Lancet study: "..the safest level of (alcohol) drinking is none."

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

How many people would blow their brains out without booze. Get back to me.

For me it was absolutely a crutch I couldn't live without for 4 years.

Every...single...day...for...4...years...I...hated...my...life.

I think it's actually possible I didn't climb a tower because I locked myself in my computer room and sent you guys reeruned PM's at 3am while playing CIV games and sucking down keg beer.

No, not healthy. No, not recommended. No, it didn't help.

I just maintained for a while.

Nose down, keep sledding, it will eventually get better. And it did. Slowly. MUCH more slowly than I thought it would.

Some people look to heroes in hard times. I looked to people that took the easy way out. I said "no matter what, I'm not him. I'm not that."

Looking at the guy passed out face down in the urinal isn't motivational material to most but sometimes you just have to not be that guy and it's a win...