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Old 05-15-2007, 10:22 AM   #2 (permalink)
Freelancer
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A quick recap
- Most people here and in the world have a very polarized view of alcohol, think carefully before you adopt this !
- Alcohol isn't good for your overall system BUT I don't judge anybody if they drink it. I will not try to force my opinion on them, I might tell them my own story if they think they will listen but I will never force my opinion or viewpoints (for all I know I'm completely wrong).
- Alcohol makes me lose control in the most subtle ways, be carefull of this !
- Alcohol affects my vision of the world in very unpleasant ways, I just gave that one example above but I have a ton of other equally unpleasant personal stories on how alcohol affected me.

So take this advice from a guy who;
- Who gets comments like; 'Wow your drinking [insert beverage here]? I didn't realize that, I thought I was talking to a guy who was sober as well' (happened frequintly lol).
- Has strong emotional control INSIDE me, I might act emotional on the outside but thats because it got out before I could catch it (working on changing my emotions in such a way that I don't have to stop them)
- Has always monitored his emotions and experiences ever since early childhood. This has a few VERY personal reasons I don't want to get into, lets just say I was 'forced' to 'hide' and 'monitor' my actions. I know nobody who has more control over his emotions than myself...
- Has friends, peers and family on all spectrums. From totally refraining from alcohol to binge drinkers to alcoholics. One family member in particular, his mind and body are literally destroyed. My grandma who's a VERY loving person has practically removed this son from the family, she's still in contact with him and will never tell anybody this directly but you can feel how devastated she is because of this. This hurts me deeply. She's very cool about it however, according to her its his choice and thats it. The emotional connection seems abolished because of this, she loves him because its her son but she can't stand his personality anymore.

So take from this what you want, all I hope that you seriously reconsider your points and pick them wisely. Everything might not exactly be as you think !
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