WHAT REALLY HAPPENS???
I do always get puzzled with the motion of getting to know the line between using alcohol and abusing it.
Do you happen to know that you’ve crossed the line between alcohol use and abuse? What does it mean to use alcohol, anyway? And what does it mean to abuse alcohol?
Frankly speaking, many of us (yes, yyooouuuu…) often deny abusing alcohol, with excuses like, “This is nothing compared to what I usually take”…or “I can NEVER be high simply because of alcohol”, forgetting that it’s you that shall suffer the direct consequences of your actions and the rest of us, the indirect ones.
Allow me share with you my personal story.
I am the kind of person that has extremely high tolerance to alcohol and beers have very negligible effect on me.
On one night out in 2014, I crossed that “LINE” having galloped 23 BOTTLES OF BEER. This is something I was ready to do, having been en-route the path of depression from a heart-break.
What I hadn’t put in mind was how that night was to directly affect my inter-personal relationships with my close family and friends, most especially.
During the drinking, I kept telling myself that I would get knocked out but ALAS…nothing like or similar to that happened. The next day was a Sunday and truthfully, the pain inside me hadn’t gone away, I was reeking of booze and my emotional state had worsened now. That was the moment it dawned on me that I had crossed the LINE.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Using alcohol isn’t bad at all, provided it’s done with the best of intentions, within socially-acceptable circumstances and under a sound-mind.
Keep in mind, using alcohol may not necessarily mean someone has to drink it directly from the bottle but could pass it unto others, in other forms like as food flavouring, in tea, soft drinks, curing of wounds, seasoning of food…name it!!!
Alcohol has immense benefits to humans but believe me, its side-effects are way more in number, hazardous in exposure and catastrophic, on a national scale. Am talking a small boost to confidence levels during social gatherings, bringing up a sweet aroma in our delicacies.
Their opposites include pant-wetting, decline in performance at work, family breakdowns as well, tummy mishaps as well!!!
SO, the next time, you pick up that bottle to wash down that sip of a Bell or Heineken, keep in mind that LINE we’ve talked about here. And to that matter, I leave the matter of clearly demarcating that LINE to you. I believe, you best know where to place it, in your ALCOHOL-worlds.
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You’re welcome, Lavon. Let’s do this!
Nice read, I just passed this onto a friend who was doing a little research on that. And he just bought me lunch since I found it for him smile Therefore let me rephrase that: Thank you for lunch!
Aaaaahhhhh….that’s so sweet to hear, Annika. I hope it was helpful to your friend and you’re welcome.
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Aaaaawwwww….thank you, Pamelia! I’m very glad to hear that.
I have been very fortunate that I simply cannot hold my liquor, so I don’t, period. I have seen others in my family and friends circle who have overindulged or do overindulge and its really taken a toll.
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Yep, there’s a lot of negative impacts of alcohol for the brain. It’s important that you take note of your intake to avoid overconsumption.
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This is an interesting read. To be honest, I don’t know when do we really cross the line but I agree with you I guess it all boils down to the intention + you don’t do anything stupid or horrible if you are drunk.
Oh yes!
Good post. I should go to Vietnam and see a new definition of alcohol use in the country. People keep crossing the line haha.
Aawww…that’s sad to know about what’s happening in Vietnam!
Appreciate you have brought up this serious issue that affects a lot of people. I hope it will be helpful to those facing this or in need, as some do always keep themselves in denial. – knycx journeying
Ah yes, that’s the hope!
This is a great topic discussion. There’s a line in which it can go to abuse real quick. There’s so much stigma or an idea of what an alcoholic can look like but there’s so many functioning drinkers that hide it better but still can be labeled as an alcoholic.
Yyyeeeaaahhhh…it is so sad!
Whoa! 23 bottles is so many. There is a very thin line between use and abuse, so it’s best to stay far away from the line for sure.
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I agree with this. Indeed it is a matter of how we use alcohol that makes it abusive.
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This is quite a useful post. It is important for people to understand the difference in the warning signs to look for
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