I gave up drinking after my 21st birthday. Why?
- To get a grip of my life.
- Health Reasons.
- I had nothing else to prove in the discipline of drinking.
I just noticed that drinking was clouding my mind and could get in the way of some of life's finer pleasures. Apart from the obvious health effects of binge drinking, I felt that mentally it was messing me up in the head. After the years I've been out partying, etc., I've proven to be a damn good drinker and I could drink anyone under the table. I had nothing else to prove; "I was the best". And on that note, I decided to "retire".
My drinking history?
I've drank alcohol on a few occasions when I was 14 and 15, mostly with my parents (New Year's Eve, vacation, etc.), but it wasn't until I moved from the U.S. to Poland at 16 that I started drinking regularly. Being a rebellious teenager that was the thing to do, especially if you were surrounded by like minded individuals who liked to get drunk as well. The Friday after-school ritual usually consisted of going to a remote outdoor location with a few of my high school friends to drink a few beers; enough to get tipsy, but not too much so that our parents' wouldn't find out (we all got caught at one point or another xd). At parties it was a different story, because we usually spent the night at someone's house, which enabled us to drink more, because we had more time to sober up before we went home. Once every several weeks there'd be a party and you would get absolutely hammered. You would just drink yourself unconscious with vodka/beer. The standard procedure among my friends and I was to try to get somewhere with a girl, and if you got rejected and all else fails you just got wasted silly - That's what we called a win-win situation :) At least we had our priorities straight, right? :) Seeing as I never found a girlfriend for myself in high school, I wound up drinking myself unconscious on most parties lmao I got into working out a lot in high school, which was one of two reasons that led me to take a break from drinking for 6 months when I was 18/19 years old, I took a break starting a few months before I began university in England; I wanted to get in the best shape of my life. The other reason was girls; I wondered if being sober would improve my "sex appeal" and overall chances at all. Testing that theory out in a fresh place with a fresh start would be the way to go I thought. Although I did get in the best physical shape of my life, I did not manage to get a girlfriend. Not even spend a good time with one single girl! Long story short - I took up drinking again lol I did not drink a whole lot at university (compared to high school), though. But that was mainly, because university is generally a boring experience in which you are too broke to drink, at least it is for me. After I lost my job during my 2nd year of uni, I had to move back to my parents' house in Poland for the summer. I don't think I drank so much in my life as I did that summer. I partied my ass off with friends all the way up until my 21st birthday in late September. I slipped back to my high school ways and surpassed myself - It was fun, I don't regret it, but I realized that if I continued there would be some health consequences in the long run... and on top of that, it just started to get boring and immature. Although I am surprised I was never hospitalized, arrested, or seriously injured while on my binge drinking sprees I don't regret any of it. So I quit drinking on the 18th of September, 2011... and something that started out as another short-term break from booze is now winding up as something longer, possibly permanent: NO MORE ALCOHOL.
It's been almost 5 full months now and I feel good about myself. So good, that I don't think I'm going to go back to drinking ever again. Who knows? I remember everything. I can think a lot more clearly now. I don't worry about health effects of binge drinking anymore. Working out is also a lot better when you don't drink, because you have no hangover and your body is properly hydrated as well. Also, I feel like I've made a mature decision, which makes me think like I've taken control of my life a lot more than ever before. I feel like I have a higher chance to succeed. That's my story.
Comments
Sorry but I do not know what DUI is.
by peterpam on October 7th, 2009
D.U.I./Driving Under the Influence.
by Midnighttoker on October 7th, 2009
Thanks for the insight, I suppose I should have been able to work it out.
by peterpam on October 7th, 2009