Re:Ask HN: High functioning alcoholism – anyone?
by bparsons on Saturday November 25, 2017 @06:32PM
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This is a good experiment for anyone to do. Order a club soda at a social occasion, and you may be surprised how quickly you forget that you aren't drinking alcohol.
For many, it is just something to do with their hands.
Re:Ask HN: High functioning alcoholism – anyone?
by davidandgoliath on Sunday November 26, 2017 @02:07PM
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Seconded!
Recently swapped to sparkling water myself, realized that I was just in pursuit of something to sip on while staring at computers during the evenings when my frontal lobe was exhausted. I even wield various sparkling waters with soda (3/4ths sparkling water, 1/4th coke) to swap up the flavors a bit.
I started drinking LaCroix, and its to the point where I'm going through a 12 pack every couple days. I had to start buying the generic brands to save money.
I still drink beer, wine, and whiskey, but not nearly as much as I used to. I think I've saved a lot of money this way too. I also took up running about a year ago, and that got me to stop smoking too, even though that was only like 1 or 2 cigarettes a day, and not even every day. I've been changing up my diet too, and that's had a huge impact.