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Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by dijonman2 on Saturday January 15, 2022 @06:14PM (#29951447)
Some people just like to get fucked up. Better not to judge
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Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by deepvibrations on Saturday January 15, 2022 @07:32PM (#29952019)
Majority of people like to get fucked up to escape reality, especially alcohol.

That's fine - but to suggest alcohol is a good way to understand yourself better is bs imo. There are far better ways/substances.

Get drunk when you want to by all means, but don't try and paint it as 'good for yourself'. There are far better substances if you want to do some instrospection!

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Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by SyzygistSix on Sunday January 16, 2022 @06:24AM (#29955088)
>but to suggest alcohol is a good way to understand yourself better is bs imo.

That's not what I got from the article. It seemed to me to say that alcohol could be used to get to know one's self better. Truly getting to know one's self isn't always safe. Nothing risked, nothing gained.

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Re:The Zen of Drinking Alone by kayodelycaon on Saturday January 15, 2022 @06:42PM (#29951646)
If bringing a 12-pack to keep you company helps with the stated goal, by all means, bring one. :)

I have a prescription for benzos. I’ve used them a couple of times to help during a retreat. (And family gatherings…) But I found benzos to leave me much clearer-headed than alcohol and they don’t mess with my antidepressant.

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