Old I love beer. A lot

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Sam I Am said:
It's actually quite an interesting subject. It is an alternative, but it isn't without it's own issues.

There used to be commercials that would show a guy smoking weed and his mother would say. Did you find a job yet, and he would say not yet. (because he was smoking weed) and then it said, weed will make you do nothing too. That is exactly what it does.

So, while it's less harmful to the body that alcohol. It can be harmful to your well being because you become so lethargic you don't do anything. Including work.

In the end, at least weed isn't addictive like alcohol to the point that the withdraws symptoms alone can kill you. Though, you can't let it rule your life either.

If necessary, it's better to ween off alcohol onto weed then use a busy life to help ween you off marijuana I suppose. It's a safer way to exit.
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I know many professionals with well paying jobs who would disagree with this statement. You're either lazy or not; drive isn't killed if already present, etc. Same idea as athletes who smoke regularly. Trouty, you should be cool as long as you're not sweating or noticeably shaking w/o it for a few hours. Hard liquor on the regular is when you've crossed that real line into something else. Erb is a good way to "Hollywood cleanse" if you're smelling like it (saunas work too), etc. or give your internals a break. A lot of friends I know drink at lunch and they're not drinking beers. :D
 
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Trouty said:
I drink it at breakfast. I drink it at lunch. I drink it a dinner and even at brunch.

I drink German imports. Russian stouts. American IPA's. Italian lagers (not my favorite, very bland), American lagers (same taste profile, more or less, as their Italian counterpart), ales, Heffs... the list goes on and on, and I have many favorite brands. But this isn't about specific awesome beers (I'm sure there's a thread or ten on that subject, and I would love to add to that :) ).

I'm told these are signs of alcoholism (in all the literature I read on the subject, anything more than 14 drinks a week for a male is considered excessive, or 4 a day, by various studied sources).

I do that in one day, usually. I realize this is taboo, to admit to drinking this often in the open, and so nonchalant... and that I may be judged. So it goes. Here's my caveat:

I pay my bills, I have a home, I'm a great daddy, I don't drive drunk.

I'm jovial and expressive, instead of downtrodden and depressed.

The VA would rather give me a ton of medication and have me a zombie, yet beer seems to give me the same results: a positive outlook on life, and a way to get past the year that haunts me (not going there).

So, folks, anyone have any feedback. Am I in denial? I've made it no secret how much I drink in many of my posts (also to note, I'm 30). Many of my battle buddies and family drink, so I see them doing the same. That's no excuse, but again, I am harming no one (other than my liver).

What say you? Are there others here in the same boat? Please don't feel compelled to post in here, and if this thread gets buried, maybe that's a good thing. I'm also not some depressed dude, crying out for help. This is simply -- am I excessive and/or are there others here who indulge this much? Any sort of feedback is appreciated. :)
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MAn dude... Put on some headphones and go for a walk/run and quit drinking all that dang beer! At least save it for the weekends.
 
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Trouty said:
I drink it at breakfast. I drink it at lunch. I drink it a dinner and even at brunch.

I drink German imports. Russian stouts. American IPA's. Italian lagers (not my favorite, very bland), American lagers (same taste profile, more or less, as their Italian counterpart), ales, Heffs... the list goes on and on, and I have many favorite brands. But this isn't about specific awesome beers (I'm sure there's a thread or ten on that subject, and I would love to add to that :) ).

I'm told these are signs of alcoholism (in all the literature I read on the subject, anything more than 14 drinks a week for a male is considered excessive, or 4 a day, by various studied sources).

I do that in one day, usually. I realize this is taboo, to admit to drinking this often in the open, and so nonchalant... and that I may be judged. So it goes. Here's my caveat:

I pay my bills, I have a home, I'm a great daddy, I don't drive drunk.

I'm jovial and expressive, instead of downtrodden and depressed.

The VA would rather give me a ton of medication and have me a zombie, yet beer seems to give me the same results: a positive outlook on life, and a way to get past the year that haunts me (not going there).

So, folks, anyone have any feedback. Am I in denial? I've made it no secret how much I drink in many of my posts (also to note, I'm 30). Many of my battle buddies and family drink, so I see them doing the same. That's no excuse, but again, I am harming no one (other than my liver).

What say you? Are there others here in the same boat? Please don't feel compelled to post in here, and if this thread gets buried, maybe that's a good thing. I'm also not some depressed dude, crying out for help. This is simply -- am I excessive and/or are there others here who indulge this much? Any sort of feedback is appreciated. :)
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It's OK to drink.. unless like some people they drink to get drunk!, I also love beer I take 3 or 4 tall boys a day after work. Lately been laying of since I have to control my blood sugar,
 
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Trouty at least you are willing to talk about it. I think that's a good sign at last. The way you are asking our opinions, sounds as if you've got someone hounding on you at home.
 
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