What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

[keeptrying]

Greetings,

Yesterday, I asked what people liked about drinking and gave my own experience.

Today's question is "What did you hate about drinking?"

I could write a book on this topic. Blackouts, embarassing behavior, saying things I would later regret, hangovers.

I think we have all been there.

Any other thoughts?

[gyco]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

loss of control,bladder,nothing like being stuck in the middle of no where and you got to go,or in a mall,and you have to find where all the bathrooms are,when you end up doin the OJ, sprint,just to find one and if there isnt one or its somwhere else well,not hard to figure out gyco

[gyco]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

keeptrying good thread by the way,

[startingover]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

feeling under the weather all the time. Like a low grade flu.
Plus all the other things you mentioned. Truly horrible

[vlad]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

Puking, hangovers, not remembering stuff you'd done, boastful behaviour, making the Polish think you're there to check their passports and ID, more puking but during sex, sweating vodka so much it permiates into the seats of your car and your bed, stinky poo, IBS, eye bags, staggering and falling over, the embarrassment of all the empties put out for the council to take away, turning up to work drunk and not being able to do your job, driving drunk, disguising vodka in water bottles and taking it to work, the bloats, injuries you don't remember, I'm sure there's more...

[hippie37]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

Gyco;459951 wrote: loss of control,bladder,nothing like being stuck in the middle of no where and you got to go,or in a mall,and you have to find where all the bathrooms are,when you end up doin the OJ, sprint,just to find one and if there isnt one or its somwhere else well,not hard to figure out gyco

That was probably one of the worst things for me too gyco!! I had no control over my bladder when I was drinking. I've had to take it out in the middle of a shopping precinct just so I didn't piss my pants!!.

But in all honesty I think the emotional turmoil I caused was the worst thing about my drinking. It was the psychological stress that drinking caused me that was the worst nightmare. I didn't get hangovers as like starting mentioned I was always feeling that bit below par. It was just my natural state for many years that I became used to it.

Love and Happiness
Hippie
xx

[vlad]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

Oh of course yeah - the depression, the horrible sick feeling of needing a drink, the thoughts of drinking all the time, the obsession, how could I forget, don't want to go back there again.

That was the reason I stumbled across this site in the first place - sometimes you forget just how far you've come.

[SAUSAGE]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

the constantly feeling below par, the next morning - but it was daily so I just came to accept it,
the headaches, the feelings of nausea and dehydration
the wasted money
the wasted time -didn't really achieve anything in the evenings - didn't even have the ability to watch and concentrate on a TV program
the guilt especially regarding my kids
guilt to myself the next morning
the weight gain
loss of fitness and motivation to exercise / do sport
the poor sleep - would wake every morning 2am dehydrated , mind racing and unable to get back to restful sleep
the bloated stomach
the lies
trying to pretend I hadn't been drinking when on the phone
nibbling rubbish in the evenings whilst drinking (more unnecessary calories)
the stiff / puffy fingers I would wake with every morning
the dry skin - just not looking as healthy as I do now
having to spend money / wait around for taxis - worried how I would get home if I went out
the embarassing things I did or said
not remembering doing anything embarassing - even worse !!
knocking wine glasses over when tipsy - damaging things eg computer keyboard on more than one occasion
the self neglect because you just can't be bothered
the depression - it never did make me feel any better
chasing that buzz which never lasts - all that lasts is a feeling of self hate
the constant thoughts about alcohol, it controlling me, when can I allow my next drink
the arguments and high emotions when I was under the influence
the knowledge that I was living a destructive lifestyle and storing up health troubles for the future
the wasted life

[A Work in Progress]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

Among MANY other things (like many things said above): I hated feeling less like a human being than like a robot who was programmed to slam whiskey (or whatever alcohol was around) down my throat, every day, even knowing, all the while, that it was destroying me mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

wip

[Cinders]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

The anxiety and the self-loathing.

Cindi

[LVT25]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

Among others:

The many memories I SHOULD have, but don't, because I can't REMEMBER them!

[keeta]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

feeling the loss of control over my life, my future, my own growth as a human being.

the depression and anxiety.

the self loathing ay my complete lack of control.

the damage I cause others by my actions while drinking. (hurting my family, by allowing myself to drink, and them to witness it)

[momof3]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

I hated myself

[akgirl]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

Forgotten or unkept promises to my child.

[Montana Mommy]

What Did You Hate ABout Drinking?

Waking up feeling like an empty souless shell.
MM