How many #cosonauts out there are alcohol-free too? I casually stopped drinking in 2018 and I am never looking back. My latest N/A new try was the Sierra Nevada IPA and it was excellent. But right now I have a fridge full of Just the Haze. #alcoholfree #NA #coso
Not fully, but I'm not a drinker. It's destroyed too many lives and I can't say the times when I drank were all that great.
A friend's widow is currently in hospice due to cirrhosis. Another friend recently got arrested for drunkenly harassing a front desk clerk at a hotel. He got lucky that the charges were dropped.
I've never really picked up the habit. I still don't like the taste. Some say it's acquired, but that's never been a goal of mine.
@nblumengarten thank you so much for sharing. It can definitely destroy lives. Sounds like you are in the right mindset.
For me, it just started to make my body feel very sick and it no longer was enjoyable. Being bipolar and on some pretty strong meds made it not that great of a mix anyway.
It helps to know that for whatever reason, you're not alone. Our society makes it hard to not drink. I constantly have to explain why I didn't really like to drink.
@nblumengarten thanks, it is always nice to talk to people who get it. Other than the social aspect of it I also missed the taste of some of the drinks. Fortunately we are in a kind of renaissance of NA beers which has helped. Some NA spirits are ok too.
@nblumengarten it hasn’t been too much of a challenge for me, fortunately. I am naturally an extroverted person and can party with a cup of coffee. None of my friends were weird about it and it began right around the time my wife was pregnant with our first so she wasn’t drinking either. Becoming a parent was a bigger life change for me than giving up drinking. I don’t miss it anymore.
@nblumengarten but I know it can be a big adjustment for some people, and I definitely respect that.
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That's good to hear. I do think society is starting to shift towards being more acceptable of those of us who aren't drinkers.