Hello drinkers and non-drinkers. Almost 3 month have passed, since I have gone completely sober. Read about my dark affairs with alcohol here.
Since my mind cleared up, and I had to deal with some situations, I identified a lot of justifications that were used to have one drink (or twelve).
It’s time to open the curtain for the inner dialog of a drinker.
Justification: It’s Friday, you had an exhausting working week. You deserve some drinks.
Truth: The job you are in sucks, you are doing nothing for your education and side hustles on the weekends. The drinks are for forgetting about the job.
Justification: Haha, there are 20–30 beer bottles in my car. It is a fresh party car.
Truth: You are drinking too much. Its definitely alarming that you are driving around with 20 beer bottles in the car.
Justification: I am a hard man, I can drink a lot, my body is strong.
Truth: You can’t deal with certain situations and feelings in life. This is far from being hard.
Justification: The people are boring and can’t party properly.
Truth: You are behaving like an egoistic, selfish and ignorant idiot.
Justification: Ahh, It’s Sunday, a day I can really relax. I can have 5 beers, it’s not a problem, nobody will notice.
Truth: You are hiding away from the upcoming week, its becoming a problem that you are drinking on Sundays, you were drunk on the weekend already. Get real !!
Justification: I can drive my car safely, even though I had a bit too much. I am a grown man and I got this under control.
Truth: You are risking the safety of others and yours. You could lose your driver’s license for some stupid beer. Nice trade mate !!
Justification: Even if I have something important to do, I can have some drinks. It will be alright, I will be able to focus and function.
Truth: You are harming your performance and the ability to be there for others big times. The drinks now are more significant to you, than your goals and relations !!
Justification: Oh, look at me, I am already drunk in the afternoon. I think I am a bit of a rock star. Normal people don’t do fancy stuff like this, they are boring.
Truth: Yeah, that’s right, you are a rock star. Your favorite instrument is self-sabotage.
I could go on and on. The cold hard truth hurts, but it has some beauty in it. It is real, like life.
More of my stories:
- How I Quit Alcohol / The Point I Decided To Quit (My first story)
- 6 Month Of Sobriety
- Beer Got Me Again
- I Will Never Drink Again
- Replacing Alcohol
