Coolbeanschilly

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[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (6 children)
  1. This is why I stopped working for myself (not the best business partner, long story I won't get into here).

  2. I hope that you find a better way and that you don't have to resort to that. Suicide will hurt your wife, I have a friend who had her husband shoot himself in the head with a shotgun a few years ago. She's 74, and while she has her kids and grandkids visit sometimes, she misses him terribly 3 years later. They were married for around 50 years.

Please, choose a different way.

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 55 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (15 children)

Books are where it's at!

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I'm aware of these. I was speaking of the big boxes, not the ones like this.

I just hope that OP doesn't go down the same ruinous path that I did. Compared to where I was in my fifteen year journey with Alcohol Use Disorder, I was at about year four. Where I would drink in order to relax and be able to socialize with others.

An over reliance on a substance to ease a social situation (no matter the reason), is a potential crossroads that can lead further down the path of abusing said substance.

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Would you care to clarify?

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Books are where it's at!

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosis

Why would I want to use something that can create problems like this?

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

When it's dealing with uncomfortable situations, do you need to binge it, like have more than a few?

That's a form of binge drinking. Once again, I'm just giving you the information. I'm not trying to make the choice for you. Please just take my words into account. I believe that you're in control and can make your own decisions with this.

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is good, I'm glad you eased tensions with them. May I ask how much you drink on a daily basis? Only if you desire to share.

The reason why I'm being so persistent with this is because when I started voicing concerns to my "friends" about my alcohol consumption (when I still had something of a handle on it), they said "nah, you're fine." They just wanted someone to party with, they didn't want to deal with my concerns.

Now that I'm on the other side of alcoholism, I just want to be that voice for someone else, because it looks like you're asking the same question in a roundabout way.

"Am I drinking too much?" is you warning yourself and seeking help, at least in my experience. Even if you don't share how much you're having, if you're feeling concerned about it, please talk with someone in person who you know cares, and will take your concerns seriously.

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Yes, that's not necessarily bad in and of itself. But there's a difference between having one or two glasses and consuming half a box. I'm just wondering where you're at.

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Books are where it's at!

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Generally speaking, when I've seen someone speak about a box of wine, it's the 3L one, not the smaller ones.

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (7 children)

When did you buy it, and how long ago? I'm asking, because I'm seeing my old patterns for forcing social interaction.

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