When I stopped drinking I found myself with a lot of free time I could dedicate to things, and also a lot of free time that I could dedicate to working on my mental health.
I was drinking about a fifth of alcohol every night (except Saturday, those were more) and none of it was less than 50% alcohol as anything less was a waste of time for me.
How did you stop? I was in the same boat, like 7 days ago. I decided in want to stop buying alcohol for the house. So maybe 5 days ago I finished the last bottle and can at home. Since then I've had a beer at lunch at a restaurant and 3 beers yesterday at a friend's house. I was verrrry tempted to go buy some last night.
Yeah, it's better, but it's not great if you're doing it every day like the user above (edit: the original one who posed the question) was suggesting. I just don't think the advice should end at "switch to weed" because it's just changing the problem instead of offering advice for fixing it
What do you replace alcohol with? Hiking through nature? Meditation? Cocaine?
When I stopped drinking I found myself with a lot of free time I could dedicate to things, and also a lot of free time that I could dedicate to working on my mental health.
I was drinking about a fifth of alcohol every night (except Saturday, those were more) and none of it was less than 50% alcohol as anything less was a waste of time for me.
How did you stop? I was in the same boat, like 7 days ago. I decided in want to stop buying alcohol for the house. So maybe 5 days ago I finished the last bottle and can at home. Since then I've had a beer at lunch at a restaurant and 3 beers yesterday at a friend's house. I was verrrry tempted to go buy some last night.
Edibles/weed helps take the edge off.
Not great for weight loss though IMO
And replacing one potentially-abused substance with another
It's a hell of a lot better for you than alcohol though. It would be a net benefit to anyone who drinks regularly to replace it thusly.
Yeah, it's better, but it's not great if you're doing it every day like the user above (edit: the original one who posed the question) was suggesting. I just don't think the advice should end at "switch to weed" because it's just changing the problem instead of offering advice for fixing it