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Veteran
Don't do it. It's an expensive habit that turns your body to shyt. You shouldn't drink to numb yourself to what's hurting and bothering you. You should be drinking to celebrate a job well done, a major accomplishment, or to celebrate those of a good friend. You always want to enter your drunk space under happy circumstances. It sounds corny, but people always prefer the "I luv u" guy over the "I hate you/I'm depressed" guy.
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That was my exact policy for years. Only drink to celebrate not sulk. Then I had some bad stuff go down and started trying to drink away the pain and start drinking all the time with large amounts. I got to the point of the hsakes if I went a day or two without. I eventually quit cold turkey for three months and after that started drinking in moderation. Haven't had much of a problem since then.