I found the experience of quitting cigarettes [back in 1992] so intensely unpleasant, the memory of it was a big factor behind me never starting again.
@fmfsaid I found the experience of quitting cigarettes [back in 1992] so intensely unpleasant, the memory of it was a big factor behind me never starting again.
At certain periods in my life I definitely did enough drinking to become addicted to alcohol, but it simply never took hold of me, physically speaking.
@fmfsaid At certain periods in my life I definitely did enough drinking to become addicted to alcohol, but it simply never took hold of me, physically speaking.
That goes for me too, although some people would say that having wine every day, as I do, is not good for anyone.
@torunnsaid That goes for me too, although some people would say that having wine every day, as I do, is not good for anyone.
Red wine does have some health benefits, but only if drunk in moderation. (At one time it was suggested it prevented dementia in later life, but I have since read reports that claim the opposite is true).
@torunnsaid That goes for me too, although some people would say that having wine every day, as I do, is not good for anyone.
One of the things that gave me cold feet about living in Australia was the ease with which one could be tempted to drink and how early it could start [with a couple of tinnies from a beer fridge at 4 pm]. I remember, a couple of years back, telling my friend in Perth, where I had lived for a few years, that I had got my drinking down to one day a week. He replied that he'd got his drinking down to one day off a week. That might have been how it was for me if I'd stuck around.
@ghost-of-a-dukesaid Red wine does have some health benefits, but only if drunk in moderation. (At one time it was suggested it prevented dementia in later life, but I have since read reports that claim the opposite is true).
Doctors say different things - some say that 1-2 glasses of wine a day for somebody my age is quite ok, others mean that 1-2 glasses per week would be better.
@torunnsaid Doctors say different things - some say that 1-2 glasses of wine a day for somebody my age is quite ok, others mean that 1-2 glasses per week would be better.
As general advice, it is probably best if we all have days in the week when we don't consume any alcohol at all.
We shouldn't though try and catch up at the weekend. 🙂
@torunnsaid Doctors say different things - some say that 1-2 glasses of wine a day for somebody my age is quite ok, others mean that 1-2 glasses per week would be better.
A couple of glasses of wine a day won't hurt you Torunn.
No doubt alcohol can be highly addictive and very damaging in excess.
But its been around for thousands of years and banning it would do more harm than good.
I have been known to have a cold beer on a hot day and fully intend to keep on doing it.
@the-gravediggersaid A couple of glasses of wine a day won't hurt you Torunn.
No doubt alcohol can be highly addictive and very damaging in excess.
But its been around for thousands of years and banning it would do more harm than good.
I have been known to have a cold beer on a hot day and fully intend to keep on doing it.
@the-gravediggersaid A couple of glasses of wine a day won't hurt you Torunn.
No doubt alcohol can be highly addictive and very damaging in excess.
But its been around for thousands of years and banning it would do more harm than good.
I have been known to have a cold beer on a hot day and fully intend to keep on doing it.
I hope so, and I would miss wine if I had to give it up. Giving up smoking after many years of keeping up that habit wasn't difficult, I quit smoking in '93. And as Ghost says, a 'white day' now and then without alcohol is fine too.
@torunnsaid This thread should perhaps belong in the Debate forum but there I would meet a different kind of people. In this general forum I hope to have views from posters I'm used to.
My 55 year old daughter hardly ever uses alcohol whereas I am very fond of wine. She claims that alcohol is one the most dangerous drugs there are - it's just that we live in a country that accepts alcohol but no other drugs.
Can I have our views, please.
I’m possibly fortunate in that my body is very sensitive to alcohol. The following day the smallest amount gives me a headache, makes me lethargic, ruins my sleep, I get low if I drink it often and have thrown up bile after a heavy session. It was the sole reason why I suffered a low self esteem and depression from the age of 15. But ... I love the taste of it, love it’s relaxing effect and have had some fun times getting drunk so it’s easy to understand how people can become dependent upon it.
I drink less than 10 times a year and never more than one glass.
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