• AyyLMAO@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    That wasn’t really the point being discussed, though. It was about having time to practice healthier coping mechanisms.

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      1 year ago

      The point being discussed is the false idea that alcohol creates relaxation for someone who lacks a setting to be able to relax without it

      It just doesn’t work that way. Top level comment is spitting truth

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      1 year ago

      Being healthy gives you that time. Alcohol makes you tired the next day, then you come home and drink again because you feel like garbage so on and so forth. You also lose time to the extra sleep your body needs to filter the poison out.

      I’m not about to say that it’s easy. I’ve done a ton of after work drinking in my day. If you’re able, going a week or two without a drink really helps to sharpen the difference when you go back. For me that’s what put it all into perspective.

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        I’m the healthiest person I know and it’s not even close. I don’t have time because I work 9-10 hours a day, then have to exercise, feed myself, clean up, do whatever other shit needs doing, prepare for the next day, and sleep for 7-8 hours. This leaves ~1-1.5 hours to “relax”. That’s not enough time to clear my head let alone actually do something relaxing.

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        1 year ago

        That’s never been my experience, but I’m glad it helped you in your situation.