

Snakeyes7 · Answer

I once drank 50 proof vodka and felt so miserable the next day that the thought of drinking straight liquor makes me nauseous.

LiamS95 · Answer

Pretty much I rarely have a drink anymore as I like the newer much improved nonalcoholic beers

Xawyx-2 · Answer

I never started drinking it... I tried, but I don't like the taste, and I never got drunk.

jamesgoldman · Answer

Nope, I'm just about to buy a 30 year old Scotch (it's been a good year)

Still-alive · Answer

Haven't completely given it up but just drink it way less

RedInnocent69 · Answer

I haven’t had a drink since yesterday, if that counts 🤭

najekim · Answer

From when I was young (17-19 years old) to now, I may have cut down 90%.

Anonymous · Answer

I gave it up  Background I went over the top with my wife  She called the police  Safest thing for me is to cut it out I guess we have issues

Jen_oic · Answer

I never drink alcohol

midnightmoon05 · Answer

I have no tolerance… oh well.

Paige2006 · Answer

Not given up but backed off drastically

loveslongnails · Answer

I give it up every night.

dudeinohio · Answer

I quit drinking 16 or 17 years ago.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Never drank alcohol to stop it hehe

CaptainSmartass · Answer

Never started. Simples...

Mike_Hum · Answer

I would like to. but it's my only vice.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Yes because when I drink i do stupid things

Agape93 · Answer

Nope.

CubaPirate · Answer

The hell nooo

MrChinaski · Answer

Completely.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

By no means!

888theGreat · Answer

never did

KralArthur · Answer

I never started ever

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