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(Note for the non-frenchies around here, which means about all of you, "bibine" is french slang for "beer" more particulary "bad beer", or just sometimes used for alcohol.)

Well, you read that right. Jawtheshark is ripping apart the drinkist/mixist debate by going his own way. The week from the fifth january was in the sign of (very good) tequilla and beer. I was virtually dumb-ass drunk every day. (Having to take one day off because there was no way in hell, I could have made it to work) Friday the 9th, I downed two bottles of Champagne and then drank another litre of beer. So saturday, I deciced that it was getting out of control and that I'm going to put myself on a complete-stop for -at least- a month.

What were the results: well, I can assure you that saturday was a pain. By body was screaming "alcohol" from withdrawal. (Mainly because of the *major* hangover I had, I guess) Sunday was a bit better, but still body screaming alcohol. The worst part that comes with it is insomnia. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I slept about 3 to 4 hours a night. I was in bed, but I just couldn't sleep. Of course falling asleep about two hours prior to having to get up, isn't really a good precondition for getting to work in time.
So, yes, I was even later at work than when I was boozing. Thursday, was particulary bad. I couldn't get to sleep before three either, and then I didn't even hear the alarm clock and slept my missing hours. A true blessing for me, but arriving at 11:30 at work isn't exaclty a good thing.
Friday wasn't that bad, because I asked my dad to call me out of bed. I had an appointment for lunch, and I didn't want to be there at 11 or so and have to leave at 12.

I luckily didn't have much temptations: Tailpipe Guy came along with a sixpack, but I refused. He was kind of surprised, but right now he seems to have reduced his own beer intake too.
Friday at the lunch, everybody asked me if I was sick or so for ordering a coke instead of my regular half a litre beer.

From last monday on, no withdrawal symptoms. I hope that the insomnia is going to go away soon. Hopefully not too soon, because I know the next stage. (I've been through all of this once before: when I wanted to please The Flower Girl, and stopped straight for three months) The next stage is sleeping normally again, but alas, it means dreaming again. I dread that... my dreams are never nice. Alcohol gives you sweet black dreamless nights.

Also a point to note: Not being drunk increases hornyness quite a lot. I think I know why I drink that much: pure compensation ;-)

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  • Also a point to note: Not being drunk increases hornyness quite a lot. I think I know why I drink that much: pure compensation ;-)

    One of the effects of alcohol is to interfere with the workings of certain body parts. Too much beer and you couldn't do anything anyway. Though I find that some drinks can lead to an increased horniness factor - but that might be also related to the girls I drink with sometimes. ;-)

    Great to see you making a start though Jorg, keep up the good work!
  • Chamomile or DeCaf Green Tea or even DeCaf regular tea mellow when I'm not near a drink.
    And while dreams bring anguish, they also bring hope.

    Maybe that's the part that sucks.
    • Decaf tea? I don't think that exists in good old Europe. I've never seen it. I drink tea litre-wise, but it is with caffeine. The only non-caffeinated beverage I know is decaf coffee, and I taste the difference (may be psychological)

      I currently converted to coke, coffee and tea, which is of course not helping insomnia (sleeping till 17:00 on sunday doesn't help either *grin*)

      My dreams are scary. I won't go into them, lets just say they usually involve death, and not my death. My dreams never bri

  • I don't know the nature of your crappy/unsettling/traumatic/whatever dreams, but you should consider picking up some Lucid Dreaming techniques. Sure its some crap I first tried as a high-schooler after reading about it on BBS's... but there's nothing fresher than having a bit of control in the dream world.

    That being said, I had a dream last night where I ran someone over with a car... (I actually was kinda fuzzy headed in the dream... no lucidity at all) that fucking sucked. But I was convinced by how it
    • As for 'licka, the only time I stop drinking is when I want to lose weight.

      I don't gain weight... I can do whatever I want. It is quite useful. Last time I stopped drinking I actually lost weight and some people started to wonder if I was sick or something. They told me "you look bad, are you sick". So I look more healthy when drinking ;-)

  • Definitely not an easy thing to do. I admire your determination.

    I've never been able to sleep well, alcohol certainly helps me in that department.
    • Quite to the contrary: it is very easy. Well, from the third day on. I do not have the urge to drink when I didn't have one beer. Give me one, and I'll be drunk.

      As for sleeping: well today I won't be sleeping much. Slept till 17:00, drank coffee and tea the whole evening... do count more on 4am bedtime tonight ;-)

      Alc is a good "sleeping pill" ;-)

  • I'll write this comment even that it's virtually empty. But I hope you manage to avoid alcohol. The bummer in being an ex-alcoholist is that you can't touch alcohol, ever. Remember that!

    Not that I would ever have much of a problem if I'm disallowed to consume alcohol. It's a sucky drug anyway: a terrible downer - I hate its effect on me. From the legal drugs department, caffeine has much more interesting effects (euphoria and paranoia!) and luckily I don't depend on it either.. my only addiction, the best
    • The bummer in being an ex-alcoholist is that you can't touch alcohol, ever. Remember that!

      Be careful what you say. While I have some traits of an alcoholic, I am not a complete one. I never drink before the night, so dump the "classic" alcoholic picture of getting up and starting the day witha shot of whiskey. It's not that way at all. Also, note that I say that I will stop for a month. Not my whole life because I know that will be impossible.

      Caffeine doesn't do much to me at all. I drink it al


  • Nice, Jorg! Keep it up!

    Even when you dreams are not nice, you can allways think of it as a sort of escape hatch for your brain that needs to play out all possible scenario's, so that you can be stronger or more on-guard when daylight hits you again.

    Sometimes I play a new computer game the whole night through, sometmies I see code roll by, sometimes I dream that one recurrent dream I allwasy dream, and sometimes the dreams are pure doom and agony..

    In the amazon forrests lives a tribe that believes that l
    • I just don't like dreaming... It's that easy. Especially the recurrent ones are bad.

      As for the amazon tribe: if I ever wake up, I'll end up as a convicted criminal ;-)

  • Good luck (Score:2)

    by Tet ( 2721 ) *
    No idea whether it'll work or not, but you gets points for at least trying.
  • i never thought i'd read that from you. it's good to catch one's self every once in a while and make sure one isn't going to far. not just you, but anyone.

    hope things get better for you. not sleeping blows.

    if you ever want to decaffeinate tea, just put the tea into the hot water for 40 seconds, dump the tea out, and start over. caffeine is the first thing to diffuse out of the leaves. you might lose a bit of the flavor, but after 40 seconds there's still most of the good stuff in the leaves while mos
    • Well, consider it this way: I already blew so many things because of my drinking. I know the cause, and not drinking is still a bit of a battle. I won't be keeping from it forever, but perhaps next time I'll be drunk faster and stop earlier. Who knows... I know that last time when I stopped, it took a long time before I was back in heavy drinking mode. Somehow I want to be a warning to all people that read me that drining to excess can lead to what I am... and becoming what I am is not really you want

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