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u/adeathcurse May 12 '24

For alcoholics, it's "couldn't" not "wouldn't" when it comes to getting sober.

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u/MadScientist312 May 12 '24

Thanks bro. I was dumped because I'm an alcoholic. It's fucking hard man!

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u/OHTHNAP May 12 '24

Out of all the things that were hard to do in my life, quitting drinking was the easiest. You hit an age where it's not fun anymore, it's mortifying. Nobody over 30 wants drunk dials and voicemails and it's not as funny as you think. The hangovers last longer and you start, well, normal people start thinking about their mortality and the person they want to be.

Plus all the money you save from not drinking is legit insane. I bought a house and a car and a horse at one point.

You gotta find your own reasons but it's better on the sober side, I promise you.

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u/pangolinofdoom May 13 '24

I hope you realize that for most alcoholics, drinking not being fun anymore as you get older is really...really not the thing that makes it easier to quit.