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Dewellah@reddit

I quit in September but went with friends to the Geneva on the Lake pub crawl. Had drinks with dinner on Cinco de Mayo. Other than that, I just don't have a taste for it these days.

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JealousDot6409@reddit

I slowed down for sure, now 45 and I might have 1 a week or month lol. My children are of drinking age. But no they don't drink.

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SakaWreath@reddit

You’re not drinking enough to make up for the collapse of the Canadian market.

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I’m baby boomer. Drink everyday. Bacardi white. Been boozing since I was17. Now 79. Done AA rehabs , nothing worked. Funny quit smoking 45 years ago. Guess my destiny is boozer. I only drink 2-3 hours per day. Approx 10 oz per day. SIGH

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ContributionDapper84@reddit

Can you gradually scale it back to 3oz over a year?

Try to add some kind of mixer to reduce cancer "chancer."

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fuzzybunnyslippers08@reddit

Never been too much into drinking and then I had an electrical issue with my heart that was triggered by eating and drinking, but it was the drinking I associate it with the most. That was years ago. I will for the experience of a place is known for good alcohol. Beer in German for example

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DumPutz@reddit

New state. They have liquor in every store....found this out going to CVS snd Walgreens.

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fifilachat@reddit

I could never have sustained my level of alcohol consumption. I would be dead if I’d kept at it. I started drinking in college and never quit the party. Until 14 years ago. My life is so much better for it. I am so much better for it.

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alohayogi@reddit

And we are seeing lots of folks dying in their 40's and 50's- many were longtime heavy drinkers. It is poison. When you know better, you do better.

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Vegetable-Orchid1789@reddit

Intermittently, depends on how my weight is doing. I definitely enjoy a bourbon or whiskey when relaxing in the evening. Usually only one, sometimes two depending on my schedule. But, it stays in the liquor cabinet when my weight starts creeping upward. Don't drink for a couple of months till my weight comes back down and then it's game on again! So, moderation. Unless the eagles beat my Cowboys, then I drown my sorrows, 😂

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Far_Anything_7458@reddit

About once or twice a month I have a glass of wine or two, that's it

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tmp1966@reddit

Went cold turkey over 14yrs ago, best decision ever

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Uncle_Brewster@reddit

I’m 52 and I have a couple drinks a week.

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HighJeanette@reddit

No. Quit 2001.

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MissDisplaced@reddit

Never been a huge drinker and I don’t drink at home. When I do go out, I may enjoy 2-3 drinks of something, but that’s pretty much my limit nowadays.

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Face_with_a_View@reddit

Stopped drinking at the beginning of 2025.

I’m (49f) in my “I need to get healthy or I’m going to end up like my mom” phase so I’ve started lifting heavy, getting my protein, taking walks in nature, cutting back on sugar and focusing on quality sleep.

I still smoke pot but I don’t do anything else. I don’t miss alcohol at all.

The naughtiest I’ve been lately is ordering from Crumble Cookies 🫤

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Beginning_Key2167@reddit

I don’t drink anymore. I have noticed a sharp decline in my friends and family my age in how much they drink. My partner has maybe two drinks a month.

I am 57 and it wasn’t fun anymore. Don’t miss it.

I do see the young adults in my family. Don’t drink anywhere near what we did at their age.

They think it is weird to go out and drink to the point of intoxication.

Wish I had thought that way. I spent way too much time hungover on weekends when I was younger.

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Due_Palpitation2197@reddit

Yep. This is exactly it. So much wasted time having “fun” you don’t remember. It was a maturity thing for me. I held onto my young and wild days far too long. Been sober a decade now and it feels like I’ve lived ten lives in that time compared to the drinking days, as far as what I’ve been able to accomplish, not to mention weight, appearance, mood, energy level… you name it. All exponentially better after removing booze. There’s not one redeeming quality to poisoning ourselves with alcohol.

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Winter-eyed@reddit

I may drink socially but it irritates my bladder now so I generally don’t. Kinda got over all the hype

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AcademicAd1788@reddit

Veey rarely. The occasional mixed drink if I'm out to dinner and even then not every time.

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seagullsondeck@reddit

Only drink on days that end in Y

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ItsRedditThyme@reddit

No. I stopped several years ago.

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Next_Possibility_01@reddit

No i don't drink much at all - sometimes when out to dinner. I rather smoke weed.

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Mojozilla@reddit

Me too

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EssayerX@reddit

Wife and I both stopped drinking 18 months ago

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Key_Street1637@reddit

I haven't drank in years. That shit is poison.

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Mojozilla@reddit

I stopped occasionally drinking at home about a year ago. I obly drink socially and the lsst time I did that was nearly 2 months ago. I'm 49 with an autoimmune disease and the hangovers just aren't worth it anymore. It causes too much inflammation in my body and I can hardly get off the couch the next day. Also in perimenopause so my world is fucked rn

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UnhappyReason5452@reddit

Smoking? Yes. Pills? Yes. Alcohol? No.

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Aggressive-Cat1236@reddit

GenX not drinking

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Wide_Bit5796@reddit

Haven’t drank in nearly 30 years

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Patient-Form2108@reddit

Wine, daily.

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haventsleptforyears@reddit

I am making up for their share

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Heideish81@reddit

Nope

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Mountain-Bullfrog-30@reddit

Pretty much only drink on vacation

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robertwadehall@reddit

I enjoy the occasional glass of wine with dinner or a beer. A good glass of cognac or scotch once in a while. Not much though. I drank a lot more in my 20s-30s.

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beaubeaucat@reddit

I drank to the point I was becoming a functional alcoholic (or maybe already was). I was getting drunk every night and pretending it didn't happen the next day. I didn't like it, so I asked for help from my doctor. I'm 5 days sober.

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Robwsup@reddit

What was your doctor able to do for you?

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beaubeaucat@reddit

She prescribed Naltrexone. I also removed all liquor from the house and have family support.

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mwf67@reddit

Check out amino acids assisting in the detox.

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Zealousideal-Sea4843@reddit

That’s the biggest hardest step. Congratulations and stick with it. You are worth it!

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murrayhenson@reddit

I have a half glass of wine - maybe two - during the week and, perhaps once a week, I make myself a drink from our home bar.

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BettyKat7@reddit

THAT’S a bar in your HOME?

When can I come over?

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murrayhenson@reddit

That’s a bar in my home, yes. We had our house built during Covid, but it had always been a dream to have a proper bar - rather than a bunch of bookcases scattered around filled with booze - and, so, we made it happen.

Since you were so nice about my alcohol buying (but not necessarily consuming) problem, here’s a bonus picture with a bartender who is a good listener:

https://i.imgur.com/0ftxmJ5.jpeg

As far as a visit goes, I suspect you’d need your passport as I’m located near Kraków, Poland.

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BettyKat7@reddit

Ho HOOOO, that bartender sealed the deal! Best home bar I’ve seen, by a mile.

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TicklePitts@reddit

Menopause has cured my ability to enjoy alcohol.

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Renetia@reddit

Same. I just count it as a win.

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Patient-Chocolate531@reddit

Same!

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Mondschatten78@reddit

No, neither my husband nor I do honestly, unless you count the once a year or two airplane bottle we might pick up for the heck of it.

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Spindrift850@reddit

Quit 3 yrs ago but yeah agree with # of friends I have that drink everyday is all of them.

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AbsolutesDealer@reddit

I’m California sober.

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sixwax@reddit

Which version?

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AbsolutesDealer@reddit

There’s more than one?

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Patient-Chocolate531@reddit

What’s California sober if you add psychedelics? That’s me.

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poolpog@reddit

You change your name to Almondo Avocado Pomegranate and drink all of the water so no one else can have any?

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chaseinger@reddit

drinking the water is so 2020. these days we give it to ai data centers.

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Ckn-bns-jns@reddit

I fucking hate these data centers, not only for the shit they create to the local people but my company funds them and I work on the deals. I do a shitload of work to get a deal done but see nothing from it, just my salary with lower bonuses every year.

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Pitiful-Visual-4510@reddit

Not sure how true it is, but good for Gen Z if it’s so.

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coopnjaxdad@reddit

I have a nice bourbon or two on the single night a week I have the house to myself.

I sit in peace, sip and listen to some music and read.

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HistoricalTowel1127@reddit

Someday I’m going to drink Canada dry.

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Patient-Chocolate531@reddit

Canada Dry is okay, but I prefer Schweppe’s.

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HistoricalTowel1127@reddit

I’m not talking about Canada Dry, I talking about every drop of booze in Canada.

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Patient-Chocolate531@reddit

Yeah. I was aware.

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No_Analysis_283@reddit

I’ll have a couple of drinks most days of the week. I really enjoy quality bourbon when I’m listening to music, or wine with a steak dinner. If I’m floating in the pool or finished working outside, a good beer is very nice. I only drink decent stuff — I don’t drink just anything. I’m pretty picky with the quality.

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Tephlonb@reddit

Gave it up decades ago. Seems most of my family doesn't do well with alcohol.

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Careless-Site1002@reddit

I drank enough for 5 people. I was in recovery by 24 years old, for 5 years, went on a 30 year bender. In recovery again, quit booze, weed and smokes. 2 years and a couple months now.

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BattleSwallow@reddit

Absolutely.

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BronzedLuna@reddit

I’ve never been much of a drinker. I may have one a month.

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hippiestitcher@reddit

None, body can't tolerate it anymore.

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RalphWastoid319@reddit

My wife is an alcoholic and sobered up about 10 years ago. I joined her to make our life better. Been working so far.

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Fearless_Pianist_846@reddit

Drink Beer every day.

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thephillybirdfivetwo@reddit

I’m a weekend warrior I enjoy a good tequila or smooth bourbon to celebrate the end of the workweek, and thank God for my health as I inch closer to 58. My X circle of friends do the same.

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Zealousideal-Sea4843@reddit

I quit drinking last September. I don’t miss it. I still have an occasional toast of champagne at a wedding or special occasion. I didn’t quit because it was a problem, but just for health reasons.

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LizTruth@reddit

I drink occasionally. I have a lot of alcoholics in my family, and I don't want to become one.

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chimpyjnuts@reddit

Only on days the globe is on fire.

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teriKatty@reddit

I think I’ve drank maybe 3 or 4 times since having my daughter in 2011.

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LoveIsLove75@reddit

I have been dry 7 1/2 years. I don't plan to go back. My first blood test, 6 months after I quit, came back +40% Testosterone and +60% Free Testosterone. That's all I needed to hear. I'm done.

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Dreammagic2025@reddit

Im female and don't understand this comment. Can you elaborate? Looking for reasons to get hubby to cut back.

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LoveIsLove75@reddit

When I turned 40, I was still drinking regularly. I started getting serious about my health and hired a personal trainer to help me lose weight and increase my mobility for golf. She ended up helping me with my nutrition, as well. She asked me to create a list of my food/beverage intake for one week so she can see where I stand. She saw my alcohol intake and said "I see you like to drink. I am not trying to make you go dry, but can you cut it down to 1-2 drinks a week? Let me explain what drinking does to you. When you drink, your testosterone goes down (sad trombone noise and "limp" you know what) and your bad estrogen goes up (motions to belly and man boobs). That was enough for me to slow down. She was serious about me getting bloodwork to track my progress and no matter how much weight/fat I lost and how heavy I was lifting, nothing would move the needle with my testosterone.

I stopped working out with her eventually but kept working out with what I learned from her. I would get my bloodwork done and still the same results. On a lark, I started group fitness to keep my motivated and one of the trainers was doing "Sober October" and asked if anyone wanted to join her. I volunteered. One month turned into two and I realized I didn't miss drinking. April 2019 I got my first bloodwork after stopping and bam...the increased testosterone results. It was a real eye opener for me.

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HedgeCowFarmer@reddit

Yes thank you for the same reason

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Dreammagic2025@reddit

Thank you for taking the time to explain. It's appreciated.

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Picnut@reddit

Yes, but I am pickier than in my youth, and I try more to be even more moderate than previously as it seems to hit harder than when I was younger

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Hedonistic_Yinzer@reddit

Gen. Z. Suffers from an excessively high rate of diagnosis depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. The medications used to treat these disorders commonly recommend no alcohol use. Because gen. Z is so enthusiastic about everyone having a handful of mental health disorder diagnosis and have 100% bought into a pharmacological solution there will naturally be a decrease in alcohol consumption.

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decuyonombre@reddit

Weird take: I’m on Celexa, buspar and prn Ativan and I’m not barred from drinking

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sudrewem@reddit

“Combining alcohol and Celexa (citalopram) is strongly discouraged. Both are processed by your liver and act on your central nervous system, meaning they can dangerously compound each other's effects. “
“Mixing buspirone (Buspar) and alcohol is generally not recommended. Both substances affect the central nervous system, and combining them can increase side effects like dizziness, drowsiness, and difficulty concentrating. Alcohol can also make your anxiety symptoms worse and interfere with the medication's effectiveness.”
“Mixing Ativan (lorazepam) and alcohol is extremely dangerous and strictly advised against by medical professionals and community consensus. Both substances are central nervous system depressants; combining them drastically multiplies their effects, severely slowing heart rate and breathing, and significantly increasing the risk of a fatal overdose. “

Gen X response likely “meh, I’ll be fine”.

Gen Z response probably “OMG this is too much. I’ll die. No alcohol ever” and go post something about it.

I think Gen X has seen too much and is willing to go by what “feels ok” We’re willing to deal with the consequences of those choices.

Gen Z seems to be scared of a lot of things.

You do you. My meds list is ridiculous. A few are strongly advised against consuming with alcohol. While I seldom drink, some days beer or bourbon is really nice and/or takes the edge off of a rough day. I haven’t died yet. Not even once. I think it’s going to be ok. Moderation is fine and, due to chronic illness, my liver function, kidney function, and CBC are checked regularly and I’m fine.

Do what makes you happy. Just be aware/careful.

Best wishes.

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Hedonistic_Yinzer@reddit

Perhaps you should speak with your doctor or pharmacist. Alcohol is contraindicated in all three of those medications, and especially the Ativan.

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TimotheeOaks@reddit

Never been much of a drinker. Even in my youth. So that didn't change

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Which-Inspection735@reddit

Not too much. I’ll have a couple drinks maybe 1-2x a month. I used to drink a lot of beer (homebrewer for a while), a bottle of bourbon a week, lots of wine. Stopped all that and now it’s very very occasionally.

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TheWalkingDev@reddit

I never drank growing up but it bad during the pandemic. These days, I stay from the heavy stuff but do enjoy a couple of beers every so often. I never had any issues abstaining from it, thank God.

Now weed is a different story. I loooved it for a long time and a tough time quitting. But the thing that got me stop were panic attacks, which started during the pandemic as well. I guess that was a blessing in disguise because it finally gave me a good reason to quit it altogether.

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Grand_Taste_8737@reddit

I'm not drinking as much, but whencI do drink, I drink the good stuff.

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BigRudy99@reddit

No drinking besides a Margarita to accompany a succulent Mexican meal. I'm a weed man.

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decuyonombre@reddit

I see that you know your judo well

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Left_Guess@reddit

Socially maybe a drink. I’m fiercely protective of my sleep.

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Wrong_Square7826@reddit

Just beer. pretty much every day. 8 or 10 on week nights.

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decuyonombre@reddit

Ouch, brother

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AnarchiaKapitany@reddit

Is that in beer, or American beer?

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jibarohatillo@reddit

Of course,why stop enjoying the taste of a good old bourbon 😉

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tenjed35@reddit

Almost 2 years Cali sober

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decuyonombre@reddit

So much better but my wife hates it

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decuyonombre@reddit

Trying to limit it, it makes me feel like shit, I already have chronic reflux so I worry about the whole esophageal cancer thing. Friday nights kill met though although I almost never exceed 3

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nadiaco@reddit

No

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dodgerecharger@reddit

I dont care about alcohol. Most of my Friends are the Same and we dont miss it. Beer without alcohol is fine too

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Oiggamed@reddit

Never much of a drinker in the past. Now I can’t drink due to medication. Not that I’d suddenly be interested now. I do smoke my share of weed though.

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AnarchiaKapitany@reddit

I'm a connoisseur of craft beer. Don't drink much, but I love to sample and enjoy intricate brews.

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CyberJaxWabbit-1312@reddit

53f here, 2yrs sober and i've never felt better.

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1blueShoe@reddit

I just gave up having at least 4 bottles a week to zero.. I’m a bit bored tbh but I’m going to bed earlier instead.

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tenjed35@reddit

It gets better, I promise. Come join us at r/stopdrinking

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OkIncrease6030@reddit

I love wine and craft beer and drank almost daily (usually half a bottle of wine with dinner or a couple of beers after work) for decades. I also had epic alcohol tolerance, could easily drink many times that amount, and sometimes did.

That’s past tense because at around 50, I noticed that drinking didn’t feel neutral anymore. It made my aches and pains noticeably worse and made me feel less healthy. So heartbreakingly, I had to cut down.

Now I’m doing my best not to drink on weeknights with zero support from my husband, who still loves drinking and is annoyed that I’m not a dependable drinking buddy every night after work anymore. But it feels like the best thing for my body and I’ve made a substantial change.

He’s on a business trip, I haven’t had a drink for a week, and I feel great. That said, I fully intend to hit the local craft brewery’s tap room tonight if it turns out friends are going. Really looking forward to it, actually. But I’ll keep it to 2 pints or less.

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Minute-Yogurt-2021@reddit

Same here, had to drop weekdays drinking to feel better.

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OkIncrease6030@reddit

I think it’s weird that nobody is thumbs-upping our posts, but the tea totals and unrepentant drunks are getting lots of love. I guess everyone hates a moderate! 😁

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SbIrish574@reddit

It will be 9 years September 1 this year.... not turning back

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SbIrish574@reddit

Appreciate the up votes... makes me stronger 💪

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IceLapplander@reddit

Stopped having any interest in alcohol years ago, was a social drinker and now i am neither social nor a drinker.

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mix_trixi@reddit

You made me chuckle. Because I am you.

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mix_trixi@reddit

I (53f) am done with all that. After one too many poor choices, I'm all set. Last time I drank enough to get drunk was over 10 years ago. I just have no desire in my day to day life anymore. And this is coming from someone who drank so many beers, shots and/or glasses of wine nearly every day since my late teens/early 20s. Well, except during my pregnancy and nursing, of course. I may have a glass of wine or a beer on a holiday get together or other special occasion but even then, I physically and mentally feel shitty the next day, so no thanks. THC (usually with CBD/CBN/CBG) is my preferred method of relaxing now and I must say, the poor choices have totally subsided, I sleep like a baby, take much better care of myself overall and haven't gotten into any arguments about some unimportant stupid bullshit in years soooo...yeah, no thanks. I'm good.

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lostindanet@reddit

Not since 1999

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yournewfave@reddit

I love a cocktail but my body pays for it for a couple days.

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One-Row-8400@reddit

I drink on the weekends. I drink a 1.75 L bottle over the weekend. Vodka is my go to nowadays.

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slickrok@reddit

Oh, wow.

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slickrok@reddit

Was a big drip ker, so was so, and this past year the physical ramifications were just too much for some reason (age and the wrath of God I guess)

Plus, neither of us have ever had a consistent grip on the off button. We don't like that.

I'll still do a little with friends and at dinner, but 85% of the time it triggers a migraine now, quickly.

And it sends my intestines into maneuvers for 2 days.

He's not doing it at all for about 6 months. I do like the THC drinks sometimes though, they're pretty cool.

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squeakybeak@reddit

Was my birthday this week and the kids got me a bottle of 12y/o scotch. That’s the type of drinker I’ve become.

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the_muss_1990@reddit

Was a big weekend drinker. Almost stopped completely while kids were little. Now they are 8ish and easier I’m back on the beers with the boys and being more social.. a lot of afternoon drinking where multiple kids can run riot then bed by 9

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kaosimian@reddit

Not any more. Been sober for around 5 years.

My Gen Z teenage daughter does drink if she’s at a party, but it’s not the be all and end all of a night out like it was for a lot of us at that age, and for that I’m grateful.

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WalnutTree80@reddit

Not drinking.

I used to drink a bit socially. Then last year I drank quite a bit privately, during the terminal illness and death of my lifelong best friend.

Now I'm sober and hoping never to even socially drink again.

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Ryokurin@reddit

I never was a big drinker. Even in my early 20s. It always made me feel even more self conscious. I occasionally drink beers, but I can easily go months between them. To the point that some would have to be tossed because it's out of date.

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Great-Wishbone-9923@reddit

I haven’t had a drink in about 15 years - just stopped being enjoyable

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Psycosteve10mm@reddit

I slowed my drinking down a lot during COVID after I started being constantly drunk because I could not go anywhere. I might do a shot or two to get over a cold or a beer on a hot day but I no longer drink like I used to.

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Zestyclose-Dream-409@reddit

Not drinking except for the very occasional beer with pizza - like every other month at the most frequent. Spent years as an alcoholic and went cold turkey in 2013. I can't imagine drinking a bottle of wine every night like I used to, but then my emotional landscape is so much healthier now than it was then. The occasional beer I do have keeps me up at night. Lol. It gets its revenge.

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BonezOz@reddit

Got into the bad habit of drinking every night for the last 6 months or so, and not just a couple, but 6+ of 5.8 beer each night. Just broke that bad habit and moving back to drinking weekends only. Oh, and good premium beer here in Australia ain't cheap

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PowerNinja5000@reddit

Drunk now and just going to bed. Work in the morning, full day ahead.

Currently my mind is telling me I just don't want to do life anymore. No, I don't want to kill myself, I just don't want to do the rat race anymore. Getting drunk and high and just living sounds real good right now.

Anyway, goodnight.

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velvet42@reddit

Drinking, but not a lot - at least by Wisconsin standards. Currently I've been into hard ciders, and I might have one (or rarely, 2) before bed 4-5 nights a week. Might have as many as 3 if I go out, but that's usually only about once a month

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in_a_cloud@reddit

I drink very little (usually socially), and my GZ has absolutely no interest in alcohol. I think it’s fascinating.

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ConfidenceFragrant80@reddit

It IS fascinating, isn't it?? It was the thing we were so obsessed with at their age

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Germ76@reddit

Late Gen-X here, and I've never been a drinker. Definitely received lots of bad reactions to that over the years from people my age, so I've actually been loving the recent movement for activities and meals that aren't centered around alcohol.

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AirbagsBlown@reddit

I gave up alcohol in 2009 and never looked back. One of the best decisions I ever made.

It's hard looking at fellow Xers still drinking.

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Likeiknow71@reddit

Nope. I stopped 3 years ago and it’s the best gift I have given myself.

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AZNM1912@reddit

I haven’t had a drink in years besides a few sips at toasts for weddings and things like that. I used to have drinks while out with friends and family several times a year. No idea why I stopped. I just lost my taste for it.

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thevoiceofalan@reddit

Yeah went to see a band last night we ended up 8 pints in. I love it but the intermittent hangovers aren’t good on occasion.

If Gen Z aren’t drinking then the city I live in isn’t a fair representation of that generation. The bars are full of Gen Z, they also seem to do more party favours than I remember being about in the 90s.

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Diddydawg@reddit

Turned 50 and kinda just gave up on booze. It just doesn’t do anything for me. I do still enjoy a scotch though.

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AK_Sole@reddit

That’s a little tough to comprehend, since you said you gave up on booze. Do you mean you enjoy a scotch egg or something?

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Diddydawg@reddit

No I mean I hardly ever drink but when I do it’s 1 scotch for the taste, I don’t like slightest effect alcohol has.

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Prudent_Charge_8101@reddit

cold ones bud… Mirror Pond

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Pleasant-Highway-745@reddit

I'm 48 and I am drinking more than I've ever Drank in my entire life

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StrongPerspective803@reddit

I was getting worse an worse and stopped 3 years ago with psylocibin therapy. Nothing else helped

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Pleasant-Highway-745@reddit

I have no idea how to get that kind of therapy, honestly. Not for myself, but for my boyfriend, who I genuinely think that it would benefit. But in jersey, it seems like it's an impossibility.

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Historical_Project86@reddit

Teetotal since December 26th 2024. Before that, I was drinking steadily most evenings, not huge amounts but not healthy amounts either. I think around 45 units a week in British terms.

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Head_Consequence7459@reddit

Functional alcoholic that rarely gets hungover, checking in.

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CtrlAltComment@reddit

That describes my little brother. High functioning alcoholic. He passed away at 55.

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Head_Consequence7459@reddit

I'm so sorry for you loss. We'll see where I land

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CtrlAltComment@reddit

On your feet, I hope.

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Head_Consequence7459@reddit

Always. 💙

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Impossible-Mud3275@reddit

Yup. Do you work at keeping fit and eating decently? My countermeasures (and compromises) until health says otherwise. I think I have that Nordic alcohol gene.

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Head_Consequence7459@reddit

Eating decently, yes. Keeping fit? Work in progress.

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thingsgoingup@reddit

Oddest thing. After 30 years of steady moderately heavy drinking. Near the end of last year I was watching crap TV at about 1am drinking gin and grapefruit juice.

I walked to the sink and tipped my drink out and the remnants of the gin…..and aside from an odd glass of wine i haven’t had anything to drink since.

No explanation……it just didn’t seem like the thing to do anymore.

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svzurich@reddit

Rarely and I'm moderation. Never liked the taste. And then every once in a while I do like the taste. That's when I have to stop or vomit the rest of the night.

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Maleficent_Pay_4154@reddit

Less and less. Really only the days we go to football and even then a lot less than I used to

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mr_vestan_pance@reddit

Yep, still drinking, and I love it. I tend to leave drinking to the weekend, and generally not on school days.

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SoOverYouAll@reddit

About 10 years or so ago, I realized that even one or two drinks gave me an intense hangover and left me feeling like crap for a day or two. I drank a lot socially in my late teens and my 20s, didn’t really drink in my 30s and early 40s because I had kids, then came bunco lol and Saturday nights out with my girlfriends and then I was done. Covid killed the whole going out with my friends on the weekends and we never really got back into it. I much prefer quiet and solitude at this point in my life. My husband who’s three years older than me still drinks, most evenings, not heavily, but has a drink or two most nights.

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TheSwedishEagle@reddit

No. Quit four years ago. Wish I had quit sooner.

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Cat2370@reddit

Same. 3.5yr here. Best decision ever.

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TheSwedishEagle@reddit

Congrats!

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zebuli79@reddit

Haven’t drank in almost 4 years. Before that pretty much an everyday drinker for years. I do not miss it one bit.

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Clint_Flicker1@reddit

Haven’t touched it since 2005.

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Glittering_Chance_42@reddit

Was a big drinker in my late teens-got lucky at not being carded- through 20’s. Still hit it pretty hard in 30’s 40’s- but def not like earlier years. Tapered down to almost nothing about 7-8 years ago. A relationship i was in didn’t coexist with drinking and Covid seriously affected consumption and being sober and socially deprived kinda killed it for me. Now I really can’t deal with the taste just to get a buzz like in the past.

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no_crust_buster@reddit

No. I quit 6.5 years ago. There's no pleasure in it.

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Grobbekee@reddit

I was never a hard drinker, sticking to one glass by myself, maybe 2 in social situations and not every day. I used to like triple fermented beers, a glass of wine with a meal or an Islay Scotch to sip, but the last few years I'm down to one beer per season or so it seems.

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Komaisnotsalty@reddit

Not a drop in 6 years. Drank very heavily in the 90s, tapered off to binge drinking on camping trips or whatever in the 00s and now don't drink at all anymore.

Didn't go to AA or anything, just simply don't feel the need anymore due to putting myself in therapy and dealing with why I drank myself nearly to death.

Doesn't bother me if someone else drinks, I don't even feel the desire.

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tegrtyfrm@reddit

How much xers grew up with too many alcoholics in our lives

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CtrlAltComment@reddit

Or even one alcoholic that you are close to and watch them slowly ruin their life.

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PixieWicked@reddit

I rarely drink and when I do it's just one drink. I'm just not into it anymore, but sometimes a cold beer with a steak or burger hits.

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AlmiranteCrujido@reddit

I haven't drank regularly since college, but COVID killed what tolerance I have left. One drink even slowly with a meal gives me an upset stomach, so even the "one cider or glass of wine with a nice dinner" I was doing for a a few years is out now.

It's annoying, I kind of miss it, but my doctor wasn't particularly concerned of it being a sign of something more serious so I don't see the need to seek a "fix" for it.

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Top-Net779@reddit

Catching covid really slowed down eating and drinking for a while. Alcohol tasted weirdly metallic for years.

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stoptalking8871@reddit

Nope Don’t like the taste of it Don’t like how it makes me feel- at the time and the next day Have zero need to fit in with people who do - (who am I kidding- I don’t t hang out with anyone but my husband- and don’t care to )

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Green-Circles@reddit

It's an interesting mix here of people who consciously quit drinking (usually for health reasons).. and some who just had lifestyle changes naturally happen that reduced drinking opportunities & they just kinda cut right back or stopped that way.

Like... getting married, having kids, not really going out to drinking occasions anymore etc, so it kinda naturally falls by the wayside...

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nevermore90038@reddit

I gave up alcohol 11 years ago.

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tink0608@reddit

🎉 Congratulations

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Accretion_Ranch_AUS@reddit

Not drinking, haven’t for years. Highly recommend it.

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Green-Circles@reddit

If it's not part of your week--to-week life, it's one of those things that just drops off the radar, right?

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X-Bones_21@reddit

I was drinking, then I was drinking whiskey, then I was drinking whiskey every day (like a third to half of a bottle). Now I’m clean and sober. I don’t need that nightmare.

2,086 days and counting.

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tink0608@reddit

Congratulations 🎉🎂

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Green-Circles@reddit

I drunk a LOT in student days in the 1990s..which was about average for being young adult I guess.. but since I got married in the early 2000s, a LOT less.

Typically I would only drink once a year when I went to the end of year work Christmas party, and then just a few to settle the nerves... but the parties stopped for a while with Covid - and I haven't been to one since they restarted.

So, I haven't had an alcoholic drink since December 2019.. not consciously given up for health or anything, just haven't had the opportunity or drive to I guess.

Got me thinking though, maybe I should go to the work party this Christmas, it has been a while.. and might have a drink or two then.

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zuuzuu@reddit

Once or twice a year I'll buy a bottle of wine, have a glass or two, then wonder what I'm supposed to do with the rest of it because that's all I wanted.

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YouMustBeJoking888@reddit

Make a nice sauce with the rest.

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ReactionAgreeable740@reddit

I don’t drink at all anymore. It messes with the meds I take for post cancer treatment so I just quit. I do miss a nice glass of wine with a nice meal but oh well.

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AK_Sole@reddit

post cancer

Way to kick its ass!

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vlajko1@reddit

Heaven head a single alkoholic drink since my teen years. No spectacular reasons whatsoever, I simply don't enjoy it. I'm hooked on sugar, though. 😂

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Phantom_minus@reddit

of course not.

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hyakumanben@reddit

I was a binge drinker in my younger days, which led to a whole slew of problems. Nowadays I don’t drink at all, because I don’t want to and I couldn’t be happier. IWNDWYT r/stopdrinking

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LosAve@reddit

Yes, but now I drink much less. I’ll have wine on the weekends or a few beers. Not so much on weekdays anymore and not to the point of being drunk…

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v4por@reddit

Nah, I drink way less now. It always just ends in regret. I haven't had a drop in months. It's just not worth feeling like such shit afterwards.

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ghjm@reddit

Barely at all. I might have a glass of wine with a fancy dinner, maybe two or three times a year. It might have been a decade since the last time I had an alcoholic beverage not part of a meal.

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Enlightened_Gardener@reddit

Can’t drink, haven’t been able to since peri got me by the throat a decade ago. I can metabolise oestrogen, or alcohol, but apparently not both.

Thank god for legal weed and amphetamines.

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dmann80@reddit

132 days of being alcohol free. Looking to have a few soon though. Just stopped to jumpstart my diet.

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comingtoamiddle@reddit

Yep. Wine with dinner a couple times a week, sometimes cocktails. Doing my share to prop up the industry. 🥂

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freesoloc2c@reddit

I quit 6 months back, i feel a lot better, I'm more productive and i don't miss it. It will be easier to get old without it.

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WarzonePacketLoss@reddit

Can't stop, won't stop!

Though I've had to scale it back the last couple months because of a new medication. Thankfully, it's not really working, and the next one on the list doesn't affect the liver! Cheers!

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poppythepup@reddit

Nope and neither does my Gen Z kid.

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QuarrieMcQuarrie@reddit

No, have pretty much stopped drinking- even a small beer leads to a hellish hangover and wine is worse. I do miss it but it's not worth it.

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BadstoneMusic@reddit

I’m Helping them Meet quota Modern world requires modern solutions

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HeartMain@reddit

i’m a pint of whiskey deep right now. though i only drink on my 2 days off from work, it is one of the only things that i look forward to 🤷🏻‍♂️

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tango421@reddit

I stopped. Diabetes.

I’ll admit I do miss it. I drank frequently but not heavily. My wife and I used to enjoy something (beers, wine, something unusual) every Friday.

The family on both sides loved their alcohol as well. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents, cousins. The most common reason for stopping was health.

These days the millennials still drink a bit but the rest not really. Odd exception are my gen z cousin and nephew.

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CtrlAltComment@reddit

I'm 58 and stopped drinking at 21. I did more drinking before I could legally. I had seen a lot of what can happen when people are intoxicated, from car accidents, r@pe, physical injuries, rage, abuse, and alcoholism that takes over people's lives. The clincher was vomiting profusely after drinking southern comfort. I never did that before and found out it was because I pregnant and went cold turkey.

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Krissy_ok@reddit

I quit 4 years back. I had found myself racing towards an early grave, angry, stressed, on the way to being broke and not the mother I wanted to be. So I poured the remainder down the drain and white knuckled the next few months until the craving started to wear off. Shout out to r/stopdrinking. I can't tell you how much that sub helped me.

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happy-goluky@reddit

Good for you same here. Love that sub!

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HappyRedditorOnline@reddit

I still love to drink, it just doesn’t love me anymore.

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zalurker@reddit

I've noticed the same. My daughter's college held a 6 to 6 party at their campus last week. I was a bit worried what they would get up to. If we'd tried it, it would have been a major party.

There was some drinking, but the computer lab held a gaming marathon and one class screened Anime. The rest of the kids just had a good time.

My daughter and her friends were all sober when I picked them up the next morning.

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pdxtee@reddit

I was never a big drinker(wine with dinner & a mix drink or whiskey while out) but now I drink maybe 1-2 times a quarter. I prefer to stay clear headed & I don’t like when the drink bill is larger than the food bill. I like mocktails. I know a lot of Gen X who drink like fish when they party. Not everyday but when they do, they do it big.

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ORF1Live@reddit

I cut back when my eldest was born because I was so tired all the time, it just wasn't worth it.

Then after my second baby was born I started getting migraines and it really wasn't worth it.

I usually have a glass of wine with dinner on holiday because we go to Italy and the wine is so good. Rest of the year I don't bother.

I was never a big drinker so I don't really mind.

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Toobefaaaaaiirrr@reddit

I'm a bartender (old X) at a music venue and LIVE for X shows. Our Gen still drinks, tips and have a great time at shows. Older Millennials as well. Younger then that we make no money

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Just-History-8373@reddit

Yep. I like my wine.

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thaaag@reddit

I have literally just finished my first glass of wine. And before anyone looks at the clock and panics, it's 5:37pm on Friday night here in NZ...

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Just-History-8373@reddit

it’s 5 o’clock clock somewhere!!!

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orangeyouabanana@reddit

I love to drink and I have friends who love to drink. When we hang out, we drink a lot and have a good time. We also eat a lot of good food. It’s fun. Is it on the same scale as 20/30 years ago? No of course not, but I will always love beer, wine and liquor.

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thaaag@reddit

Everything in moderation, including moderation...

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IHoppo@reddit

Every Friday evening with mates for a couple of hours early doors. Nothing else.

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thaaag@reddit

Early doors? You English perchance?

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IHoppo@reddit

Ha, yeah.

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GuitarHeroInMyHead@reddit

Never was a drinker...a beer now and again and that is about it and certainly not hard alcohol. I grew up in Wisconsin where drinking is the state sport and saw way too many people I grew up with descend into alcoholism. Wasted, non-nutritional calories that lead to stupid behaviors. No thanks.

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Zealousideal_Lab_427@reddit

I did so much drinking in high school and in my late 20s (surprisingly not college), I hit my quota and don’t need to drink now.

But seriously, I’ll have an occasional glass of wine if I’m at my drinkiest friend’s house. I could honestly go without for the rest of my life.

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jellitate@reddit

Sometimes (2-3 times a month) but I need to stop. There’s a direct correlation to alcohol the day before and how withered my face looks the morning after. I’m sad to say that vanity may make me a teetotaler.

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WontRememberThisID@reddit

Nah, too many calories in alcohol and its makes losing weight much, much harder. Plus, I don’t metabolize it like I used to. I have alcohol like twice a year now.

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LurkyLulz@reddit

Did a wine course, was more interesting than I thought. We’re now going on holidays in wine regions, bringing boxes of wine home

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SnowflakeSWorker@reddit

I guess I’m an outlier here, but I still enjoy drinking. Not booze anymore, but craft beer and wine. My BF and only close family member, and most of my friends, are older than me, and always have been, so we still do enjoy happy hour and all of that. I’ve slowed down considerably, but a good drink (or 3) before and after dinner is something I am not ready to give up, yet.

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Due_Cucumber_6956@reddit

im drinking as I type this.

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jason4747@reddit

[Clink!] Hell yeah

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Due_Cucumber_6956@reddit

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spamtardeggs@reddit

Nope. Not at all.

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Absentmindedgenius@reddit

More for me. Woooo!

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AJ_in_SF_Bay@reddit

I'm doing my part!

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foilrat@reddit

r/Angryupvote but only because I relate.

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Big-Sheepherder-6134@reddit

I haven’t been drunk in over 35 years.

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Rare-Degree-9596@reddit

I have 2-3 at the most, I prefer sober sex.

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Ordinary_Story_1487@reddit

Quit drinking 6 years ago.

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aji23@reddit

No. It fucks your shit up. We have enough shit fucked up why do you want to make more shit fucked more up?

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ottis1guy@reddit

I drink the beer I make.

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Bruppet@reddit

Taking tirzepatide for 2 years and have decreased drinking quite bit… but I’ve found the perfect balance of enjoying alcohol with no downside.. healthy and down 90 lbs…I hope ride this wave until the end 😂

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EmbarrassedPrompt697@reddit

Congrats 🎊🎉🎈

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Rogue_trout_5446@reddit

I’ll still have a drink once in a while, but for the most part it’s NA beer or cocktails now.

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jasno-@reddit

I never have stopped. I don't get crazy anymore like in my younger days, but a few drinks a week takes the edge off.

My weed intake has gone up a lot though.

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EmbarrassedPrompt697@reddit

Yup! Same.

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pixiebaby1972@reddit

I completely quit drinking about 4 years ago and in the few years before that I might have had a total of 3 drinks. My body just can’t handle it anymore, plus smelling alcohol on someone else who’s been drinking is just…no thanks. Don’t miss it at all.

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EmbarrassedPrompt697@reddit

Drinking. Smoking weed. But not nearly as much as I used to, and much more health conscious: cooking healthy meals, going for walks, doing heated vinyasa yoga. Trying to find balance. :)

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lambent_ort@reddit

I only drink when I go out and I never get drunk anymore. Never been a home drinker. But always say yes to drugs. ☺️🙏

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jdub213818@reddit

By the time I hit 30, kinda stopped drinking heavily/weekly . I started in middle school. So I drank my fair share. Now I can’t finish a 12 pack of beer , it will be sitting there 6 months later.

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Apprehensive_Snow_26@reddit

I'm pretty much done. It used to be fun, but it's expensive, not to mention risky. The bar life can get depressing as most people are in an odd mood lately, and I can relate. I'd rather enjoy cuddling at home with my pets, avoiding drama and saving money.

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Melodic-Comb9076@reddit

stopped 2 yrs ago.

best decision ever!!

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Alkash@reddit

Quit at 41. 46 now. The cost / benefit ratio went tits up, just wasn't worth it anymore.

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UpstartCrow88@reddit

I never drink anymore, last drink was nearly 5 years ago. I never had a problem but would drink probably once every couple of weeks socially or when the spouse and I went out to a nice dinner etc. Once I started caring about my overall health though that was an easy carcinogen to cut out and one I do not miss at all.

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Good_Nyborg@reddit

I pretty much never have alcohol anymore. Maybe a beer or wine now and then for dinners out or watching a game with a friend, but it's accurate to say I haven't had more than a half-dozen drinks a year for the past 10 or so years.

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No-Brief-1025@reddit

Nope, just cannabis these days 😶‍🌫️

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Lopsided_Panic_1148@reddit

Nope. No desire. I never was a big drinker anyway, but since I've lived at a high altitude, I can't tolerate alcohol anyway.

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Comprehensive_End751@reddit

I am only an alcoholic on holiday. Thailand earlier this year and a cruise at the end of the year. I can go years without drinking but I think I’ve earned being able to drink a few bucket or fishbowl cocktails on holiday for making it this far

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rokken70@reddit

I sometimes have maybe one beer a week, or more for special occasions (like birthdays, holidays etc.) but generally no. I don’t even drink caffeinated pop anymore.

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No-Structure-2842@reddit

No

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Capable-Watercress16@reddit

Nope, violent alcoholic parent will taint alcohol consumption like that

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MostlyHarmless88@reddit

Gave it up a year ago. Too expensive & too many empty calories!

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Doja_Gnat@reddit

I’m drinking now.

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jason4747@reddit

Cheers!

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Doja_Gnat@reddit

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Prestigious-Tip-6819@reddit

I have pretty much stopped. I feel so awful when I do.

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NaturalSpecialist5@reddit

I never drank much because I just don't like how it tastes or how it makes me feels. Specifically I get flushed and hot. I have red hair and fair skin so I look like a tomato. I would drink fuzzy navels because it was sweet and usually watered down. Plus it was cheap in the 90s. Now and then I'll have a hard cider. Low alcohol, nice taste and I won't look like a bottle of ketchup.

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pidgeon92@reddit

Damned straight I still drink. However, now that marijuana is legal here, I prefer edibles. I try to keep both habits down to twice per week, but the world keeps trying my patience.

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JackSkell049152@reddit

My patience on came after 40.

I used to say, “if I could only kill just ONE person a day…”, and get looks, until when they’d be spouting off later, and I’d remind them, and enjoyed their expression…

I enjoyed humoring the idea, how long I’d be before I was the ONE for someone else…

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Felicity_Calculus@reddit

Yes, frequently but not heavily. I have one glass of wine with dinner most evenings, and I’ll often have two glasses, or one glass and a cocktail, on weekends. But I literally don’t remember the last time I got anywhere near drunk 🤷🏻‍♀️

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sauerkrautpolka@reddit

133 days sober... mostly for weightloss, so I'm not patting myself on the back for this one.. but probably my longest stint sober in nearly 30 years. I'll probably have a few drinks on my birthday in a few months.

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JackSkell049152@reddit

I remember years ago I had the brilliant thought to use Diet Coke for my rum/cokes, to “save calories”. What a dipshit.

My mixes looked like tea…

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LoafBreadly@reddit

I’m mid 40s and I’ve never drank

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Massive_Biscotti_850@reddit

I used to...I still do, but I used to too

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marshallkrich@reddit

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Creativejess@reddit

Cant tolerate alcohol on my GLP-1. Womp womp, but hey I’m down 50 lbs so yay!

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Mostly_Nohohon@reddit

Congrats on the weight loss. GLPs have been shown to curb several craving type habits. Food, alcohol, nicotine, gambling, etc.

But I have heard it also makes some people feel sick.

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kirabug37@reddit

Oh on the wrong day with the wrong food it can make my gallbladder misfire like a paper mache cannon. But usually that’s also because I ate something stupid like deep fried everything for dinner.

If my body did that naturally I wouldn’t need the shot 🤣

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SuzQP@reddit

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jason4747@reddit

Outstanding

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Beautiful-Routine295@reddit

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jason4747@reddit

[Clink!] Hell yeah

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rhino-x@reddit

I get drunk 1-2x a month at the most. I rarely drink at home, and when I do it's usually no more than two drinks. When I do go out I drink a little excessively. Basically I drink nothing most of the time but when I do, it's a 12 pack.

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boulevardofdef@reddit

I've never been a big drinker and have always told people that if the doctor told me tomorrow that I could never drink again, I'd have no problem whatsoever with it. Well, turns out that kind of happened recently! I started having stomach issues, and I was able to identify alcohol as one of the triggers. So I'm not drinking anymore and it's a little harder than I was expecting -- sometimes I really crave a glass of wine with a steak, and I had no idea what to do at a recent work happy hour with an open bar (carbonated beverages are a no, too, and I eventually ordered an orange juice). But it's not THAT hard.

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CSILalaAnn@reddit

I don't really drink. As the child of a horrible alcoholic father, I saw what that did. Didn't want any part of it. Had a very brief amount of time in my early 30s where I drank. It terrified me because, even when I drank a lot, no hangover. There should be some repercussions for that kind of drinking.

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kirabug37@reddit

The “no hangover” thing got me too. I say “got me” because I think if Dad had gotten hangovers maybe he wouldn’t have been an alcoholic.

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aubreypizza@reddit

Nope

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kirabug37@reddit

Once my husband had a surprise!liver transplant last year due to an illness we pretty much stopped drinking. I have one or two during pinball tournaments and that’s that.

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rivenshire@reddit

Only weekend wine (1 glass each day) and I'd give it up in a hot minute to have more cheese and butter if it worked that way!

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Zealousideal_Draw_94@reddit

Have basically quit drinking. I may partake a few times a year, on holidays.

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Kaa_The_Snake@reddit

Nah I haven’t really since my mid 30’s. I’ll have a drink maybe one a year.

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BurnesWhenIP@reddit

I quit October 2023 for my health

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TonyStark100@reddit

I am not. I was really good at it, but I quit about 3 years ago.

If you want to quit drinking read Allen Carr’s book: Illustrated easy way to stop drinking book.

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Vanpocalypse-Now@reddit

Same! I'll hit 3 years July 2. The single best decision I've made in my life. Drinking was fun and awesome, until it wasn't. Congratulations! It is not easy, but I wouldn't change anything.

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JackSkell049152@reddit

Functioning alcoholic for 23 years, until I “simplified” my relationships and started working jobs I didn’t hate.

I sharpie my bottles with the date when I open them, and some get poured out after a year. I’ve had a six pack sit for over 4 months.

I’m just happier and lost the urge.

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Temporary_Client7585@reddit

Not really. It doesn’t sit so well with me anymore. I’m hoping summer shandies work a bit better.

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HatRemov3r@reddit

I’m making up for what they don’t drink

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RevenueOld4357@reddit

I have a drink when we go out to dinner, which is once a month or so. At home, it’s edibles.

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Downtown_Anteater_38@reddit

I woke up on Boxing Day 2020 with a terrible case of vertigo. The next three days felt like I was hugely drunk and unable to sober up. That killed any taste I had for alcohol, and I haven’t had a drink since.

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Pink-socks@reddit

Sometimes the universe gives you a warning shot.

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Angelas-Merkin@reddit

Statistically, we millennials are the heaviest drinking generation in history.

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TheFirst10000@reddit

Hardly ever. I have beer in the fridge that's been there for months, and bottles of wine and liquor that have gone untouched for ages. I'm not against it or anything, it's just not a priority. Well, that and I'm wary of the stuff given family history on both sides.

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zombie_overlord@reddit

I quit years ago. I'll have one or two every now and then, but I just don't feel like it much anymore.

Smoke hella weed though.

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76Clover@reddit

Weed every day! Pretty much zero alcohol

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DealNo3840@reddit

I don’t drink at all. It never did more than make me tired or sick. Gen Z doesn’t drink, they smoke pot instead

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deamayn@reddit

Glass or two of wine almost every night.

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PrairieGrrl5263@reddit

Z's not drinking? DIBS.

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WelshWillisthethird@reddit

Gen Z is drinking, just not binge drinking Probably realizing health care is not to be meddled with, as in good health is an investment in the USA

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Bl1nk9@reddit

It’s a good investment in the USA? I have been sober for 20 years fortunately, otherwise the USA would make me want to drink at it. Hopefully it’s just an investment in themselves, and we just gave them a good example why. See coffin nails as well.

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Affogoto@reddit

I’m enjoying a boozy cherry slushy drink at this very moment. Hell ya. Why not?

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Ordinary_Nothing_348@reddit

I still drink, but not much. Hardly ever at home. I'll occasionally have a glass of wine while out to dinner. My Gen Z drinks, but not much either.

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Present_Muscle_2375@reddit

Clean and sober for 34 years. I NEEDED to quit when I was 27.

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CityNot@reddit

I drink beer and feel great!!

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Important-Pain-1734@reddit

I used to drink on the weekends in my 20s. I take to many medications now to throw alcohol in the mix

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ladybraine@reddit

Way less than I used to. I miss wine but it gives me awful hot flashes now- thanks perimenopause

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Naive-Garlic2021@reddit

I don't get the hot flashes anymore thanks to finally getting on the right HRT, but alcohol sure doesn't make me feel good. My problem is my memory is shot, so every once in a while I think, I would like some wine, then I have it and remember why I hadn't had any in a while.

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oep87@reddit

{gestures wildly at the state of everything happening} Damn skippy I’m still drinking.

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Doja_Gnat@reddit

I started drinking way more in 2020 and didn’t really wind that back lol

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ronwabo@reddit

I drink on the weekends, maybe 2 or 3 if there's a game on that I want to watch. Quit smoking weed after 30+ years in October, don't really miss it.

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ms_slowsky@reddit

Loved beer, unfortunately my immune system had other plans for my liver.

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Nocturne2319@reddit

I'm there with you, in a slightly different way, with non alcoholic fatty liver disease. Had that since I was 28, and I drank super infrequently then, too.

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Nicholiason@reddit

I limit drinking to weekends when nothing is going on from September to New Years. I don't do it around my kids. I find if there are some boundaries that I can apply to myself it keeps things in check and fun.

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Acceptable_Mirror235@reddit

Never been much of a drinker . I do like a glass of wine with a fancy dinner . That’s about it.

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Nocturne2319@reddit

Can't anymore, aside from extremely occasionally, meaning less than once per month. Stupid medications.

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ItsLikeARewardAZ@reddit

Alcoholic here. Yes. The 90s drink culture carried over.

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Yummy_Castoreum@reddit

Not a drinker. But everyone around my age that I know is, often to the point of what sure looks like dependence.

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Kristylane@reddit

I just sorta quit drinking about 10 years ago. I think it was just that the next day always sucked. Not necessarily a hangover, but just didn’t feel good. The only one who noticed or cared was my alcoholic aunt.

Now I’ll have a glass of wine if I go out for a nice dinner and sometimes if I’m at an event and then it’s mostly a social thing, not a drink thing.

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owlandkestrel@reddit

This is it. I quit nine months ago. Too many days spent not-quite-hungover but not feeling well either

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PoofBam@reddit

I hardly ever drink alcohol but I smoke weed every day.

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CaptMixTape@reddit

Is that you Nate Dogg?

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GardenDrummer@reddit

Nate Dogg approves.

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Nearby-Sentence-4740@reddit

One drink per month and about 50mg of edibles a week.

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gonzopaw@reddit

Its time.....been sober 5 years now. I really miss beer and Pinot Noir....but can never again go back.

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Xenophonehome@reddit

Almost never alcohol but I still love weed, lsd and shrooms. I actually think an occasional lsd or shroom trip is far better than alcohol both physically and mentally at least for me.

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DaGrexican@reddit

No. 😁 mmmm beer

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owlandkestrel@reddit

I quit at 49 and wish I had done it sooner. Too many years spent not feeling my best.

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Chief7064@reddit

I was pretty good at drinking the 30 years I was in the military. But it was always with a crew. One I lost the work & play crew, I kind if just stopped except for some random occasions.

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VaderFett1@reddit

Yup!

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TheGriff71@reddit

Currently dieting, so no. But I drink well when I do.

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avamarshmellow@reddit

Legal weed is 100x better than

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bettiegee@reddit

I never drank a ton. But I have found that hard liquor suits me better now. I will have an old fashioned or a martini maybe once a week. Or just whiskey.

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mosura1@reddit

Gen Z isn't tipping either

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TifCreatesAgain@reddit

I've never been a drinker. Maybe three or four times a year I would have a margarita. However, I haven't had a drink in a couple of years. I have no desire to drink again.

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john__yaya@reddit

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Tacos_N_Bourbon@reddit

Still working on the fifth of bourbon I bought around 5 years ago.

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Tbagts@reddit

I don't drink anymore.

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I don't drink any less either

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DifferentEdge9918@reddit

I was putting away a handle of Seagrams 7 every 3 days for years, 28 months sober now (vacations don't count lol).

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PsychoticMessiah@reddit

Today I am 100 days alcohol free

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Krissy_ok@reddit

Legend ☆ Well done, dude.

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whitebean@reddit

Congrats! I’m one week away from a year without alcohol. Keep it up!

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shitshatshatted@reddit

Congratulations!

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ebar2010@reddit

I still have a buzz from my 20’s!

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endlesssearch482@reddit

Hell yes. I didn’t drink much in my 20s, 30s, or 40s, so I drink more now.

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Jaspa7732@reddit

Me too. I really didn’t drink after college and only started getting into whiskey during Covid.

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azlulu@reddit

Yup!. Every chance I get.

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Rough_Condition75@reddit

I’ll have a cocktail with dinner once or twice a month but that’s about it. Drinking was never high on my list of things to do though

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TheNolaCatLady@reddit

I drank enough to last a lifetime in my 20's and 30's. I don't consume alcohol anymore. It feels good not having to worry about hangovers or alcohol induced bad judgment.

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Applepiemommy2@reddit

Yes

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implicate@reddit

I started taking GLP-1s last year, and my desire to drink alcohol just kind of... Dried up.

I still have the beers and ciders in my garage fridge from the week that I started taking the shots.

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ElevenIron@reddit

Tirzepatide (Zepbound) is far more effective at curbing alcohol desire than semaglutide (Wegovy). My COVID era bourbon collection is quietly collecting dust these days.

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implicate@reddit

I've tried both, and both seem to have the same effect on my desire to drink.

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jIdiosyncratic@reddit

That's great. I'm really interested in this. There just don't seem to be enough studies to support therefore if you have shitty medical like I do they would never cover it.

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implicate@reddit

Potential to get them prescribed for weight loss, treatment of diabetes, and sleep apnea.

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Inkblots2000@reddit

Not. Never have. It’s just not my thing.

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dudersaurus-rex@reddit

Stopped drinking for about fifteen years. Started again about November last year and just can't get enough when it comes to a decent whisky sour.

The biggest hassle is finding a decent one

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NumberOk9619@reddit

I drank these when I used to drink. I drank good bourbon straight but would take the edge off of rot gut whiskey with a splash of Faygo 60/40. Probably not the "decent" whiskey sour you're after, but it works.

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Otherwise-Let4664@reddit

I can't drink anymore, and I miss it a lot.

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ivgrl1978@reddit

The hangxiety isn't worth it anymore! I used to come home from work and polish off a 2L Jackson-Triggs Pinot Grigio (not a flex, it was functional alcoholism) and I get anxiety even smelling alcohol now. It's like I hit 47 and it flicked a switch on my body's ability to metabolize alcohol!

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Luv2Dnc@reddit

Not much, never did. I just don’t really like the taste of most alcohol.

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brendini511@reddit

Same here

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Pleasant_Studio9690@reddit

Would love to be drinking socially, but more than 2 or 3 triggers a migraine 100% of the time now. And even just one triggers a migraine about 30% of the time. I miss getting toasted.

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Open_Opinion4775@reddit

No drinking for me. I already have enough expensive habits, like living indoors and eating cooked food. Can't afford another one.

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Montgomery943@reddit

Weed is the way.

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Nouseriously@reddit

prefer edibles tbh

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NoPretenseNoBullshit@reddit

I rarely ever drink.

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PirateJim68@reddit

Just had a close long time friend pass away last year from drinking. She had been drinking since our teen years. She was born in 66. She was hiding it these last few years from everyone including her husband.

We all drank in our teens. I drank A LOT. In my teens, in the military, After the military, right up til 8 years ago when I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I have (and can have) a drink every so often now, but honestly have no desire to. I live alone now and there is really no reason to drink alone.

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SSweetSauce@reddit

I was borderline alcoholic until I had a heart attack 3 years ago. The heart attack was the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me.

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aaron_judgement@reddit

I stopped drinking. Feel better and healthier now

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TwistedMemories@reddit

I drank like a fish in my teens, 20s and 30s. In 40s, I did heavily but not like when I was younger. Most of my drinking was when I’d go out to a bar or restaurant.

Now in my 50s, I have numerous bottles of hard liquor, but it’s rare that I touch them. I do drink beer some high ABV, some of it low. I won’t go under 4.5%. But maybe 2 or 3 a week.

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Sudden_Fix_1144@reddit

They keep saying this but where I live genZ still getting on it.

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vinegar_strokes68@reddit

I'm doing my part

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edinagirl@reddit

No, I just naturally quit coming up on three years ago. No problems with it. Just asked myself what was the point.

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TheFlaEd@reddit

I'm drinking as I type this.

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Vintage-Injun@reddit

I stopped drinking almost 3 years ago. It’s been a struggle, but it was the best decision I’ve made in my life. I have longer to live because of the choice I made. Life is better in ways I never expected.

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grumpynetgeekintexas@reddit

I’ve been sober for going on 29 years and truthfully don’t miss it.

My stomach and liver have been thanking me for that decision.

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Trolldad_IRL@reddit

Yes. Never to excess any more. Maybe to the point of a nice buzz if I’m not driving or if I have the time to do enjoy it. Even that is maybe once week.

I honestly like the taste of a well made cocktail or a good craft beer. If we are going out to eat at a nice restaurant, my wife and I will both have a pre-dinner cocktail. If it’s really good we might have a second.

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MeganGMcD75@reddit

I have acid reflux and a card that gets me a magical plant. So very little nowadays.

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Ok-Till-5285@reddit

Never have been much of a drinker, maybe 3 or 4 drinks a month if we have company over.

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alohayogi@reddit

Mocktails only. Quit drinking at 55. Never felt better! Don't miss it at all.

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RichLather@reddit

Heck yes I am. Bourbon, beer, mixed drinks.

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eyeballburger@reddit

Never did really like to drink. I like being drunk for a couple hours and then it’s headaches and puke for days. Good when I was younger, but I don’t like it now. Takes too much out of me.

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Key_Mastodon_3525@reddit

Me and several of my friends all just kind of quit drinking alcohol like 3 or 4 years ago. Don't miss it at all -> we're all in a helluva lot better shape than we were in our 40s -> we like the non-alchohol beers though -> some have gotten really good, they've come a long way since O'Doules or Coors Cutter if you remember that crap!

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Separate-Succotash11@reddit

O’Doules was bad stuff.

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LetThem_1972@reddit

Athletic Run Wild NA beer is damn good

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WeirdWritings1989@reddit

Drank whiskey,bourbon and beer every day from 14 to 47 cut back a bit for a few years and now at 52 I barely drink at all usually just one or two beers every few weeks. I don’t know if I should be happy or terrified.

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whispering_opinions@reddit

Very rarely. I don't enjoy how I feel when I drink. I get dizzy and sick to my stomach. I do however partake in a gummy or a cannabis vape pod ☺️

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nememess@reddit

Sober now. Turns out that I'm an asshole when I drink. Who knew 🤷🏼‍♀️.

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Gratefulbetty666@reddit

Me too. I had no idea I was such a dick. Now Im California sober as they say.

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GrowNative@reddit

Now I have to use the Google machine to find out if I am this California sober as well.

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SnooConfections8768@reddit

Only if I'm alone or with someone else. Otherwise I never touch the stuff.

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AbsolutesDealer@reddit

When I drink alone I prefer to be by myself.

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SpankyDammit@reddit

Howdy George. Love your work.

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rosie666@reddit

Does the Lord count as a person?

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CowboyLaw@reddit

You never drink alone when you have Jesus.

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Logix_interface@reddit

Drank regularly in my 20’s as the weekend started on Thursday nights for us back then. In my 30’s I definitely slowed down a lot, but I smoked more weed. Hit my 40’s and hit a rough spot in my marriage at the same time my brother in-law lost his wife to cancer, so we were getting hammered every weekend, sometimes during the week too. Now that I’m in my 50’s, I might get through a 6-pack over the whole weekend. I’m hooked on michelada’s now.

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Violent_Martians@reddit

I always have something in the house to drink. Beer, wine, liquor, seltzers, but rareley drink it myself. That being said summer is coming so floats in the pool, yard work, bonfires, will ensure i'll have at least 3-4 over a weekend. I never drink when we go out as I'm always driving.

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Wyldfyre1@reddit

Yep! Love a glass or 3 of red wine 🍷

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RevolutionJones@reddit

Yes! A must have if I’m making red a sauce Italian dish or a nice steak.

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SuchDogeHodler@reddit

No... never really got into it....

I haven't even had a beer in 5 or 6 years.

Nothing against it just not interested.

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Bartlomiej48@reddit

Very rarely….

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crankypickle@reddit

When pot became legal, I tried it again for the first time since my youth — thinking it would be a nice way to unwind. But surprisingly, it made me feel edgy and anxious. I’m not sure how common that is. So, I still enjoy a mixed drink a few times a week.

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JBalltheway@reddit

Lots of varieties, you can now look up the effects of different strains to help find the ones that help your vibe the best :) edibles, beverages...RSO...dabs...

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nememess@reddit

Super common! This weed isn't the weed we smoked as kids. It has a MUCH higher concentration of THC. I can't do anything but nibble on an edible every once in a while.

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Helleboredom@reddit

Quit a few years ago. Lost 80 lb. Got into weight lifting. Living my best life!

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Ok_Transition7785@reddit

Not just alcohol, basically they do nothing. No sex, no relationships, no marriage. But no I dont drink anymore, too old for that.

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jaredjc@reddit

Yes multiple times a month. No more than two drinks usually.

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WithoutDennisNedry@reddit

Not really. I feel like I grew out of it. I’ll have a glass of wine with dinner a few times a year but 2019 was the last time I was drunk.

That shit hurts now and it’s just not worth it anymore.

As a matter of fact, I’m noticing the opposite of you, OP. I don’t think I know anyone who really drinks much anymore. My sister (who is probably an alcoholic) and my 24yo niece are the only people I can confidently say I know drink to drunk anymore.

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Eazy12345678@reddit

naw i got better things to do than get drunk

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Background-Cap-9047@reddit

Practically quit drinking 25 years ago. I may have a glass on new year's eve but that's it

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killslikeaninja@reddit

I only drink a couple times a year now, and I’m very picky on what I drink. No more cheap liquor. However, I retire in 30 working days and I will smoke my pleasures once again.

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JBalltheway@reddit

Heck yeah!!!

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An_Old_IT_Guy@reddit

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ScheanaShaylover@reddit

What do you like?

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An_Old_IT_Guy@reddit

Anejo

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Bladley@reddit

Very rarely.

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Pretty_Couple_832@reddit

Not really, it makes me sneeze.

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Signal_Contract_3592@reddit

Gen Z is stupid. Give me a chilled day martini at a dark bar talking to people over taking Molly and jacking off to YouTube by myself any day.

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Will_McLean@reddit

Why not both tho

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Edward_the_Dog@reddit

You’ve created quite the tableaux.

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stomperxj@reddit

Nope

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One_Purple_3242@reddit

Not anymore, but I do miss the days of getting drunk and going out dancing!

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swentech@reddit

My body will only allow high quality stuff now and even so not much of that. It’s usually a good IPA or a nice red wine. That’s about it.

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HatefulWithoutCoffee@reddit

2 months ago my stomach suddenly decided it could no longer tolerate it and rebelled heavily. And I was only a social drinker. Now when I get an urge for a drink, I buy myself clothing instead.

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BobDogGo@reddit

I quit 7 years ago but I was drinking enough for 4 people at the time! best 7 years of my life!

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TheKingOfSiam@reddit

I'm still a dirty hooker for well made craft beer from a brewery I can visit. So yeah. I just don't ever get hammered anymore, it's not healthy.

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Sad-Masterpiece-9709@reddit

Not really. Probably averages out to a beer a month.

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xxxlo_0lxxx@reddit

My GenZ sons drink. More than me. 🤣

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Application-Bulky@reddit

Gen Z is also not hooking up with each other. Correlation?

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trivialempire@reddit

Yes…there’s a correlation.

Guys have some beers, maybe a little Jack.

Girls have some sloe gin or wine coolers.

Same party. Many rooms in the house.

Not sure that happens today

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Auslander808@reddit

Ya know, there might be something to that.

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FlamingoImpressive11@reddit

About 1-2 beers a year now.

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The_Wild_Bunch@reddit

Same with me. I've been that way a decade now.

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AshamedTax8008@reddit

Nope. 57. Was drunk for 30 yrs and stopped cold a few yrs back. So fucking happy with that decision. The mental, physical, and emotional growth and change for the better is astounding when alcohol is removed.

Better relationships, better career growth, obviously better health, better outlook on life.

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NepaliCulkin@reddit

Agree. This year will be my 5th year of no alcohol after quitting cold. The gains have been massive. So much happier, clear headed, less anxiety…

Seen too many friends and acquaintances drink themselves to illness, poverty, or death.

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Pug_867-5309@reddit

Good for you!

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Successful_Nature712@reddit

No. Too many of my girlfriends are lost in glasses or a bottle of wine to deal with work or their husbands and children…

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chitoatx@reddit

If a single glass of alcohol cost $15 back in the 90’s we wouldn’t be drinking either. If a concert ticket was $132 back in the 90’s we wouldn’t have gone…if we did we wouldn’t have the money to drink.

I’m so grateful to have lived before we priced out our culture.

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Major-Discount2155@reddit

I used to drink a lot, and there were many instances of being blackout drunk in my 20s. In the late years of my awful marriage, I went through a bottle of wine every day. Can't even smell red wine anymore, honestly. I worked that I was heading in an alcoholic direction. My current incredible partner helped me assess my reasons for drinking to excess, and it's just something I don't do anymore. I'll still enjoy a glass of white or rosé, but not every day, and I'm happy with just one. The need to feel that buzz has disappeared in the face of a very healthy relationship.

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hoverton@reddit

Not really. Never got into it plus there are several alcoholics in my family. Had a friend from college die from liver cirrhosis a few years ago. I have maybe two or three mixed drinks a year.

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jdjbr85@reddit

Smoke weed

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deartheworld@reddit

Every day

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Flaky_Wheel60B@reddit

I drank from 18-50.

Two years alcohol free.

Just do psychedelics now.

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Funny-Top-1759@reddit

Love me some mushrooms on a sunny day

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Funny-Top-1759@reddit

Switched to weed a few years ago. I'll still have a drink or two on the weekends or at concerts socially, but weed doesn't slow me down like booze does.

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kittenbeans66@reddit

Absolutely not. Stuff is poison and alcoholism runs in my family.

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One_Purple_3242@reddit

Same.

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RandomCoffeeThoughts@reddit

Maybe 5 drinks a year. My vice is coffee. Never smoked cigarettes, weed or vaped.

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TheRateBeerian@reddit

Drinking is my main hobby

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Maleficent-Leek2943@reddit

I “only” have three thousand and something unique beers logged in Untappd, but I’ve pretty much stopped drinking completely at this point, so don’t see it going up by more than I can count on one hand each year. If that. But adding to that number was definitely a hobby of mine for a long time.

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CowboyLaw@reddit

I’m literally drinking right now. Martini. Wine later, with pizza.

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jaimebuggie@reddit

No, because like a lot of my friends, I took it too far for too long. Now I can’t touch it or I’ll go right back.

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One_Purple_3242@reddit

Same here.

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sageguitar70@reddit

Weed only. Alcohol slows me down.

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Insightseekertoo@reddit

Absolutely. Who else is going to save the liquor industry? I am doing my part.

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the-Gaf@reddit

Fuck yeah! Let’s goooo

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jojowasher@reddit

Never did, but I have taken up weed to handle stress and anxiety, its way cheaper!

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chaseinger@reddit

very successfully, thanks for asking. i think having started late (in my 40ies really, before that i dabbled here and there) helped.

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Equivalent_Gap_805@reddit

Like a fish.

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NotUrDadiBlameUrMoma@reddit

16 days of dryness so far lol

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Couldbeaccurate@reddit

I quit a couple years ago. I never drank very much. Going from 2 beers a month to 0 was no big deal

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TouristRoutine602@reddit

Mostly just coffee with my weed, sometimes beer or wine with weed, there is a theme here

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mgspeeder@reddit

Virtually every day, not a lot, maybe a beer or two, or a glass of wine or three.

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KindaKrayz222@reddit

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Nice-Health-4833@reddit

70 days sober yesterday, after 15+ years of daily drinking, and i gotta say I feel fantastic

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chaseinger@reddit

username checks out.

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DorktorJones@reddit

Checking in at 118 days. Feels good man. I drank like a fish for decades.

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Dogzillas_Mom@reddit

I’m six months nicotine sober. High five!

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thadtheking@reddit

Someone has to pick up their slack.

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Amazing_Factor2974@reddit

No ..drank in HS . College and about 27 thought it was actually a waste of money and tips ...so plain ice tea and water ..bought the best food more my money instead. Every once in awhile have a shot of good tequila or a Mexican beer or crown royal and coke ...other than that on celebration days nope. I do buy some edibles to relax with CBDx.

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KeefKake@reddit

Quit drinking a long time ago and don’t miss it.

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Worth_Affect_4014@reddit

Same. About 10 years ago I decided I’d had enough for this lifetime. Love having the extra hours in each day.

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AirlineRegular1827@reddit

58 and quit in September. I've been a partier since I was 14. I put in a long shift and it was just time.

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ArchiePatsMom@reddit

I binge drank in college. And drank a good bit in my 20s and early 30s. 51 now. I drank four drinks in Nashville this past weekend and hated every minute of that feeling of being drunk. I rarely drink now. I prefer to wake up feeling fresh and working out each day.

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Willing_Freedom_1067@reddit

I never drank, partially because I didn’t like the taste of alcohol in general, but partially because I didn’t like feeling out of control. I had plenty of that already at home.

It’s the sane reason I also didn’t experiment with drugs. It sure wasn’t because I was supposed to “just say no”. 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️

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mrsdigi@reddit

I bought the drink package. 🤣🥂🍸🍷

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Pale_Statistician474@reddit

On weekends only. Life is short and I like a good tequila

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BigLoveForNoodles@reddit

I drink far more now than I did all throughout my twenties… although honestly it’s still not that much. Maybe 2-4 drinks a week. Occasionally I’ll have two in a day, very rare to have three.

Although I didn’t try cannabis until I was 50 or so, and now I take an edible once or twice a week.

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TurnoverFuzzy8264@reddit

Since my wife died, I'm making up for at least one or two Gen Zs.

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Mockingbird_1234@reddit

So very sorry for your loss 💔

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Poutiest_Penguin@reddit

😔I’m sorry

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Useful-Ad1489@reddit

They must’ve skipped Maine when doing these surveys because Gen Z is definitely drinking up here! And they’re also smoking weed because it’s legal here. The whole city of Portland smells like it. Boomers to Gen Z drinking & smoking. I have noticed Gen Z doesn’t drink beer as much as we did, they choose hard liquor or seltzer types. But when they do drink beer it’s old school shit. Gen X are the ones who like the IPA’s. We have sooo many local breweries.

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sanityvoid@reddit

I think they skipped Wisconsin when asking this question as well.

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Useful-Ad1489@reddit

can you send me some beer cheese??

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periodicsheep@reddit

never drank, still do not. but i do use a ton of weed. that started in my 30s after life changing illness/injury and required weed

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RebB76@reddit

U a narc? Who's askin

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Pilan@reddit

Right?

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Massive-Ant5650@reddit

Eh .. I don’t think any of us are under age in this particular subreddit. Aside from lurkers I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Floating_Rickshaw@reddit

I am a 50 (M). I was a professional drinker for a good while. It was time to bow out at the peak of my game. I now maybe have few beers once a month. Maybe when I’m grilling or hanging with a friend. I sleep better. I feel better and I’m cool with that.

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haz_waste@reddit

I've been drinking more bourbon but less beer.

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Myis@reddit

You betcha

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cstephenson79@reddit

Quit 4 years ago

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Ckn-bns-jns@reddit

Trying to kill myself through booze right this second

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TurnoverFuzzy8264@reddit

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ackack9999@reddit

I drink but not nearly at the levels I did 10 years ago

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Malady1607@reddit

I don't drink anymore due to multiple food allergies and gastric issues. Not that fun, but it's okay.

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domesticatedprimate@reddit

I still drink socially but very rarely alone. Even socially I often just share a 12 oz can of beer between two or three people. I'll have a few drinks maybe once a month.

I drank pretty heavily during Covid (a bottle of wine every two days, sometimes a bit more) but it was never an addiction. It was more out of boredom than anything else.

There was a time in the mid 2000s when I worked in an office full time, and one day on my way home from work, I caught myself craving the half-size can of beer I was rationing myself at the time. I didn't like the feeling of that craving so I quit drinking for a while and quit the job shortly after. So I know the early signs of dependency and actively avoid the when necessary.

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entropyparty@reddit

Now I drink from 0-10 drinks per month. Almost never 10 usually around 5. I’m still blessed to not get hangovers as long as I stay hydrated and watch what I drink. But my limit for one evening is three if I’m not driving, two if I am.

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domesticatedprimate@reddit

two if I am

I live in Japan where even a tiny trace of alcohol in the blood results in immediate revocation of your driver's license.

So of course this has had a major effect on reducing social drinking...

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katiekat214@reddit

Quit two years ago today along with my best friend.

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Brilliant_Activity39@reddit

Every now and then, I'll buy a six pack of Belgian Tripel Ale, and then I remember that at my age, that spare doesn't inflate itself. I never was a big drinker, so I don't feel like much has changed, but none of my friends drinks excessively either.

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This-Assumption4123@reddit

Don’t drink at all anymore and haven’t in a couple of years.

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Slim_Chiply@reddit

I don't really drink anymore. It's bad for my mental health.

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Minirth22@reddit

My drinking stopped when I lost my gall bladder. I’ve had 1 drink this year, I got lucky and had no ill effects.

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positivepinetree@reddit

Sober since 2007 through AA

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whentimerunsout@reddit

No quit last year. Had anxiety and had to go on meds. Also cancer in family has me thinking it was best.

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DangerousLettuce1423@reddit

Spent my late teens (18 is legal age) and early 20s, hanging with friends, whose lives revolved around going to the pub/nightclubs every weekend (wasn't my thing).

Never really liked the taste of any form of alcohol, just drank it to be sociable at the time.

Stopped doing that mid 20s and hardly drink since. Maybe half a glass of something once or twice a year to celebrate an occasion.

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Careless_Bar_5920@reddit

I'll have a drink if we go out for a sit-down dinner, which is no more than once a month, if that. I used to have a bottle of wine over the weekend, every weekend. Instead, it's legal weed. Which is definitely more frequent this past year and a half.

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SalaryBrief@reddit

No

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PIK_Toggle@reddit

Maybe, you buying?

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Shurglife@reddit

Yessir

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stiggs13@reddit

Yup, loving the fermented grapes 🍇

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thegreathoudini73@reddit

Mind your business….

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BarefootMystic@reddit

You’re likely to get more comments from the people who don’t drink or who drink much less. Just basic internet rules of the road. Who’s produce enough about their moderate to heavy driving to take tine to comment? But if you don’t drink or have reduced it quit, then yes, that’s incentive enough to comment. Just basic human nature. I’d guess that most people who drink wouldn’t be much motivated to comment anything too interesting about it

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Sudden-Damage-5840@reddit

Nope. It makes me feel sick. Rather eat a gummy

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Cptnmisfortune@reddit

I definitely still drink, with certain people a lot. But most of my close range buddies are sober.

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Altruistic-Panda-697@reddit

Nope. I don’t drink and never have had an interest or a taste for it. I’ve got lots of other hobbies that take my money.

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Caffeinated_Narwhal_@reddit

I still have beers on the weekend or a glass of whiskey

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Grendeltech@reddit

Not very often. I've never enjoyed alcohol.

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VariationNo9854@reddit

I used to drink socially … aging and medication stopped that, lol. I had a glass of wine last night and promptly fell asleep in my chair after dinner. For four hours. Drinks are just not in the cards for me anymore 🤣🤣

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Pinepark@reddit

I have an autoimmune disease so alcohol is pretty much out for me. I do have a medical card and take gummies every day. My husband makes up for it tho. He drinks a few beers a night.

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Neither_Remote_4818@reddit

That’s why I quit too.

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Neither_Remote_4818@reddit

I quit drinking in 2018. Zero now.

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Puzzleheaded-Cup7781@reddit

Beyond a margarita when we go out for Mexican? No. We are more of an edibles family. It’s just as good, I get great sleep and wake up feeling awesome.

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DeepGreenThumbs@reddit

I don't refuse to drink, but I also haven't in 2\~3 years because I can't be bothered.

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RMW1990@reddit

I started out like this and now haven't had any since 2010. I found something I wanted to do more than that and there was zero tolerance for it. I've just not picked it up again.

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Dalearev@reddit

I rarely drink. I’m a social drinker though and I loved drinking with my friends back in the day, but I just can’t handle it anymore. Like two beers maybe a shot. I love wine though. I also love a good cocktail. Again, I just try to keep it at a minimum of two these days.

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mthenry54@reddit

This is how I am, too. I still like booze but hangovers get worse with age. 2 or 3 in a social gathering. I like a beer while I’m grilling or when I finish yard work. I guess I’m fully in my “dad” phase.

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NoFollowing7781@reddit

I quit a decade ago when I hit 40....

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Sheila_Monarch@reddit

Yes, we still love to party. Every weekend. We’re boaters, we go to music festivals, and even the quiet weekends at home we’ll luxuriate in the hot tub with some drinks. I don’t drink during the week though. Not by some personal mandate or anything, I would totally have a drink if I felt like it, I’m just genuinely not interested and don’t even think about it until the weekend.

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waltsnider1@reddit

I've never drunk alcohol, smoke cigarettes, or done any drugs. I've always felt that that's an easy way to lose control of myself and my money.

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gcawad@reddit

Quit drinking alcohol this year, after being a long time daily drinker. Feel great.

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Nessy440@reddit

That’s my goal and making some progress.

Long time daily drinker down to maybe 1-2 weekday beers and maybe a few glasses of wine on a weekend dinner.

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Apprehensive_Net_829@reddit

Occasionally. Socially. More likely to drink with certain people or in certain situations, but I can't put it away like I could when I was younger.

Also, I've discovered cannabis.

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The_Se7enthsign@reddit

Drinking a beer right now.

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pixiestardust8@reddit

I have 3-4 drinks a year tops. Never cared to drink.

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dram3@reddit

Nope. Well, maybe once a month on average

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Dry-Character-6331@reddit

Can't speak for anyone else, but I'm doing MY part. Covering my wife's part too.

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WW1_Researcher@reddit

Rarely drank when I was younger, now I do. It helps with anxiety and age-related issues.

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Miserable_Carry_3949@reddit

I drink less than I did in my 30s. About a bottle of wine a week

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barelybent@reddit

I kinda stopped when I was 21. Go figure.

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Fit-Olive-4680@reddit

To all the CA sober people. Weed is not better for you. It has more negative impacts to the brain than alcohol does.

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Gird_Your_Anus@reddit

lol. No it doesn't. There are actual studies.

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Fit-Olive-4680@reddit

Yes, there are actual studies.

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gorram1mhumped@reddit

few beers here and there for the game. few vodka redbulls at the casino. but i exercise plenty. if they wanted me to give up beer, they shouldn't have invented hazy ipa.

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1oneaway@reddit

Oof. Hazy IPA is my kryptonite. Havent had alcohol in a year but keep drinking NA versions to scratch the itch.

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gorram1mhumped@reddit

some of those na's are surprisingly tasty (and less filling)!

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tuenthe463@reddit

I've prob had 5-7 alcoholic drinks in 2026. Road tripping in June with college buddies so I'll prob double that # but in general it has no appeal. Cracked a beer with cheesesteaks with cousins about a month ago and when I cleaned up the beer was prob 80% full and I poured it down the drain.

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deludedinformer@reddit

Not as much as when I was younger but definitely half a bottle of wine a night or so! 🍷

Obviously taking some days off to recover here and there...

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PeeGee10@reddit

Not drinking more…or less

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Rockatansky77@reddit

Growing up drinking everyday by adults was common place. Even while driving. The majority of my extended family are alcoholics by today's standards including myself. A large portion are now sober, including myself. Being locked in during Covid and getting paid to stay home i spiraled into drinking every waking hour. I checked into a detox/ rehab and never looked back. My blood pressure dropped to normal after quitting smoking. No more depression. I eat better and lost 40 lbs. I did AA for a short time and it helped until it wasn't necessary anymore. I have no cravings or desire to drink and I don't preach.

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beaujolais98@reddit

I didn’t plan to stop drinking but over the years it’s just tapered off to practically nothing. Will drink a good amount of beer when we go to Vegas for a few days once a year, and maybe a bottle of wine with dinner 2 or 3 times a year. That’s pretty much it these days. Just got tired of the killer hangover if I tied one on; and even more than 2 or 3 drinks these days messes with my sleep.

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SpaceWrangler777@reddit

Someone has to

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TwoBitFish@reddit

What they said.

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siouxsian@reddit

Only socially, and that happens more infrequently now. I was never a heavy drinker to begin with but I enjoy good wine with company.

The 90’s was way more when I was clubbing a lot With a Marlboro light in one hand and an Alabama Slammer in the other.

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cerjac871@reddit

Not anymore I think I drank too much as a teenager.

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OptionsAreOpen@reddit

Gave up alcohol at my 50th. I couldn’t function for a week after. I feel way better than I did when I was drinking.

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ScheanaShaylover@reddit

I love drinking still. I drink champagne/prosecco because it agrees with me. In the summer maybe a tequila/marg or High Noon by the pool or beach. Everything else gives me massive heartburn or a headache. I never get drunk. A hangover would require a week off! Firmly a day drinker. Very sensible and fairly boring but it makes me happy!

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Salt-Path3779@reddit

Prosecco day drinking is the cheat code. Start at 4, in bed by 9, wake up feeling fine. Cheers.

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ScheanaShaylover@reddit

🥂

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trivialempire@reddit

I’ll have a couple of gin and tonics now and then through the week.

Friday and Saturday nights, then again Sunday afternoons while grilling…it’s on.

Hell yes, I’m still drinking.

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Substantial_Door9120@reddit

Same.. with wine

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socialmediaignorant@reddit

Nope. Brother is an alcoholic. Uncles were alcoholics that died early. No thanks. A gummy here and there is plenty.

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MrsDottieParker@reddit

I stopped drinking 8 years ago after my mom died from alcoholism. My Gen X sister did the same.

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balthisar@reddit

Quit, or died?

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MrsDottieParker@reddit

We both quit. Two fewer inebriated Gen Xers.

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aprilmoonflower@reddit

Nope not much. Like a few times a year?

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xxlittlemissj@reddit

Not really. I bought a nip (I'm from Maine, so they are everywhere) a few weeks ago and haven't even thought about cracking that open. I prefer the devil's lettuce at my big age.

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lostandaggrieved617@reddit

A nip?

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xxlittlemissj@reddit

These little guys. That's what we call them up here.

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RocktacularFuck@reddit

Socially drank for 25 yrs almost every weekend. Now it’s maybe 4-5 times a year and even then I rarely get drunk.

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Ok_Walk_4945@reddit

This is me as well.

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SaucyNSassy@reddit

274 days sober and feel so much better mentally and physically. I definitely had a few years where I drank to numb, and it was no longer fun.

Facing my demons was terrifying, but.....I am finally healing from years of trauma and abuse.

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Award176@reddit

Good for you! That's awesome!

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Careless_Ocelot_4485@reddit

Stopped drinking after my oncologist said to avoid it to help my chances against cancer recurrence. Don’t miss it.

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MoaningLisaSimpson@reddit

I pretty much only have an occasional drink with my Gen Z son. (Who was straight edge until about 2 years ago, then at age 20 started drinki g with work buddies)

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coldfinger-trh@reddit

Honestly was never a drinker, though I tend to smoke a shit load of pot, so it evens out lol

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Calgaryrox75@reddit

i’m taking a month long detox after a week at an all inclusive. we genx have to balance it out to 1 or 6 a day.

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CaffinatedManatee@reddit

Trying to cut back because I can't deny that I sleep better without alcohol and I also can't deny that alcohol has been a major source of unwanted calories for me.

But I don't think I'll ever stop entirely. I just like beer too much.

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beachy75@reddit

I have a glass of wine most afternoons. And a cocktail when eating out occasionally. Very rare do I drink more than one a day though.

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Most-Confusion-417@reddit

Drunk every night

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Throttlechopper@reddit

I have maybe one drink per month. My dad was a functioning alcoholic, I try not to embrace the same vices.

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nonstop2nowhere@reddit

Nah, I'm on seizure meds now and I'm not about that interaction lol.

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GenRN817@reddit

Nope. Rarely. Maybe 1 drink every 2-4 months. It’s bad for me, I don’t like the feeling (love the taste), it’s expensive.

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JAMHOVDOS@reddit

I stopped 7ish years ago- didn’t feel good for at least 2 days after 2+ drinks. Wasn’t doing it for me anymore…

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TallStarsMuse@reddit

I actually drink pretty moderately. But both of my Gen Z kids are much heavier drinkers than I am. I have been told by them that beer is out of style while mixed drinks are in.

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Lumpy-Artist-6996@reddit

I've seen that too. The Gen Z I know are really into a Mad Men Era of mixed drinks or expensive scotch. Not so much beer or wine. That's if they drink at all.

I've never been much of a drinker and I don't use any cannabis products either.

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jbcatl@reddit

I still drink but more than one and I feel off the next day, and don't sleep very well. I drank a lot in my younger days but always was in control of it. My mom is an alcoholic so I was always wary of my own habits once I knew that about her.

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Similar_Corner8081@reddit

I drink once every 6 months. I am on a lot of medication so alcohol and meds don't mix's

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Fit-Olive-4680@reddit

Psst, alcohol is better for you than those meds.

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Similar_Corner8081@reddit

No the medication is for tachycardia and epilepsy. I also have fibromyalgia and a chronic headache.

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KateTheDestroyer@reddit

Don't drink, stopped about 10yrs ago

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kermitsfrogbog@reddit

Rarely. Thing is I can’t risk a headache. Since I had Covid in 2020, they’re triggered easily and last up to 5 days. I’m on day 2 of one now and can’t even blame alcohol.

I thought I found a solution when I started BP meds but it quit working after about a year. I’m devastated.

So yeah… alcohol is mostly out.

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No_Suit_4406@reddit

Hopefully youre closely followed by a PCP because it kinda sounds like you have a non-ruptured brain aneurysm 😞

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kermitsfrogbog@reddit

Well that’s not terrifying at all.

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sunfish99@reddit

I'm so sorry. I used to get terrible headaches too until I started BP meds, so I get your pain. Maybe your dosage needs and adjustment? Also, if you're a woman, don't rule out the joys of menopause.

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Suspicious-Price5810@reddit

I met my husband at a bar, both hammered in 1993. We were regular binge drinkers until we got married and I got pregnant with our eldest. Now I just don't drink. I realized that when I do its all or none and It just makes feel like shit. It was fun when I was a kid. It's not fun any more. Not worth it. I'll stick to the weed. Unfortunately, my husband is still a daily drinker. He's an alcoholic.

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Didthatyesterday2@reddit

Nope

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ternest@reddit

I'm am alcoholic. I've been drinking since 15 , mostly in party situations. At around 40 I started drinking while watching tv with my wife till bedtime. I'm 59, try not to overdo it, and am still watching tv till bedtime while drinking. No major problems, health or relationship wise, but it is what it is.

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HunnyBunny617@reddit

I gave up everything else. I will admit that I don’t drink nearly as much as I use to, but I definitely still drink.

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JenninMiami@reddit

Gen Z isn’t drinking because IT IS EXPENSIVE

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Desperate-Housing289@reddit

There has not been a single stage of my life that hasn’t been negatively affected by someone else’s destructive drinking. I refuse to be that kind of burden to my daughter. I will have an occasional drink if I’m out and something looks good, but I don’t really drink at home.

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llamadogmama@reddit

Pick your poisen. Alcohol, sugar, weed, caffeine, other drugs. I decided years ago that everyone has thier drug they can't do without.

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Lumpy-Artist-6996@reddit

You're probably right. Love my coffee, but I do two cups in the morning, and I'm done.

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snark_maiden@reddit

Nope, I’m very boring. No alcohol, no smoking (either cigarettes or weed), no drugs recreational or otherwise

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Excellent-Seesaw1335@reddit

Drank heavy for 25 years. Hit 7 years of sobriety earlier this month. My life is much better without the booze.

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Skid-Vicious@reddit

Similar issues to me in both respects.

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Beneficial-Tailor-97@reddit

Drank heavily from the time I was 18 until I turned 52.

7 months sober now.

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Ahsokas-reverse-grip@reddit

This is super cool. Congrats, keep going.

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herewer4now@reddit

No, never was into it

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Skid-Vicious@reddit

In late July it will be 8 years since I quit. Working out great for me. Quit the THC about 3 months ago, even better. I tend to overdo these kings things and I was just subbing in weed for booze. A better bad choice and harm reduction but cognitively I was slipping noticeably. Happy to report metal clarity and sharpness gets better by the day. At some point I expect I’ll pop a gun or or hit on someone’s vape if the occasion permits but no more consistent usage.

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jessper17@reddit

I enjoy a cocktail or three once a week or so.

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Kestrel_Iolani@reddit

My choices are: drink or sleep through the night.

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stromm@reddit

Nope. Had three cardiac stents put in in 2022 (52) and one of the meds doesn’t mix with alcohol for me. So I quit drinking complete. Not that I drank more than a beer or fruity drink once a month or so anyway. But now I can’t even have a sip without feeling horrible in ten minutes or so for a good eight hours.

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thestatedrone@reddit

No, I don't drink anymore. I just lost the taste for it. I had a hard cider a few years ago. I drank half of the bottle and was tipsy.

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DevilsLettuceTaster@reddit

I would if I could but Crohn’s disease reacts bad to it so weed it is.

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high_everyone@reddit

IBS for me, same outcome. I loved Scotch. Now I love rosin dabs.

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feijoax@reddit

Yes. The current world state is fucked. I need it.

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Useful_Specific5275@reddit

Good point. Surprised I’m not drinking more.

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Adorable_Analyst1690@reddit

I was.

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mad72x@reddit

Nah, I like coherent thought too much.

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MienaLovesCats@reddit

🙄 yes they are; just not as often in clubs and bars

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Miserygrrl@reddit

I drink, but definitely less than I used to. I prefer weed to alcohol most days but still love a few beers when I’m out.

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219_Infinity@reddit

I’m drunk as shit

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Useful_Specific5275@reddit

Not like I used to - used to drink 4-5 days a week. Now it’s usually just Saturday night cocktails unless I’m out to dinner or with friends. So 1-2x a week max.

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otchris@reddit

I got into whiskey about 10 years ago. I drink 3-4 times a week, most of the time. Dry weeks every 3-4 months.

The stepson (21) rarely accepts a drink at home but has said he drinks occasionally with friends. (Our policy as he was growing up was that he could try anything we were having and could have 1 of his own if he wanted.)

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JD_tubeguy@reddit

I drink socially and love good wine.

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minicpst@reddit

No. Never really did. I drank a few times in college. A couple of times socially after that. I don’t like it. I don’t smoke weed either.

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MedievalHag@reddit

Never really have either. Nothing tastes good so why bother. I’m pretty much a square but I’m fine with it.

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jaredrun@reddit

Not tonight

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Lower-Day3312@reddit

1/27/2010 no drinking since then

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AdEquivalent6777@reddit

I went alcohol free in 2023 🥳

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GorillaMonsoonGirl@reddit

The drugs that keep me sane do not play well with alcohol. I chose sanity.

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CandleLeather4638@reddit

Love a good bourbon or rye whiskey with my nightly cigar.

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anothercynic2112@reddit

I stuck to binge drinking when I would go out. Never have been that interested in drinking at home. Occasionally I'll go through a wone at dinner phase but even that's pretty rare.

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Fudloe@reddit

I quit for 16 or 17 years while my kid was growing up. Started in again about a year ago.

Don't know what I was so worried about. I fall asleep halfway through my second glass.

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Chris_customs@reddit

Everyday..I have a problem, yet no consequence except obesity and my health…I get crunked up everyday, wake up, go to work, repeat

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Creative_Law6372@reddit

Was drinking daily during and after Covid. Did dry January, which turned into Dry25(R) and decided that I really liked the way I was feeling on Sunday morning for a change. I never quit anything, but I have stopped partying, smoking and now drinking. In that order.

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CK_CoffeeCat@reddit

Can’t drink at all due to the medication I’m on (as of maybe 15 years ago?). Previously it was a bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonade once or maybe twice a year, with a couple isolated one-day incidents of “huh, I wonder how drunk I can get?” in and shortly after college.

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dirtybo0ts@reddit

Zero alcohol.

But plenty of cannabis 🤭

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AdEquivalent6777@reddit

This is the answer. I quit December 31,2022. ✌️

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GroundbreakingRip970@reddit

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Tberd771@reddit

Gen Z is not drinking. They ARE smoking weed and doing hard drugs. Pick a name, they're doing it. Talk to your adult children. This information isn't what it seems.

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caryn1477@reddit

Not everyone is. My daughter had a weed phase and she said it wasn't worth it and she was tired of feeling zoned out and now she doesn't do much of any of it.

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spicolie22@reddit

Shit, I'm drinking right now

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SonOfProbert@reddit

I used to drink. I still drink but I used to drink too.

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jwfowler2@reddit

Cheers, homey

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EachDayIsDayOne@reddit

Yes. Of course. I'm Gen X and survived the 80s. A glass of wine at night is much more tame than the old days....

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shoejunk@reddit

Yep, pretty heavily

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TomorrowAble979@reddit

I’m drinking less, especially since I was diagnosed with a fatty liver. It’s even the non-alcoholic kind! But, I do still see plenty of friends and acquaintances who drink plenty. Probably less binge drinking, but for several there is a solid regularity of a drink or two a day.

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MajYoshi@reddit

Cheers, fucker!

Wait.

What was the question?

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catalytica@reddit

Pretty much. All socializing with friends involves drinking and eating. 2 to 3 times a week. And of course I have to have my nightly shot of whiskey.

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caryn1477@reddit

Yep. Not crazy, but definitely drinking. My Gen Z daughter not so much

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prttyprttyprttygood@reddit

I was having a couple beers a couple days a week on average. Crept up to 3-4 beers, 3-4 days a week during the winter (pairs well with sports and being cooped up indoors).

Decided to take some time off and reset a bit so coming up on a three month sober streak. Fortunately it is more of a behavioral habit for me that is triggered by social events or even boredom sometimes.

After a month or so I didn't miss or crave it anymore and felt healthier (and had some blood test results that showed related health improvements as well).

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genxjackolantern@reddit

No. Both my parents are drunks. Both my stepparents are drunks. Both my in-laws are drunks. My cousins are drunks. My uncles are all drunks. My step sister is a drunk. Add drugs, eating, and personality disorders here, there, and just about everywhere. F I’m tired.

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Ok_Blueberry304@reddit

Meh, down to once a week. Stupid age stupid health grumble grumble.

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fuckssakereddit@reddit

Doing my bit, but normally only on weekends.

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quadraticqueen@reddit

I became CA sober a year ago. My 27-35 yr old kids were a huge influence. Only old people drink regularly. (I’m told).

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llamadogmama@reddit

This concept is so funny to me. Sober and stoned are not synonymous, but your liver will be better off .

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zestfullybe@reddit

No. I gave that all up like 15 years ago. Because it’s expensive, unhealthy, and can lead to problematic shit. Of all the things I gave up over the years, drinking I don’t miss at all.

There are greener pastures out there.

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magneticca@reddit

Socially maybe twice a month, usually 1-2 drinks.

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Sinistermarmalade@reddit

Amost never, maybe once to twice a year. Weed is much less nasty when the high wears off

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ChaosRainbow23@reddit

I'm having a few beers right now.

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xMyDixieWreckedx@reddit

Right? Momma didn't raise a quitter.

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ChaosRainbow23@reddit

I was a gutter-dwelling IV heroin junkie in the 90s

I was also a vicious alcoholic.

I was a substance abuse counselor

I finally figured out how to get high without destroying my life!

It only took me 40+ years

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Mr_Angry52@reddit

I drink, but generally limit it to weekends. I enjoy a bottle of wine over the weekend. I don’t drink when I have to work the next day generally, because I’m older and my stomach doesn’t like it. But to hell with my stomach, I’ll do what I want.

Or I’ll keep telling myself that, until age finally overtakes me.

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GiantMags@reddit

Not for 16 years now. I paced literally 2 lifetimes of heavy drinking into 20 years

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tnova2323@reddit

I quit in December. And wish I would have quit years ago. There is just no benefit to alcohol that I can find except maybe I'll feel bbuzzed for 30 minutes.

No hangovers are an amazing way to live!

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FriendofMaudie@reddit

Yes, still drinking quite a bit, though i know more and more people giving it up

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jackssweetheart@reddit

I drink once or twice a month.

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New-User9585@reddit

1: I'm a chemical dependency counselor and I can't bring myself to drink when I tell other people every day they can thrive without it.

2: My husband is in recovery so I just don't. (I became a CDC after he was in recovery.)

3: I never experienced anything fun while drinking.

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Gird_Your_Anus@reddit

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realitychecker1@reddit

Quit in 2020, now my kids are quitting (late 20s) We are all pot heads now.

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jen_esse@reddit

This is the way.

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Btt3r_blu3@reddit

Nope, just some weed. 🌱

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ILoveFootRubs@reddit

Same

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GettingOffTheCrazy@reddit

Yeah it’s weird. My kids are so wholesome while I down a martini or two.

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Gloomy_End_6496@reddit

Sober 4 years. I am the child of two alcoholics, one who recovered in the 70s, one who never did, and died because of her alcoholism.

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jen_esse@reddit

Very rarely. I'd say maybe once a month to six weeks. And usually only one or two drinks.

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Bartlaus@reddit

Like, a beer or two, or a couple glasses of wine, with Sunday dinner? Occasionally a small drink on an evening when wife & kids are asleep. I'm fond of good whisky but a bottle may last 6 months.

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tiredoldbitch@reddit

I bought a 6 pack last year. 2 beers are still in the fridge from that pack.

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Rahawk02@reddit

I cut out a lot of sugar and carbs so beer had to go but I enjoy drinking so I'll have a martini, Manhattan or vodka seltzer once in a while. Done with drinking a 30 pack on the stoop though.

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chihuahua_herder@reddit

I still drink. Maybe one a week or every two weeks though. I counteract it with more water because I don’t like what it does to my skin the next day. Purely vanity on my part.

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Just-Reading_1990@reddit

Barely

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Jas62021@reddit

No. My dad and half brother were both alcoholics. I lost my best friend on 9/11 and started drinking heavily. But stopped myself when I realized that if I didn’t I was going to destroy my life. Since then I have maybe one or two drinks a month.

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Fat-Finger-8906@reddit

Quit in 2003

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keithrc@reddit

Yeah. Too much. I need to cut back.

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truejabber@reddit

Sober 18 years tomorrow. I already drank my allotment and then some.

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RelativeEye8076@reddit

sips wine and continues scrolling

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Useful-Ad1489@reddit

👀 that’s what i am doing … and petting my cats.

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pops2three@reddit

I’m sitting at the bar of a taproom while reading this comment

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Glad-Arugula-8387@reddit

No not very much at all anymore

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ProcedureImportant91@reddit

50s here. Something happened to me over COVID. Beer just doesn’t quite hit the same. I still enjoy a draft or two out every now and again, but I never drink beer at home anymore. Doesn’t taste as good and I almost feel slightly allergic.

Bourbon on the other hand - that’s what I enjoy more than ever these days. 🫱🥃🤤

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techparadox@reddit

I've been known to pour a bourbon on the occasional evening to wind down from work, and I keep beer on hand for the weekends after yard work, etc. Nothing excessive, but I'm not exactly making up for what GenZ isn't drinking.

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Doc_Widdershins@reddit

I mean, right this second? … Okay, yes. The answer is yes, regardless.

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Useful-Ad1489@reddit

cheers mate!

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Doc_Widdershins@reddit

Sláinte!

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PlentyIndividual3168@reddit

I drink wine, but not daily. Can't really afford to lately 😂😂

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TraderValen@reddit

Ipa right now

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belsaurn@reddit

Nope, THC and MDMA are my poisons of choice.

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1oneaway@reddit

I wasn't sure if MDMA was even a thing anymore. Best buzz ever.

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jeetah@reddit

I pretty much stopped drinking about 5 years ago, just have no desire for alcohol anymore. Coffee has replaced that vice.

(I say "pretty much" because I will treat myself when I've accomplished something major)

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OtterMumzy@reddit

Less all the time. Since COVID when I really never drank bc we were always home. I often think I want one, then just don’t bother. I still like a drink or two when I’m out, which is also less frequent all the time. I’d so much rather have coffee!

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LitlThisLitlThat@reddit

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No_Farm_3562@reddit

Lmfao. Me too!

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Jimmy_LoMein@reddit

Stopped alcohol a couple years ago. California sober now.

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modernchic1977@reddit

I mean, not at this moment. But probably tomorrow and a beer fest next weekend...

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freisbill@reddit

Sober for 3 years, terrible alcoholic before that...

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Commercial_Okra7519@reddit

Congrats! Quite the achievement

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shawn96lx@reddit

I am drinking right now! lol

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Ok-Limit-9726@reddit

Wow 11am Sydney time, well done!

I only drink after 12, unless ballooning (french thing apparently, 🎈🍾🥂)

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AERogers70@reddit

Cheers!

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ZealousidealGrab1827@reddit

Yes.

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TraditionalPlace9375@reddit

More on the Weed pops these days (THC,CBD). I still like a beer at a resto or at home on the deck otherwise the booze consumption is way down.

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paulrin@reddit

I’ve been a daily drinker since I was ~18. Had some health concerns, got blood work done, CT of my abdomen, all came back clear!! No issues.

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therocketn00b@reddit

Not any more.

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coopasonic@reddit

Yup. Gave it up close to a decade ago.

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rem1473@reddit

I can't explain this, I used to drink much more in my 20's and 30's. I would typically have at least a beer or three every night, more on the weekends. I was going through about a case of beer or two every week.

When I hit 40 (about 10 years ago), I just lost my taste for it. I still have a beer now and then. But I just don't have a taste for it any longer. A 12 pack of beer will last me about 2-4 months. I have a particular scotch that I enjoy and a bottle of that will last me a year-ish or more. I can't explain why I lost my taste for alcohol, it was just gone one day.

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Sore_Wa_Himitsu_Desu@reddit

Less than I used to. But I still enjoy a drink or two.

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Matthew_Maurice@reddit

Shhhhh! I'm drinking their share.

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Responsible_Cod_5540@reddit

Yes, but slowing down the consumption. Weed is better for you anyway

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megalethoscope@reddit

Agree

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seanx50@reddit

No. Stopped completely years ago. Stopped liking how it made me feel. Stopped liking the expense

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One-Earth9294@reddit

Yeah I stopped enjoying it at all in my late 20s. Just day-long hangovers and I just have that kind of 'need to keep the buzz going' mentality that ended up getting me wasted whenever I'd drink, and then I'd spend my day-long hangover regretting being an obnoxious asshole the night before.

I'm so thankful that I never developed an addiction to it at all.

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Ok-Limit-9726@reddit

Australia 🇦🇺

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK? 🤔

Trying to cut down to 1 bottle of Gin per week(1L, to 750ml/33.8fo to 25.3fo), its a struggle

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Surfgirlusa_2006@reddit

My Gen X husband has an occasional beer. I (Millennial) almost never drink.

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E_Grouse@reddit

Just one, usually, but I am consistent with one per day, in the evenings. Empty nest, stable(ish) job, bills paid. Is it healthy? No, but it is a comfort I don't want to do without.

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BoneDaddy1973@reddit

One seems to be ok. That’s where I try to stay. At a party I might have 4

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Brass_Bonanza@reddit

Nothing like I used to…

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JoshuaAJones@reddit

Yes

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ReasonableBoot3823@reddit

I thought my collection was nice…

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JoshuaAJones@reddit

I have enough to fill a fifth shelf scattered around.
Probably enough for the rest of my life already.

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Sometimes_I_Do_That@reddit

Are you in my house?

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Prudent-Challenge-18@reddit

4.5 years sober. I drank enough from 16-46 for three lifetimes.

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Old_Hovercraft_9219@reddit

Once every year or so. I just don’t like it. Did my time in my youth.

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OsaWyld@reddit

I'm a social drinker, which means I haven't had or even wanted a drink since 2019 😄

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Laszlo_Panaflex_80@reddit

Nope. Never have been a drinker and never will be. Health is bad enough without making it worse with booze.

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cosmoboy@reddit

I was and it had become a daily thing. Quit 250 days ago.

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Joeyschizo24@reddit

Good for you! I did the same, almost ten years ago. I don’t even think about it.

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5150-gotadaypass@reddit

Yay! That’s awesome!

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violethorizon74@reddit

Been sober 12 years now. No one wants me to drink, including myself. Best choice I ever made.

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metoo123456@reddit

I’ve slowed down a lot. Maybe one drink a week maybe two. Sometimes none. I just can’t do it anymore.

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itsdickers@reddit

Nope - not a drop. Stopped drinking almost 7 years ago and have never felt better! My husband also stopped and says it’s one of the best things he’s ever done.

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Adolph_OliverNipples@reddit

Yes

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stlredbird@reddit

Nah I quit in my late 20s.

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Alive_Refusetogiveup@reddit

Im no quitter!

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Seventy7Nibbz@reddit

Drinking like a fish, my friend.

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pops2three@reddit

I’m glad it’s not just me

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Capital-Giraffe-4122@reddit

Like a fish

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Helena_Handbasket__@reddit

I did and it was messy, and I started relating more to people who didn't drink, so I quit. I still have edibles from time to time.

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ArtAsleep4979@reddit

I've been a one-hit wonder for a number of years (no more than one drink in a day), and have recently slowed down to probably one drink a month or so. I'd rather not drink my calories, it's tough staying fit at this age!

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Intrepid_Card8858@reddit

nope. I stopped during COVID. I have had half a drink since then, just recently, and yeah, not interested. I drank enough over my lifetime.

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Bubbly_Following7930@reddit

I didn't drink in high school and I rarely drink in middle age. Just don't case about it and avoid being around people who are drunk because I don't trust them, especially after a difficult relationship with am alcoholic.

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lovegood123@reddit

Much less now. It makes me feel terrible after. I’m liking edibles better now anyway

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Scrappyl77@reddit

Drinking less (maybe 5-6 drinks a month), can't think of the last time I was drunk. Partner gave it up entirely.

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jbl1@reddit

Let us burn one, from end to end…

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tommyalanson@reddit

Yeah, still. Just not as much as I used to.

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fuhnetically@reddit

I got bored with alcohol a few years ago. Even then it was never a big part of my adult life

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Lucky_Chaarmss@reddit

Rarely

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5150-gotadaypass@reddit

Still drinking, but trying to drink a lot less. The flavored sparkling water helps a bit. I like the Bubly mojito breeze flavor.

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withflyingcolors10@reddit

Absa fukin lutely

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Bug_Calm@reddit

I no longer drink alcohol. But if this obituary I'm waiting on comes through, champagne it is.

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willfull@reddit

\*clink\*

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mjh8212@reddit

No alcohol for 7 years here not even socially. Hang overs suck at my age with my health conditions and the various meds I’m on.

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shaveday1@reddit

Fuck yes

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Ummbnb@reddit

We quit drinking at home right before the holidays. I was having surgery and my husband just decided it was time for a break. Five months later, we're still not drinking at home (with very rare exception) and less frequently when we go out. I still like a drink but the hangover, even from a one drink, is shocking.

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axolattaquestions@reddit

A bottle of wine per month but usually in one sitting

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Piney_Dude@reddit

Dude, I’m staying at a hotel on Main st. In Newark DE, a college town. There are lines to get in the bars. I’m glad I ate earlier.

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Cute_Conclusion_1355@reddit

I don’t really drink…before I got pregnant I had maybe a margarita a month which I shared with my husband who doesn’t really drink much either. After having my daughter I haven’t had any alcohol and my husband has a beer now and then.

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nancylyn@reddit

No, I quit for good 3 years ago. I was using it as a crutch and it was making me feel bad. I was caretaking my dad with dementia and life sucked bad enough without waking up feeling shitty every morning. He’s gone now but the joy I feel every morning waking up with energy and a clear head is so worth it. I highly recommend quitting.

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Mental-Artist-6157@reddit

I was a proper boozebag until I went to massage therapist school in 2014. I learned why it was so rough on the body. Now I'll have a glass or two of white wine on a Saturday night with my husband.

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Charming_Royal_174@reddit

No, too expensive and I was never a big drinker anyways

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mooyong77@reddit

47 nope. Haven’t touched for a couple years because it messes with my sleep. I much prefer my edibles. No hang over.

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platypus5709@reddit

I quit 3.5 years ago, not for addiction reasons just don’t want that poison in my body.

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Educational-Earth318@reddit

only at weddings and i don’t expect to go to any for awhile

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Hot_Banana_36@reddit

I’m California sober = no alcohol, just weed

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Bucks2174@reddit

Nope. No desire. Alcoholism runs in my family why would I want to drink and screw up mine?

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Antina5@reddit

Same for me. I’ve also made my son aware of it running in our family. I’m thankful that at almost 24 he has no interest in it.

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kittykathazzard@reddit

Trust me, they are drinking lol

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Ben_Frank_Lynn@reddit

45m, very rarely drink

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Luvsseattle@reddit

Only with my partner, who i do not live with. We learned a few rules (some the hard way)...No third bottle of wine. I do no not care how long we have been drinking and or eating in a given day/eve. We will not appreciate the third bottle of Pinotage or similar.

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Mr_IT@reddit

I turned professional at a young age so I had to retire early about 5 years ago.

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MrBlahg@reddit

Yeah, I drink wine daily.

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Dr_Newton_Fig@reddit

Only when I'm taking pills

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Roboto33@reddit

I try to actually enjoy it so I have a pretty god wine and whisky cellar. But usually its a shot of something and 2-3 glasses of wine and its time for bed grandpa

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Fuzzteam7@reddit

My mom drank enough for the whole family. My brother is a raging alcoholic but I’m the black sheep who could never hold my liquor. Half a beer every few months is enough for me.

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Worried_Bullfrog_937@reddit

My wife is an alcoholic who quit drinking 6 years ago. I also quit drinking at the same time to be supportive. I haven't had a drink in 6 years, and I don't miss it.

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WildesWay@reddit

Always been a social drinker. Still a social drinker, but now I can afford the REALLY GOOD shit. Now my "whiskey" has an "e" in them.

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Jillymary@reddit

Can’t do it anymore. Gives me an instant headache and throws my sleep off. I miss it though.

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dirthawg@reddit

I'm with ya. I quit years ago because I couldn't sleep. I have a couple beers a year now, but there's times I sure would like to get a drink on...if there were no consequences.

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hep632@reddit

I can go months without. One drink occasionally is enough to make me tipsy these days.

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Inattendue@reddit

Same

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Humble_Diner32@reddit

Yes. But not enough. I, maybe as part of a minority group, love drinking. Not in the drunkard, fall down, blackout sense but in the steady intake of daily post-work drinks, day off poolside cocktails, etc.. I love swilling beers, taking tequila shots, mixing and sipping cocktails. I will return to my old drinking ways once I retire.

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Apprehensive_Put4319@reddit

Never a big drinker. Purely social maybe 5-10 beers/glasses of wine annual total.

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Smells4240@reddit

I actually stopped almost a year ago. More for the calories than anything else

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Ckc1972@reddit

I like wine but I definitely don't have it every day. More like once every couple of weeks.

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Acceptable_Car_1833@reddit

I'll have a drink maybe once or twice a year. Never really understood the appeal.

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Bryndlefly2074@reddit

13.5 years sober. Best move I ever made.

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silverladder@reddit

I got sober over 14 years ago with a bit of a nudge from Phoenix PD and the Maricopa County jail system. It was time. Past time, actually. I can’t drink like normal people, so I choose not to. I share my recovery story around the country and found a career in mental health education and support right around my one year sober date.

All that said, I don’t begrudge anyone else their freedom to drink. I never want(ed) to become some kind of anti-alcohol or anti-drug zealot. If people aren’t harming others in the process, more power to them!

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LanceJade@reddit

I enjoy a beer after the day's activities have ended, and I enjoy a glass of wine before bed.

My wife, also GenX, only rarely drinks alcohol.

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Crafty-Bass-3434@reddit

I'm usually down for some drinks and game out with friends. Sometimes it gets out of hand. Lol.

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Mama-Rock-73@reddit

I have a couple of beers a couple times a week

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Gullible-Biscotti186@reddit

Man fuck yeah more than few nights of per week.. DOT says i can’t eat gummies or smoke trees to help me wind down the evening but 11 hours post a bunch of vodka sodas is ok

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jacklord392@reddit

No. I've had enough of that foolishness for a lifetime. Almost 4 years sober.

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BooRadley_Esq@reddit

Congrats, 5 years here and I feel great. Keep it up.

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Auslander808@reddit

Haven't had a drink in over a year. Slipped off into a proper Leaving Las Vegas type drinking binge. Like years worth. Some friends caught on and checked me into a couple weeks of rehab. I don't do AA and I don't think I'm sworn off Alcohol 100% foooooorever. But I also know that I can't be a moderate drinker.

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QueenPeggyOlsen@reddit

3 years alcohol free, yea us!

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Auslander808@reddit

:) Nice work!

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zaxo666@reddit

This is me as well.

Had a beautifully long bender, came to my senses a week later and promptly checked into rehab.

Spent 10 days there... luckily still had a job waiting and didn't totally destroy my life, but I felt like a piece of shit for awhile.

That 10 months ago. Don't do AA either, and haven't swore it off for good, but I'm in hurry to have a drink either. That week fucked me up.

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BraveLittleFrog@reddit

I think pot has definitely cut into alcohol profits. We are occasional drinkers.

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Techchick_Somewhere@reddit

No. Edibles for the win.

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athendofthedock@reddit

I love ipa’s and number two is gin and tonic

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All_about_that_base@reddit

Three years alcohol-free on 5/1/2026. Was a heavy drinker most of my adult life though.

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craigechoes9501@reddit

I am having a beer right now. Listening to music

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Efficient-Snow8508@reddit

Everyday

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pacifistpotatoes@reddit

Sure do! I like white claws. No hangover or crappy feeling even though I usually don't have enough to get to that point. I generally only have them on weekends, but occasionally I will sip on one or two on a weekday

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BoomDonk@reddit

I feel like we were the first gen to binge drink, folks out of town for the weekend, let’s drink a bunch before they get back.
It carried on for me into my 30’s. From 50’s to now, I’m 60, one or two if I’m out, not much at home.

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wwJones@reddit

Everyday.

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csx2112@reddit

Almost 10 years sober, defiantly drank enough back then to not miss it

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A_wanderer_forlife@reddit

4 years sober. I had consumed enough fo one life time.

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mecanmewill@reddit

I’m allergic, so I can’t. Hubby has an after work drink a few nights per week. Many genxers I worked with drank regularly, but I also think that was bc of the industry/social events for business.

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SynXis_ps2@reddit

I partied and drank in college, but as I grew older I rarely drank. My father was an alcoholic so I always tried to be careful but I think in the end we're just wired very differently and it didn't appeal to me the same way. I always felt like hangovers hit be very hard as well. So I pretty much only drink a little on special occasions and no more than a few times a year.

However, recently I discovered THC beverages and have been enjoying those at home on weekends. They provides a nice buzzy high with no hangover. I was never into weed or drugs growing up so this THC experience is new to me.

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doglady1342@reddit

Yup. My grandfather was an alcoholic and so was my mother. My dad drank, sometimes excessively, but was definitely not an alcoholic. I don't think I really made a conscious decision to not drink (much), but that definitely plays a part in it. Plus, my mother had Alzheimer's. It is not something that runs on her side of the family. She is the first person on that side to have any sort of dementia that we know of. My grandmother and great-grandmother lived to be very old and we're both very very sharp until the end. I had four doctors, including my mother's neurologist, tell me that her Alzheimer's was almost definitely caused by her excessive consumption of alcohol over the decades. I do not want to end up like that.

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DyrSt8s@reddit

California sober is nice!!!

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elsandeth@reddit

I don’t drink. I do use cannabis. Too much cannabis.

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kilt_inspector@reddit

I'm a tee-totaler... and then enters cannabis.

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dawnyaya@reddit

Never, don't want to continue the alcoholism from both sides of my family

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Available-Agency7073@reddit

Saw my parents generation decimated by drugs and alcohol, most gone by the age 50. I fell into the trap beginning in high-school, took me decades to crawl out of the bottle and have outlived them by a good amount. I worked at a high-school for years and loved seeing current generations abstaining or really no interest. But sex? These generations really do be fu**ing.

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Psychological-Joke22@reddit

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amanda2399923@reddit

No. Never was much of a drinker.

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Economy_Row_6614@reddit

I stopped Jan 1, taking a year off to see if I care.

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XerTrekker@reddit

Weekend evenings I might have one cocktail or glass of wine, that’s it.

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Stuffed-Bear412@reddit

I've never been much of a drinker but I do occasionally.

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Economy_Row_6614@reddit

I stopped Jan 1, taking a year off to see if I care.

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AbjectPoetry4699@reddit

No. I quit as I aged into my 50s and got serious about my health.

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Otherwise_Object_446@reddit

Health issues caused me to slow down about 4 years ago and completely quit two years ago. It was awkward socially because I find a lot of our friends were heavy drinkers, but in the past year it’s been amazing to see how many people are quitting.

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ShockedNChagrinned@reddit

Having experienced the stupidity, or at least naivety, of youth, learning through experience how aging changes how you metabolize alcohol and slows recovery, and not really appreciating anything that impacts decision making anymore, no. An occasional single drink for the taste during an event, but that's about it.

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CoffeeCup317@reddit

Rarely drink. Makes my heart raise and I don’t feel great. Just not worth it anymore.

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Automatic-Nature6025@reddit

I have a drinking problem that I've only recently begun to address, seriously. I thought I was alone in that, among the people I who I knew from my youth, who seemed to be doing really well, until, until I really got into one-on-one contact with a few old friends from back in the day. Turns out, so many of my brothers and sisters are in it, bad. I think alcoholism among us is even worse than statistics might show.

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Practical-Future9398@reddit

Most of them smoke pot. It’s legal

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fauxshoyall@reddit

Not in 2,756 days. I realized if I kept drinking it was gonna kill me. There's better ways to go.

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tacostonight@reddit

I drank heavily for a lot of years. Anxiety self medication. I quit two years ago and drink once in a blue moon. Can’t really handle the next day after alcohol now.

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Maleficent-Leek2943@reddit

Very rarely these days. I had a drink (may have been two) over dinner one night last month, and the same a month or so before that. Pretty sure those are the only times I’ve drank this year.

I’ve definitely put away my share of booze over the years (nightly for many of them) but, among other things, my husband sliding well into full-blown alcoholism and beyond made me just… not enjoy it anymore.

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jameson71@reddit

Gen Z isn’t drinking or fucking. Sucks to be them.

They’re all on some sort of prescribed pharms instead it seems.

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Natural-Hamster-3998@reddit

There's also this other part: they're all on their phones. Not going anywhere, all energy spent online, so they don't date either.

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Majestic-Selection22@reddit

They can’t afford to drink.

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MissMac79@reddit

Have cut way back. Probably have a glass or two of wine a couple of times a month. Increasingly finding that my body just doesn’t like it

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doglady1342@reddit

Not really. I occasionally have a drink when we go out to dinner or are traveling. Usually only one. I almost never drink at home. I maybe have 10 alcoholic beverages in a year. I figure I drank enough in college to last a lifetime.

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SpiritualCriticism48@reddit

If you have a cat or a dog, you’re not drinking alone.

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JTJonze@reddit

House plant counts?

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SpiritualCriticism48@reddit

Absolutely!

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JTJonze@reddit

Sweet, I knew I didn’t have a problem!

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liquilife@reddit

Wife and I do our Saturday evening wine. And that’s it. Except very special occasions, Seattle Suoerbowls, etc.

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Unfair-Pomegranate25@reddit

Nope. I quit 3.5 years ago

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mmalone1973@reddit

Can’t handle the hangovers. It has to be a special occasion.

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BikingAimz@reddit

I drank a lot through college (UW Madison) and a couple of decades after, when I met my husband I cut back some, and got into edibles more.

I quit alcohol cold turkey when I was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer two years ago. Unlike 10 years ago, there are now a ton of excellent NA beers & cocktails (wines need work but I’ve had good NA cava). I’m in a clinical trial and stable/NEAD now, and my oncologist has only been positive about quitting alcohol (and is fine with edible cannabis, although my medications will interact with CBD so I have to be careful with strains).

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alcoronaholic@reddit

🍻😁🍻

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Dogstar_9@reddit

Nope. Quit 3 years ago.

The only thing I miss is the social aspect of it. I don't miss being drunk or the next day hangover at all.

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Despises_the_dishes@reddit

Not like I used to and I miss it.

I had to cut down about 90% of my drinking due to a fun vestibular disorder that comes with menopause!

Gone are my weekends of punk shows and throwing back tequila & soda.

I still go to all the shows, but now it’s seltzer water & bitters or a mocktail. If I’m feeling really crazy, I’ll have an NA beer.

Bonus side effects of not drinking, massive weight loss, skin looks amazing, sleep is better and not hemorrhaging cash for booze.

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bmaayhem@reddit

I’m drinking right now

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7eregrine@reddit

🍻

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Crazy_Run_2642@reddit

Two years ago, I suddenly slowed way down in drinking. I went from mostly everyday drinking to going months at a time without one. I was never a drunk but I would have at least two or three a night socially. Then one day poof! I stopped questioning it. I assume my body just hit its limit.

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Psychological-Joke22@reddit

I don't drink alcohol at all. I do like the taste of beer so I will have non-alcoholic beer every now and then.

Watching my friend die right before my eyes in hospital bed of liver failure was enough for me....

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ObviousIndependent76@reddit

No.

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rhionaeschna@reddit

Not anymore. It's a massive migraine trigger for me now. Maybe in post menopause I can have the odd cocktail but for now I don't partake

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chris2555@reddit

I have a glass or 2 of a nice bourbon about every evening. I know I shouldn’t, but it’s a nice way to relax for a bit.

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poolpog@reddit

What's in the glass

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chris2555@reddit

Knob Creek was tonight’s choice.

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poolpog@reddit

Ah. Very nice

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I_love_Hobbes@reddit

Nope. Haven't hada drink in years. Haven't wanted to.

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OneManLost@reddit

Nope. Am a stoner though

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Thenwerise@reddit

Yes! And also Gen Z

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bloobun@reddit

Not really. A margarita a couple times a month. 🤘🏻

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Ohiogarbageman@reddit

At least 1 or 2 per day. Rarely more than 4.

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stpattylady@reddit

I have cut way back. I usually only drink on the weekend. This week was a bad week at work…I had a mid-week glass of wine. I will say I only drink white wine and an occasional cosmo martini (rare). Maybe a Margarita at the pool in the summer. No desire for dark liquor and I haven’t done a shot in over a decade.

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Psychological-Lack98@reddit

I cut way back a few years ago after realizing that beer was largely responsible for my Dad's dementia. He had untreated trauma that he dealt with by drinking a lot of beer. I was on the same road but finally realized I didn't have the trauma and it was stupid to emulate him. Hard to admit that your first hero had it so wrong but I'm glad I did. I've lost a ton of weight and feel so much better in body and mind.

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Fit-Dark-4062@reddit

I'm doing my part to keep rum distilleries in business

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jeffe101@reddit

I’ll drink to that.

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ZealousidealPay1169@reddit

Every day 🥴

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beansoupscratch@reddit

Never liked the taste or overdoing it and throwing up the next day but I did drink when I was younger. Haven't had any alcohol in three years.

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bigsampsonite@reddit

No just cannabis

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Fragrant-Flan-416@reddit

ymwv / not medical advice/ etc. I recently did some constant glucose monitoring, it was amazing how a single glass of dry red wine as you begin to eat lunch or dinner blunts the blood sugar spike you get from food. Apparently this is something diabetics are becoming aware of (and of course doctors can't actually tell you to do, but...).

I stopped drinking beer (stomach/calories) and have slowed down the cocktails (though weirdly not the liquor buying, my cabinet is literally overflowing, but hey, they had x at the shop for the first time in ages, and you never know- this might run in the family, my father died recently and we found 1970s smirnoff in the drinks cabinet)

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Individual-Army811@reddit

I have an unopened bottle of canadian whiskey from 1962.

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lumpcrab410@reddit

That’s interesting. I wonder if a dry white like a Grigio would do the same.

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Mtothethree@reddit

Some weeks will go by and I don't drink at all. Then others I will have several drinks. Honestly just depends on what all is going on in my life.

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siamesecat1935@reddit

Same. Vacation, I’ll have one a day or so. But normally it’s hit or miss

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Responsible_Tax_9455@reddit

One marijuana became legal I haven’t had a drink. 59 M for the record

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monkeypigrancher@reddit

Same. Don't need it or want it anymore. Definitely don't want to be drunk!

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canuckEnoch@reddit

Yeah, a couple most days.

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golfingsince83@reddit

I have 1 a week

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uptownglitterbomb@reddit

I’ve switched to THC drinks for the most part with an occasional glass of champagne. My body can’t tolerate alcohol like it used to- even if I only drink a small amount I get wicked hangovers. Not worth it IMO. Plus I think I like the THC better anyway

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Pielacine@reddit

It comes in drinks?

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uptownglitterbomb@reddit

Yes- at least where I live it’s legal and you can buy it in the grocery store next to the beer. It tastes like a lacroix with an underlying citrus flavor. I think they cap it at 5% but truly you don’t need anymore than that. I find it completely relaxing and then I wake up the next day with zero issues. Plus I swear it makes me sleep better too

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Pielacine@reddit

Damn! Canada?

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uptownglitterbomb@reddit

New Orleans

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Pielacine@reddit

Damn I didn’t know you could get that anywhere in the states, but I don’t know much about cannabis

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justpuddingonhairs@reddit

I used to drank from 5pm til bed every night. I went completely sober about 6 months ago due to a health scare. One of the best things I've ever done. Both the drinking and going sober 😆

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nysocalfool@reddit

I feel sorry for people that don't drink, because when they wake up in the morning, that is the best they are going to feel all day.

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Helena_Handbasket__@reddit

But they are going to feel good, because no hangovers is invaluable.

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ASOM01@reddit

No. Started to mess with my sleep so only drink in special occasions now

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fatkidscandystore@reddit

I’ve had a handful of drinks since February of last year. Mainly because of my friends that were drinking every day. They didn’t hide it, didn’t even think it was a problem so I just quit. So when they’re drinking causes drama in their lives I just tell them to quit like I did.

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chrismartin1269@reddit

M56, stopped last year. My anxiety was through the roof and my sleep got very bad. Also my wife died of cirrhosis 5 years ago at 49. It was just the right thing for me to do. Im so glad I did.

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Tejanisima@reddit

Condolences on your loss and best wishes in your continued recovery day by day.

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chrismartin1269@reddit

Thank you

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divergurl1999@reddit

I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my husband days after he turned 48 to a massive heart attack. Losing a spouse so young really sucks.

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chrismartin1269@reddit

My condolences to you, may you find peace and healing.

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Any_Version6722@reddit

Of course

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HistoryPristine1029@reddit

Yep. 😅

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KarmaBike@reddit

Stopped all alcohol about a year ago. It fucks with my sleep, no matter how much I drink. NOTHING is allowed to fuck with my sleep. I LOVE my sleep.

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Auslander808@reddit

I hear that. I put a lot of effort into getting my sleep in. When I was drinking it was really sedation. Then I had to sort blood sugar issues that had me waking up in the middle of the night. But once I got here, I love my sleep.

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poolpog@reddit

Sure

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akstringer@reddit

Quit 8 years ago for a health kick and just never looked back. No judgement as my best friends still drink heavily and we have no issue still going out. I just don’t order drinks anymore.

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Hitch29135@reddit

Only drink on weekends. They can’t handle alcohol because they’re pussies

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Significant_City_60@reddit

Fuck yeah

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doveinabottle@reddit

I went pro early and retired a few years ago. I drank share and then some.

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RedFishStew@reddit

At 51 I went from 2-3 a day to maybe 10-12 a year. Lost interest, sleep was bad and it was keeping me overweight.

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PermuhGrin@reddit

Nope, can't do it. I'd rather smoke weed.

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Internal_Formal9366@reddit

I have maybe 1-2 per month. My husband has a beer or glass of wine every day.

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CitySlicker_FarmGirl@reddit

58F. I love my wine down time after work most days. Not to excess, but just to take the edge off the day and get into home-maker mode. On the weekends the DH and I may go somewhere interesting and have cocktails with dinner. Haven’t had a true hangover in years. My biggest challenge right now is fighting my urge to smoke when I have a couple drinks. I can go all day for several days without caring for a cigarette, but get some drinks in me and I’m going to need a light menthol chaser 🤷‍♀️

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SamHandwich0@reddit

.ot really anymore, but oddly i got a wild hair tonight and ive just had 3 vodka tonics with lime....and im about to go to bed

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JTJonze@reddit

I don’t know what time zone you’re in, but I’m really hoping you’re on the west coast.

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SamHandwich0@reddit

EST why- its 8:30 abd ive had 3 vodka tonics. I gotta get up qt 5am for work.

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pchandler45@reddit

I never was a big drinker other than obligatory partying in my 20s. I might have 2 drinks a year

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otusowl@reddit

I cut back on wine with dinner to help lose weight. Turns out I really like the wind-down alcohol provides though, soafter-dinner scotch consumption has increased.

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designsbyintegra@reddit

I haven’t had a drink in about 11 years. Most of the family on my dad’s side were alcoholics. I didn’t want to continue the cycle. Especially after my dad got clean when I was a kid.

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Salt-Path3779@reddit

Drank yesterday, drinking now, gonna drink tomorrow. Picking up their slack in the sex department too because that’s apparently another fun thing they don’t do.

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SpankyDammit@reddit

I no longer drink every day, it’s too much but Friday and Saturday night I do indulge. Not to the point of speaking in cursive but a nice mellow middle finger to the last week. And some much needed gaming for a few hours.

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Final_Resident_6296@reddit

Only on days ending in Y.

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Ok_Push2550@reddit

Yup. I did stop for lent, just to prove to myself I could. I can and did. Now, I enjoy it.

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luvslilah@reddit

Will have a few cold beers on weekends

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WhiskeyDeltaBravo1@reddit

5 years sober 2 weeks from today.

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ajnmmfam@reddit

Love your flare!

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OldBanjoFrog@reddit

Heavily

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Overland_69@reddit

Well…I built a tiki bar by my pool, so yeah lol

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depeupleur@reddit

No worries, I'm picking up the slack

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commonguy001@reddit

I don’t drink at all

wife has a couple drinks a year

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coffeemagic_11-11@reddit

Sober since 2019 🥳

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likeittight_@reddit

Samesies ✋

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coffeemagic_11-11@reddit

🫶🏼

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ObsidianArcade@reddit

Nope. Started drinking less and less from 45 onward and now don’t drink at all.

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Decline_of_Humanity@reddit

No booze for me, but I smoke copious amounts of cannabis.

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Goonie75@reddit

Ditto my friend

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regeya@reddit

I vape a lot. In fact you could say I'd gone through a period where I had been drinking a lot every day, much of the day, to having a gummy one night and then bam, I was done drinking. Which is good because it was already severely impacting my health.

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ProfessionalJesuit@reddit

Weekends only now

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SergeantBeavis@reddit

I’m having a part of this barrel right now.

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SergeantBeavis@reddit

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304libco@reddit

Is that a really big glass?

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SergeantBeavis@reddit

It’s a decent size. I’m well buzzed at the moment.

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No-Lab8732@reddit

I’ve drank enough for a lifetime or two. In recovery now and need to stay my ass there 😆

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Rocklobsterbot@reddit

It makes me too sick, and I miss it.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

It misses you, but like my gramma used to say, "I like bananas, but they don't like me."

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beerncandy@reddit

I stopped drinking in 2024.

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ugliestson@reddit

More than ever

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museman401@reddit

Cut way back. Used to drink a beer or bourbon most nights. Noticed in last couple years the impact on sleep. Will still have one every week or two but earlier in the day. Sign of old age?

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kafin8ed@reddit

I quit 3 years ago!

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Jeffedejeff@reddit

Yep. Still drink on weekends, smoke pot and have some mushrooms now and then. Not like I used to, but can still handle 10-12 drinks on some nights. I enjoy escaping reality, keeps me going.

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Zoinks222@reddit

THC gummies don’t bloat me or give me a hangover.

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PM_Me_Ur_Nevermind@reddit

Gummies are my go to. I’ll still have a couple beers one night a week or if I’m out with friends

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one_bean_hahahaha@reddit

My husband and I don't drink at all.

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UnderstandingRight39@reddit

Nope, haven't had a drop in over a decade

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International-Okra79@reddit

Once in a great while I’ll crave a beer and drink one. Not regularly at all. When I was in college I remember going to the bars all the time.

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eat_a_burrito@reddit

Same. Like a can a beer stays weeks in a fridge.

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bungle094@reddit

I’m probably covering for them, they’re fine. Beer, anyway, someone else can take over the booze part.

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c0pp3rdrag0n@reddit

Every day.

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60_watts@reddit

Cheers 🍻

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kckitty71@reddit

I rarely drink but I do smoke weed every night before I go to bed.

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asathehound@reddit

I went pro and retire a few years ago.

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BatGlittering7781@reddit

Slowed way down when I hit 50. Three years later, I may have a beer once every month or two.
Just don’t like I feel the next day.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

When you get half way to the goal, you realize that to make it to 100, you may need to limit the excess.

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BatGlittering7781@reddit

The Reaper is coming for me way before I turn 100. lol

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stuck_behind_a_truck@reddit

I’ve never been a drinker. The need for hypervigilance kept me from ever wanting to be drunk.

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sixwax@reddit

Not drinking these days, mostly just cause it feels better the next day to have not.

I do miss the fun factor tho :(

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Sand_Aggravating@reddit

If i could smoke weed I'd stop drinking for the most part

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stringfellow-hawke@reddit

I usually sip a little (\~1.5 oz) Bourbon when we settle in for the day. Like over an hour or so, which basically metabolizes in near real time. That's a nice way to wind down and doesn't affect my sleep or anything other downsides.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

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mummakush@reddit

Never really been a drinker, seen too many people lose control. I’m more of a wacky tabacky kinda woman.

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Trandoshan-Tickler@reddit

I might have a bottle of wine or two per month.

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joemamah77@reddit

I don’t drink on a school night anymore, but Thursday is Friday Eve.

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Sufficient_Space8484@reddit

Had to quit or die. Coming up on 2 years.

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ScheanaShaylover@reddit

Glad you are here!

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cnation01@reddit

I drink on occasion but spent a lot of years surrounded by alcoholic folk. Dont want to fall into that trap because I might be genetically inclined to becoming an alcoholic myself.

I keep it in check and mostly out of my home. But on occasion, I do enjoy a nice whiskey or beer.

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thebronzeprince@reddit

I still love to drink and dance

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aasyam65@reddit

When out to dinner..a couple glasses of wine

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Sand_Aggravating@reddit

Same thing I tell my doctor

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Independent_Tough_81@reddit

One or maybe a few, occasionally, not often or many are a time, damned sure a tiny fraction of what I used to...

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DonutCapitalism@reddit

Yes. I'm an avid Bourbon, Gin, and Tequila drinker.

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dewihafta@reddit

Oh yeah!

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edgarecayce@reddit

I like to have a few vodkas on a Friday night with my poker game. Otherwise I’m not really drinking much anymore. The hangovers just suck so bad.

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AZJHawk@reddit

I have definitely slowed down, but I like a nice cocktail or a glass of wine. I like beer, but it bloats me too much to drink it regularly.

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Electrical-Stable498@reddit

I drink two beers a day sometimes have a cocktail of ok and lemonade vodka

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Megatapirus@reddit

I gave it up for good a little more than a decade ago. I liked it too much and it was doing harm.

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Bokononfoma@reddit

I quit. I got diagnosed with ADHD, started meds, and completely lost my taste for alcohol. And I drank A LOT. Really makes me wonder.

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Queasy-Extension6465@reddit

Never a dranker all 61 years

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RetroBerner@reddit

I might have a drink maybe once or twice a year, but I mostly stick to weed.

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Imaginary-Edge-8759@reddit

A glass of wine every day or every other day. Single 5 oz serving.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

Yum! What's for dinner?r

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tranquilrage73@reddit

I drink once a year, if that.

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Serious-Mongoose-387@reddit

i haven’t quit drinking but i often go a few months without a drink.

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legerdemain07@reddit

I sit down once every week or two and either have 5 or 6 mixed drinks at home or 5 or 6 beers at the local brewery. Then I’m fine for another week or two.

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antisocialdecay@reddit

I drank from 16-29. A fair bit and a lot at times. Then, I basically stopped. I still like the brown liquor and a beer here and there.

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Quick_Voice_7039@reddit

Like a fish

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lurkertiltheend@reddit

No. I don’t need the calories or the hangover. Plus everything is too expensive now.

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valsalva_manoeuvre@reddit

Nope. I'm not a morning person but waking up without a hangover makes me less of a not-morning-person.

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heathers1@reddit

So many are partying like it’s 13th grade

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adashiel@reddit

Alcoholism runs in the family, so I've remained a lifelong teetotaler. It's too bad about the other vices.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

Well played!

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Narrow-Hall8070@reddit

I’m making up for Gen Z

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ConscientiousDissntr@reddit

I rarely drink. Less than once a month. But when I do, I'm on a mission!

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Happy_Veggie@reddit

I barely drink anymore.

I don't like the taste of beer, I have digestive troubles with hop and some yeasts.

A glass of wine in a 5 à 7 at work like twice a year, a glass of bubbles at new year with hubby. A sip off the bottle while cooking. That's about it.

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Senekka11@reddit

I miss going to 5 à 7s.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

I mean, if I drink a single IPA I won't be able to eat for 8 hours after

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dcpanthersfan@reddit

Much less than before. 1-2 a couple of times a week.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

Nice!

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SkyExcellent6848@reddit

No, I rarely drink, if ever. Just never really acquired a taste for it for various reasons.

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Weltanschauung_Zyxt@reddit

I have a mixed drink maybe once a month. Definitely drinking less.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

This is where I am at. I like a good occasional whisky

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TickingTheMoments@reddit

As a matter of fact, I’m just stepping away from the beer and wine bar in my local market. I enjoyed a pint of of an amber and a half pint of a phenomenal blueberry muffin tart.

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MarcusAurelius68@reddit

I’m into gin lately. Not every day, not more than one, but enjoying different ones with tonic or as a martini.

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Last_Inevitable8311@reddit

I am almost 7 months alcohol free. I was on the slippery slope of drinking every day and I was not happy at the thought of where it might lead.

Feeling pretty great these days. I miss it sometimes but the sleep alone is so worth it.

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little_boots_@reddit

too old not worth it anymore

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-Mos_Eisley-@reddit

Yes, Gin and tonic right now.

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misanthropoetry@reddit

Zero. After having two kids in my late 30’s my tolerance is in the toilet, LOL! Three sips and I’m flushed and sweating.

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KellyCakes@reddit

Same here! I drank like a fish before childbirth (started at 13, pretty heavily by 17), but after I had a child at 26, my tolerance was just GONE. Warm glow after a sip, had trouble walking to the bathroom after two beers, and super sick feeling all day and night the next day. Yeah, I don't think I've had even as much as a Pina colada with dinner on vacation about a decade ago.

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defStef@reddit

Less but yes

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BubbaValentine@reddit

Yes, going out dancing tonight drinking whiskey, and smoking big fat joints.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

Get it! Have fun!!

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304libco@reddit

I’m a craft beer, fancy bourbon fan. I don’t drink as much, as often, or as long, but I I certainly enjoy what I do and it costs just as much if not more lol.

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Silly-Power@reddit

I now find if I have more than one glass of wine or pint of beer, I jump immediately to hungover. Yesterday I went to a pub for a meal and a pint. When I got home I decided to treat myself to a can of beer. An hour later I honestly felt like I had a hangover. I had to take a couple of panadol and go to bed.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

The risk vs reward is absolutely the thing for me also.

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Practical-Middle3741@reddit

Chug! Chug! Chug!

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vistaculo@reddit

Every now and then, but I’m pretty happy not getting hangovers

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Ok-Wrongdoer1164@reddit

I pretty much stopped drinking unless im out for dinner or events, when I do drink, I may or may not finish my glass.

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Tejanisima@reddit

Not to speak of. Didn't drink at all when I was younger, apart from the occasional half glass of champagne at the few weddings I attended that had alcohol at all. When I started doing karaoke and developing a social life after my divorce, I did some social drinking and learned what kinds of cocktails I enjoy, but after maybe a year and a half it calmed back down again. I know multiple peers who are sober as well as multiple who drink. I don't think there's much of a generalization one can make about the drinking habits of our generation, especially in absence of corresponding data about other substances. For instance, I think a portion of the decline in alcohol intake by the younger generations reflects the increasing availability of legal weed and weed products.

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AcesAnd08s@reddit

Slowed way down a couple years ago.

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joeyjoeskullcracker@reddit

I keep falling off the wagon. I really need to stop.

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Pavementaled@reddit (OP)

I wish you more than luck, and if you are not already, stay active and take daily walks that get your heart rate up and running.

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CarlatheDestructor@reddit

I was never a big drinker. Pills, weed, and speed almost killed me. Been sober 7 almost 8 years.

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Tejanisima@reddit

🎉 👏🏼🎉 👏🏼🎉👏🏼🎉

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CarlatheDestructor@reddit

Thank you

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chompy_jr@reddit

Still drinking when I feel like it, still going to rock shows.

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INTPWomaninCali@reddit

Not drinking.

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wheresbill@reddit

I drank from age 14 to 30, took off ten years so I was sober my entire 30s, and then drank off and on again next 10 years. Then I quit at age 50 which was exactly 10 years ago. So I’ve been dry last 10 years. I was a serious drinker so life is much better for me without alcohol

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Coffee_24-7@reddit

Having a G&T right now on my patio after going on a dandelion massacre.

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Real-Emu507@reddit

I mean. I use to. But last time I went to Vegas for a music festival I went a little too hard and missed a chunk of the show. And in this economy I will not be doing that again lol

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--Uberwench--@reddit

Yes

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Cucumburrito@reddit

Nah

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Makeup_life72@reddit

A lil bit. A glass of rosé or a LIIT @ weekly bar trivia

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Grateful-DeadHead420@reddit

We were raised on it! Lol

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MachineProof5438@reddit

Most days one or two, weekends and parties more.

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Awake-Now@reddit

I’m drinking right now!

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rosie666@reddit

I drink like a responsible jerkoff. It's embarrassing.

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MNPS1603@reddit

I’ve never been a regular drinker, never drink alone, but once in a while I get hammered with my friends. If I’m drinking I’m probably getting drunk, but not a regular occurrence.

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FlanProfessional4080@reddit

I quit drinking almost a year ago. I personally think one of the biggest reasons gen z isn't drinking is because more states have recreational marijuana now.

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Trishielicious@reddit

Yes, the pub culture is not for them so much. Weed is still illegal in NZ, but easy enough to grow so easy to get, I get given it if I want. Kids seem to do festivals with mdma or coke. Meth is a problem here, cheaper than a night on the piss.

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likeittight_@reddit

I’ve read the same except it’s actually phone addiction for them that replaced alcohol for us

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OCDiva123@reddit

It's certainly a big part of the reason I drink less now!

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WellSpokenAsianBoy@reddit

Eh I’ve cut back. Not a full teetotaler but I rarely drink unless I’m on vacation or an event where I don’t have to drive.

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Kbern4444@reddit

Yep

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Eric3TBA@reddit

I love cold beer.

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InvestmentMain8414@reddit

Drinking was a thing we did at family functions as a kid/teen/adult. As in I was always allowed alcohol growing up. We have stories of 10month old me being drunk for the first time.

I realized how unhealthy that is, so seriously cut down on drinking around my family, and than just drinking in general.

Put up some hard boundaries on family giving my kids alcohol, and stuck to them hard.

Both my adult gen z kids drink.

Oldest will have a drink maybe 2 at Christmas. Maybe 1 or 2 the whole summer season at our cottage. Otherwise he doesnt. He is always the DD of his friend group.

My youngest has great plans to drink her ass off. Has 1 drink. Makes a second, and half that goes down the drain.

Since their teenage rebellion, I have never seen them drunk or "tipsy".

Me, Im having a beer right now. But that will be all for me tonight.

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joelav@reddit

Like a beer a year

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JoeMagnifico@reddit

I have a case of Hefeweizen in the garage fridge that is probably 3 years old and still 2/3rds full...and mostly guests drank those. So no, not really.

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GoslingIchi@reddit

I usually just have a beer with dinner.

Or a margarita. Or a pint of wine if I'm having a fancy dinner.

I've never been one for going out and paying too much for a crappy beer, and getting a margarita at a restaurant is too damn expensive these days.

For me, sometimes it just having a flavored beverage in the evening that I desire, cuz I get less interested in water after I've had a gallon or so during the day. Since I seem to have a weird relationship with caffeine I try to avoid having something caffeinated after 1400.

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Johoski@reddit

Rarely. A couple times a year maybe.

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AshDenver@reddit

Drinking. After work beverage (usually prosecco but today is a frozen Mai tai), half a bottle of wine with dinner, usually a half glass of prosecco aperitif (will be the other half Mai tai tonight.)

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Affectionate_Bid5042@reddit

I still like a cocktail or margarita on my birthday. That's about it.

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SignificantTransient@reddit

2 or 3 beers, some days. During warm months

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jcmacon@reddit

I haven't had a serious drink in almost 10 years. I consume an edible each day instead. Far, far cheaper and better for me.

But, my wife did find my favorite root beer flavored beer and bought me a sixer a few weeks ago. I might have one of those tonight with the edible.

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PissedCaucasian@reddit

Yeah I only drink rarely especially if I see one particular friend but I used to be able to drink until 4 am in college and get up to work at 6 am for the city street crew. I can’t fathom that now. Also drinking out was cheap then. We would get a literal gallon bucket of beer for $6 at a live music club. That’s one 12oz beer these days.

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Bartend23@reddit

Being a bartender, I can tell you GenXers still drink a lot. Most seem to drink more responsibly and without the same amount of cocaine. I personally love drinking good wine, great bourbon and great mescal. I drink less because I drink better. But I love it!

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TeaVinylGod@reddit

Haven't had a beer since a Willie Nelson concert in 2017. Wasn't a big drinker before that and after that I was just like "What's the use?"

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Ok-Shelter-35@reddit

Menopausal wife and teenage daughters own my house. Beer and bourbon is my savior.

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sweetassassin@reddit

I quit the sauce October 19, 2018.

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Dogzillas_Mom@reddit

No. I have chronic intractable headaches and alcohol just makes it worse. I really miss red wine.

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Black_Pill_Oh@reddit

I'll be 10 years sober in December. Thank god those days are behind me.

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Salty1710@reddit

I'm at 5.5 years, myself. Glad to be retired after winning the gold medal in Alcoholism.

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AlanStanwick1986@reddit

Wife and I are day drinkers now. I don't drink remotely enough to get hungover though. A hangover at my age might kill me.

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Novel_Willingness721@reddit

54M. Stopped drinking in my early 30s. I realized that I drank just to get drunk, and didn’t like that so I stopped.

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GameArtHQ@reddit

Nope. Quit around 2013 (after a drunken accident that landed me 15 stitches.

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FinalTrain3051@reddit

Stopped drinking seven years ago, never looked back. Stopped weed 5 months ago. Completely sober without the help of a probation officer or random drug test at a job for the first time since I was probably 12 years old. Almost 52. It isn't the most fun but I feel better.

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RecbetterpassNJ@reddit

Congrats. That’s awesome.

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Plainsdrifter71@reddit

I quit after my father passed away close to 10 years ago...

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dogtweredog@reddit

My father dealt with mental illness in two ways. Getting drunk and taking it out on me. And because I now deal with mental illness myself, probably largely because of what I dealt with as a kid, I don't dare touch a drop of alcohol for fear of becoming the monster he could be.

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Raythecatass@reddit

My drinking has gone down significantly. Will be 60 this year. I can’t handle drinking like I used to.

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minder125@reddit

Stopped drinking in 2013.

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likeittight_@reddit

2019 here… good riddance

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minder125@reddit

Great going

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scr33ner@reddit

I only drink red wine on RARE occasions.

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Competitive-Army2872@reddit

Three years no alcohol now. Wish I did it sooner. 55yo.

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Ampersandbox@reddit

Same. 58 now, stopped 3 years ago, wish i figured it out sooner.

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sedona71717@reddit

I just can’t do it anymore. Two glasses of wine gives me a raging headache the next day. Any drink with sugar mixed in it— forget it, horrible hangover no matter how little I drink. The most I can do when I’m at a party is a shot of vodka in a glass with soda water and ice, which is the same thing my grandpa used to drink— maybe he was on to something.

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archedhighbrow@reddit

I quit 4 1/2 years ago. Although, I am contemplating getting a non-alcoholic beer on my daughter's 21st. The minimal amount of alcohol shouldn't affect me

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creeva@reddit

A few nights a month.

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Puppy-Smoocher@reddit

Both my husband and I rarely drink. I might have 1 or 2 a year so almost never for me.

On the other hand, I could vape Snoop Dog under the table.

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Aardet@reddit

Just one gives me a mild hangover, which really cramps my style. And legal gummies are much easier to handle.

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Corpsey_Clownshoes@reddit

I got off the booze and on the weed a few years ago. I feel much better.

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UKophile@reddit

No. I lost interest after my husband died.

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StarDewbie@reddit

Never did, never will. I detest the taste of alcohol. Also, my dad was an alcoholic, be it a functional one.

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altairstarlite@reddit

I don't drink at all; never developed a taste for it and now I'm so old that I take meds that don't mix well with alcohol.

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FullCircle2024@reddit

Did a lot of drinking for years and have pretty much stopped. Have had the same bottle of vodka for about 4 years now. Now if I drink anything, just one drink gives me a splitting headache. I just increased my THC intake lol

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earinsound@reddit

Yes, I definitely am. I live in a large city with tons of bars and craft breweries. I occasionally go out to a bar with friends or a brewery with my wife. I enjoy it, but doubt I’ll be drinking after 60 (four more years). I don’t get plowed anymore and I find most bars to be depressing (probably because I go to dives)

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chumrunner@reddit

Yes.

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B-Town-MusicMan@reddit

Every time I turn on the news I need a drink

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youngkpepper@reddit

Nope, am an alcoholic and haven't had a drink in 10 years. I really don't miss it except it would be nice to have the occasional margarita.

My period of active alcoholism "only" lasted about 9 months before I righted the ship, but I was pretty dedicated to getting blitzed nightly. Before all that, 3 drinks in one year would have been "heavy drinking" for me.

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mild_shart_attack@reddit

My volume has dropped significantly, but I haven’t quit anything. I drink beer and mostly the clear liquors. Occasionally I’ll venture into a scotch or bourbon, but mostly gin, rum and tequila cocktails.

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keepingitsinus@reddit

Am I drinking??

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eastbaypluviophile@reddit

I lost the ability to metabolize alcohol when I entered menopause. Was never really a booze hag anyway but now I can’t even have one glass of wine without feeling hungover and wrecked for the entire next day, sometimes even two. Not worth it. So I don’t drink at all anymore. I miss being able to have a nice glass with a celebratory dinner.

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Pielacine@reddit

Booze hag 😂

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hedgehog77433@reddit

Woo-hoo! One bourbon, one scotch and one beer! Actually, vodka and tequila (blanco), the dark liquors give me a headache. Prosecco periodically or a nice red wine.

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boringlesbian@reddit

Not really. Maybe a cocktail on the rare occasions we go out for dinner.

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imk@reddit

I haven’t drank since 1984

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likeittight_@reddit

Nice!

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defiantnoodle@reddit

Haven't drank in years and years. When you get on the other side of it, it seems really like something hype themselves into.

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Giant_Devil@reddit

I'm into craft beer so I support my local brewery once a week and I might visit another one (plenty around to choose from) once or twice a month.

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spiralradius62@reddit

I took an LSD trip for the first time in 20 years and after that simply lost the need to drink alcohol. I drink when I'm out or in a social setting but the 2 to 6 drinks at home after work every night are gone. I'm loosing weight, sleeping better and feel good. Haven't done any more trips - that did the trick I have lost the craving for a drink

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kolrocks@reddit

For years, I drank alcohol. Lost my taste for it a few years ago and only use marijuana products.

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CatBird2023@reddit

Same and same.

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deepblue74us1@reddit

I think ever since Cheers went off the air drinking lost it’s social cool factor. Like how many shows are there where people congregate in bars?

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liddybuckfan@reddit

How I Met Your Mother

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003h10102@reddit

It’s always sunny in Philadelphia

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FrizkyDevil@reddit

The Drew Carey Show

The New Girl

Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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mikedorty@reddit

Ted Lasso

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Quirky_Commission_56@reddit

The only time I’ll drink alcohol is when our local store has Not Your Father’s Root Beer or when I go to Spec’s and they actually have McEwan’s Scotch Ale in stock. Otherwise I drink sun tea sweetened with spicy honey or Dr Pepper and at least one XL mug of filtered water.

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Intelligent_Quiet424@reddit

I had to change my medicine for a chronic issue in 2024- I stopped drinking then. Most of my friends have stopped or cut back on drinking.

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Lanterne-Rouge@reddit

This isn't going to be a very accurate representation of actual drinking by GenX. And this will get down voted but I bet most posters are going to be quick to brag that they stopped drinking. And good for them, but they will respond more than actual drinkers.

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Relevant_Wrangler830@reddit

Not here. Last time I was puking in a toilet was my Birthday in November. 49, will be 50 this year. Might visit the porcelain again.

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katmguire@reddit

I think you’re right. Also, I do drink alcohol and don’t at all feel bad about it.

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bigmedallas@reddit

Having a bourbon right now. Wife and I drink a bottle of wine on Friday and Saturday nights... and well Sunday night too. I brew beer 2 to 5 times a year, that's about 50 bottles per batch but I share that so I'm not drinking all 100 to 250 bottles myself. Typically don't drink enough to get "drunk" haven't woken up with a hangover in decades.

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Witty_Ad4494@reddit

Ill have a beer with dinner two or three times a week. The occasional glass of wine and probably a scotch on the weekend.

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Representative-Mean@reddit

Been trying to quit because it nearly killed me a couple years ago. Definitely do not do it as much anymore. I unfortunately have other vices that I am struggling with. But this is a much smarter generation for not letting alcohol ruin their life!

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They-Call-Me-Taylor@reddit

Yep. I have a little something three or four times a week. Just a single drink of some kind with dinner, be it wine, beer, scotch or bourbon.

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SheneedaCocktail@reddit

I'm over here picking up the slack, not to worry!

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Extension-Cress-3803@reddit

I retired two years ago when liver issue started. All my friends drink less because as they get older hangovers are rougher.
It’s true about the youngsters though. You go to a work think at a bar and they drink almost nothing but pass edibles around pretty much as they walk in

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OkWillingness2781@reddit

Used to drink beer socially, but cut it back 6-7 years ago. 1 drink makes me hazy the next day. I mostly don’t drink unless it’s a nice dinner out.

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Freightshaker000@reddit

I have a nice whisky collection. I drink for taste, not effect; unlike 40 yrs ago...

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Tls-user@reddit

I haven’t had a drink since January 2025 and rarely drank before that.

My husband (also Gen X) drinks infrequently too.

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jamshid666@reddit

No, stopped drinking a couple years ago so I could lose weight. I've dropped from 285 lbs to 215 lbs (129 kg down to 98 kg) and reduced my waist from 48" to 38" (122 cm to 97 cm). My goal is to get down to 30" (75 cm).

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YoBigB@reddit

Socially, yes. I never was a beer drinker but an Old Fashioned now and then never hurts.

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vin4thewin@reddit

Don’t drink, don’t plan to start at this point.

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AnastasiaNo70@reddit

Not any more! I’m California sober these days.

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Consistent_Ebb_3221@reddit

This is also my answer.

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Glittering-Milk-510@reddit

I was having a cocktail or two when we'd go out to dinner (without kids) twice a year or on holidays. Now the cancer took a kidney so my drinking days will be rare if ever. I'm grateful to be here so I'll never complain about it, plus I drank on the reg from a teen until my late 30s more than my share and yours lol

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ku_78@reddit

I haven’t been drunk since I was 18. Buzzed a few times.

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mlvalentine@reddit

I have a glass of wine or a cocktail every now and then, but that's about it. RIP my partying days.

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Purist1975@reddit

Been drinking some orgainc wine, so much better with no digestive problems the next day.

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BunkyBooBoo88@reddit

I used to really enjoy drinking. Then one day I woke up and just...didn't anymore. My younger self is hanging her head in despair at current day me.

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merrysunshine2@reddit

I think that a lot too; “what would teen me or twenties me think of how I turned out”?

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BunkyBooBoo88@reddit

I think younger me would hurt older me's feelings if that conversation were to happen. 😆

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demona2002@reddit

I quit 114 days ago. No alcohol issues per se. Just trying to get myself in the best health possible as I move into my golden years. I’ve dropped 30lbs since quitting 6 months ago. Did not make any other intentional changes (still exercise the same, eat when I’m hungry etc)

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VigilanteLocust@reddit

All but quit drinking these days, it was making me feel sad and tired far more than any positive mood benefits so I don’t even bother now.

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this_kitty68@reddit

Nope. I stopped drinking over 15 years ago. Even one glass of wine or cocktail gave me a headache. Not worth it.

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RoyalPuzzleheaded259@reddit

Nah. I’m cali sober. But even when I was young and partied I was never a heavy drinker.

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blastfighter@reddit

I finally (m51) got the home of my dreams last year, built a full wet bar. So, so yes!

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Familiar_Branch4356@reddit

Just turned 53, used to drink nearly daily and quite a bit. Mid 40s I started getting hungover so just slowed down. A few weeks ago I had a whole 3 coors lights. Had a nice buzz, but pissed all night AND had a hangover the next day. The juice ain’t worth the squeeze!

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miggismallz33@reddit

For me it came down to how terrible I felt the next day. I’ve tried different hangover cures. They don’t work for me Yes I’d get hangovers when I was younger but they weren’t that bad. About 5 years ago, my body just changed. So because of that my drinking has nearly stopped.

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colormeslowly@reddit

Not anymore.

Going on two years sober.

Didn’t consider myself an alcoholic but got tired of watered down alcohol, felt like i was wasting money trying to get a buzz.

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Paprika420@reddit

Not since the summer of 95

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CustomCarNerd@reddit

I’m 55 years sober….

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Glittering-Wrap-9814@reddit

Used to love a glass or two of wine while cooking dinner and eating but I realized it was amping up my anxiety so I quit in 2019. Haven’t missed it, I feel 100% better without it. My husband isn’t much of a drinker either, our oldest son is 23 and he has zero interest in it.

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Jedijaz42@reddit

Sometimes I have a few drinks a week, sometimes nothing in a month or six.

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Flashy-Army-7975@reddit

Nope gave it up in 2022. Best decision I’ve made. I feel much better have lost a ton of weight. I don’t miss it at all.

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michelle427@reddit

No. I was never into it. Still not.

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inode71@reddit

I’m trying to drink more but all my friends seem to be slowing down on drinking and just using cbd gummies. I won’t drink alone, so it kind of sucks.

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CornmealGravy@reddit

I quit about 7 years ago

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thisgirlnamedbree@reddit

I was never a drinker to begin with. I got plastered when I was 17 and fell asleep. Knowing I'm not a stay awake drunk, I only drank socially and kept the limit to two. The last time I had a drink was this winter when I went to karaoke. I'm on medication that doesn't mix well with it so that's another reason I tend to stay away from it.

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NaturGirl@reddit

I've never been a drinker.

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SamCanyon@reddit

Nope. Quit 3 years ago. It was… necessary.

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TrainingLow9079@reddit

Never got into alcohol. It doesn't affect me enough to be worth the money. Sugar and cell phones are my addiction....

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JayRay_44@reddit

Nah. I used to be a "functional alcoholic" but sobered my ass up about 2 and a half years ago. Don't miss that poison in my life at all.

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citrusmechanoid@reddit

I think the drinkers just aren't commenting here.

Sober people tend to talk about it a lot (great! no judgement) but drinkers tend not to talk about the fact they're drinking or how much they're actually drinking.

I drink but I don't want to advertise how much here.

Lots of Gen X people I know drink A LOT.

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kcsews@reddit

Cocktail at 5 after a long day is nice. Can't have more than 2. My liver thanked me

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GarionOrb@reddit

Still drinking quite often. My friends and I love to go out wine tasting.

And no, our generation isn't making up for Gen Z. Wine sales are way down across the board, and some wineries are forgoing making wine because they're sitting on so much inventory.

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Few_Newspaper_3655@reddit

I only drink on very special occasions and usually just take a few sips. Alcohol interacts with my medication.

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LilJeezy17@reddit

I quit entirely about 3 years ago after going hard during COVID lol. Life is much better without it

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FroToTheLow@reddit

OP, with that many friends and family that drink everyday, I have to ask: Are you from Wisconsin?

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8drearywinter8@reddit

Ha! As someone who drank heavily through part of my 20s while living in Wisconsin and didn't realize that wasn't done everywhere to the same extent until I left (after which I cut back a lot), I must say this is indeed a relevant question.

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sunfish99@reddit

I was going to say, I seldom drink but I have friends that have 2-3 glasses of wine/beer every night. They are in fact from Wisconsin.

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Azerafael@reddit

I really wish i could drink like i used to but gout has limited my drinking to maybe 3-4 glasses of wine once a week.

Lord but i miss beer/lager.

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Temporary_Shirt_6236@reddit

I have a few buddies, a bit older than me, who've had to cut out beer because of gout. Gout sucks the fat one as it is, but this doubly sucks.

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blatkinsman@reddit

My wife drinks almost daily, wine or beer.

I drink bi-weekly, whiskey one day and beer the on the other day when we go to the brewpub.

If we go out more than that, I will have a drink then also.

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wolfgang187@reddit

Once a month. Its the only frequency I can consume alcohol and maintain normal blood pressure without heart meds.

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Extension-Pick8310@reddit

Hell yeah. Drinking a cold Chardonnay as I type.

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jnyrdr@reddit

quit in 2020

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merrysunshine2@reddit

Yes, if dining out. Not regularly.

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Temporary_Shirt_6236@reddit

I don't drink any more.

Or any less.

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oboingadoing@reddit

Yes, I'm having a beer right now

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OutdoorRaleigh@reddit

Cheers, me too

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Itchy_Undertow-1@reddit

Nope. Quit 2004.

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ForgottenGenX47@reddit

Yes, but I am tracking my intake to be more mindful about it. Drinking less than I had been, so yay me.

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Ianthin1@reddit

I had a beer with dinner last night. First one in over a month. Woke up with a splitting headache. I think I’m done.

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CanMoo@reddit

I do miss getting a little tipsy with my friends...but it's no longer worth the consequences of how my body reacts these days.

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Aromatic_Revolution4@reddit

I, and most GenXers I know, have either stopped drinking or have cut back to just a few times a year.

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Primary_Company_3813@reddit

Forced sobriety. Even I wanted to, booze... like many things is a luxury we can't afford!

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kerosenehat63@reddit

Only when I go to concerts. And my limit is 3 beers.

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Caloso89@reddit

I have not had a drink of alcohol since December 28, 1998. Let's just say that I had had enough.

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a4evanygirl@reddit

Every. Chance. I. Get.

/s

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Kryceks-Revenge@reddit

No. I like my liver and my brother and father drank themselves to death. Hard pass on having to have a drink. I have friends whose social media is just beer and alcoholic drinks because it’s their entire personality. It’s not my thing.

Nobody in my family would have gotten help or sought out therapy. Which is too bad.

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aradiacat@reddit

I've have cut way back..... thankfully we have weed.

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whyunoleave@reddit

I’m good for a couple of drinks a 1-2 nights a week but I have always preferred thc and it doesn’t make me feel like hell the next day. Easier legal access certainly helps. Tough buying weed from a shady connection in your 50s

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SssnakeJaw@reddit

I hardly ever drink anymore. Too many calories, too man carbs and too many trips to the bathroom.

Plus the hangovers no longer make it worth it.

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kaiser_soze_72@reddit

Weekends only. 2016 and on thru Covid had me drinking daily and cut back in 21. Much easier to control it during this admin luckily enough.

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yeahwellokay@reddit

Not in 16 years.

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8drearywinter8@reddit

Developed alcohol intolerance a few years ago. Now any (even small amount of) alcohol makes me sick for 24 to 48 hours. Which makes me sad. I still like alcohol, but it stopped liking me back. Sigh. Someone who can still drink, please have a nice glass of scotch for me, okay? I miss it.

If I hadn't developed a strong intolerance to alcohol, I would still be drinking, albeit in much smaller quantities than I did in my 20s (to be fair, I spent most of my 20s in Wisconsin, where drinking to excess was the norm, and cut back after leaving, when I realized that wasn't at all normal most other places... except when I was teaching in Russia... yeah, they drink like that too there).

Anyway, would prefer to be drinking in moderation these days, but can't.

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StevieNickedMyself@reddit

Sober 5 1/2 years over here.

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CitizenChatt@reddit

Like a 🐟

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Mammoth_Ad_483@reddit

I used to drink. I still do, but I used to too...

But I have cut back drastically

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SpiderMuffin66@reddit

I miss Mitch

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Mammoth_Ad_483@reddit

Me too

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Mushy-sweetroll@reddit

Not much at all these days.

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stockzy@reddit

I like it. It doesn’t like me. The unrequited love story continues

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Dboogy2197@reddit

Nope. Quit a few years ago. I was a career drinker for over 10 years. I reached a point that the health impact was just too much. Feeling far better but I do miss a beer now and then

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No_Caterpillar_8573@reddit

Good for you! I just started on that path a couple of months ago for the same reason. Just shy of needing a liver transplant.

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Honeybee71@reddit

I did when I was younger, but now maybe a drink a year

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BombadilGuy@reddit

A quarter of what my parents drank.

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Spear_Ritual@reddit

Duh

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somewherein72@reddit

I've mostly quit. I think I've had two 16 oz beers on two separate occasions in the last year.

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hunterglyph@reddit

I've never enjoyed it.

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Cranks_No_Start@reddit

Same. Aside from a short stint in the army overseas it’s never been a big deal.

Maybe once in the summer I’ll get a 6 of something and it will last 1-2 weeks.

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No-Guard-7003@reddit

Not much and not often.

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defsentenz@reddit

I live in a city with a major university.....Gen Z is definitely drinking. Maybe not like we all did en masse, but the bars are not hurting here. And yes, I still like my drink, but not like I used to.

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Zesty-B230F@reddit

Nope. I grew up with too many alcoholic family members.

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WideRisk7495@reddit

Everyday

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deep-sea-savior@reddit

Yeah I’m still drinking, but I have a strong feeling that the party is ending very soon.

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YogurtSpecialist3101@reddit

Uh, yeah.

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Dwayne402789@reddit

Rite

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ksewell68@reddit

We quit drinking regularly after Covid. It’s gotten so expensive. We drink on vacation if abroad and occasionally have a drink out on special occasions. We don’t drink at all at home except NA beer and gin and tonics (they are pretty good). I’m going on a cruise in January and am planning on not drinking at all. It makes me feel terrible even if I only have one drink- makes my heart race and I can’t sleep. Weed is what I need now. :)

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Empty_Nestor@reddit

I can’t believe anyone drinks on a cruise. The cost is insane!

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Mom_who_drinks@reddit

I was a heavy drinker for years but I cut back to almost nothing about 3 years ago. My Gen Z kid drinks, as he was raised with an appreciation for fine bourbon. But he doesn’t drink every day and he doesn’t drink a lot at any one sitting. Very different than his dad and me at his age.

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ShadowyTreeline@reddit

Almost never. Basically I drink when I read a book or story that mentions a cocktail or liquor I've never heard of before, and I'm curious about it. Amounts to probably less than ten drinks a year.

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Ambitious_Lead693@reddit

I'm a non drinking alcoholic these days. My kids don't seem to drink much, but do a lot more weed than I did. Being legal now makes it easier i guess.

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GenXHelicopterCatMom@reddit

I quit 2 years ago after years of binge drinking. I don't miss it at all

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Agent7619@reddit

I don't drink anymore

Or any less.

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arothmanmusic@reddit

I drink way less than I used to. It's an unnecessary expense and I get a headache the next day more easily than I used to.

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Jillee2@reddit

Probably have one drink every month or two with a nice dinner. I’m drunk after one. Hungover the next day if I drink two. So I really have to weigh the risks vs benefits. I used to be able to drink rivers of red wine, and then one day unexpectedly it just did not work any longer. It just fell away. No warning lol. I do miss the ability to enjoy a drinking evening.

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Brendy171@reddit

I drink beer, it all depends honestly. Summer coming though and it does pair nicely with a float in the pool

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foozballhead@reddit

Can't afford to, so no, I'm really not drinking except for special occasions. But i do have a bottle of cheap champagne in my fridge I'm looking forward to cracking open as soon as some big good news hits, any day now.

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SpecificStatic@reddit

I’m trying to drink enough for me and at least 3-4 gen Z’ers.

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nunyabizthewiz@reddit

Not really. I will have a drink or two when I go out to dinner but that is super rare.

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Phobos1982@reddit

Gen Z grew up with accessible weed. Weed was harder for us to get back in the day and I can't do weed because of my job, so I drink, a lot.

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vantablalicious@reddit

They also can’t really afford it and are factoring in the roi, I don’t blame em

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Not_a_fan_of_me@reddit

I usually have a tall boy or a cocktail a few days of the week. Only one, unless it’s a weekend and I’m smoking something on the grill

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Raynet11@reddit

Had a severe spinal injury they put me on meds for over a decade (15 years) that I couldn’t drink, I was 28 when that happened. No longer on the meds for three years now and had a celebration drink but honestly I don’t maybe a few drinks a year don’t think I would handle the hangovers well at this age

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Impressive-Shame-525@reddit

10 years sober.

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davidcoons@reddit

My wife (56F) stopped cold turkey about a year ago, and I (55M) discovered the tasty low cal NA beers and beer-tails in the market now (Thanks Gen Z) and have almost exclusively gone over to these NA yummies. I have the occasional whiskey soda with a drinking friend or relative, but usually one (used to be 3 or 4) and then switch back to my new favs.

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Admirable_Yak_337@reddit

Drinking is taking place in my immediate vicinity yes

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KLR650-Bend1973@reddit

Been sober 15 years.

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hkusp45css@reddit

7 here.

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TripMaster478@reddit

Pretty rare. I probably consume 10% of what I did in my 20s.

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Mountain_Exchange768@reddit

Maybe one drink a year, if that.

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Massive-Insect-sting@reddit

Curious what region you're in. I'm in norcal and people are not drinking as much

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kludge6730@reddit

Not with these prescriptions.

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Electronic_Agent_251@reddit

I (51F)have had to cut way back, it hurts too much and takes days now to recover. Usually only on holidays, early in the day and I have to not work the next day. So when the planets align, I’ll have a margarita.

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mltrout715@reddit

Yes

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chartreuse_avocado@reddit

Not so much anymore. Just lost my taste for it.

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Jwheat71@reddit

This.

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timothypjr@reddit

I am! Right now, in fact.

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officially-random@reddit

Rarely, but I didn’t drink much to begin with. I do enjoy the taste, but I never found getting drunk or buzzed particularly fun. It kinda sucked for a long time being someone who genuinely likes the taste of a good whiskey or wine but doesn’t like getting drunk, because for a long time the only NA options were soda (and I don’t like soda).

I am glad that all the kids abstaining these days means that bars and restaurants are making creative NA options more available.

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Chemical-Carrot-9975@reddit

In a couple hours I will be. Only because I’m in Hawaii and it’s only 1:45. I usually wait til after 3.

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refuzeto@reddit

I’m not drinking right at this moment.

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starksfergie@reddit

We do, but not frequently anymore, probably a year ago I would say, once to twice a week, now it is more like once every two weeks (hubby drinks a bit more than I do, but nothing problematic, both 55)

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Captn76@reddit

Since weed became legal, I’ve pretty much quit the alcohol in favor of edibles.

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freakymack@reddit

17 years sober baby!! So nope

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SomeAreSomeAreNot@reddit

I simply lost the taste for alcohol as I’ve gotten healthier (diet and exercise). I rarely drink these days.

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filledoux@reddit

One neat dram of peanut butter whisky every now and then. Or a glass of red with a meal sometimes.

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Grafakos@reddit

I am drinking a healthy portion (2 1/2 fingers) of double-oaked bourbon as I type this.

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MikelarlHaxton@reddit

I drink, but very rarely. My ginger brother died in a single vehicles dui crash. My dad hurt himself bad enough he had to relearn walking because of his drunk stupidity. I have 4 kids and only 1 of them drinks to get drunk more than once a month. The others barely drink.

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ImOvrIt1969@reddit

I was a social drinker until Dec 2025. Got pneumonia was in the hospital for 3 days. Didn’t drink for about 2-3 weeks because of it. Didn’t miss it…. Haven’t had a drink since.

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zionzednem@reddit

I am I said.

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PopeInThePizza@reddit

A few drinks now and again, nothing too heavy: "I'm sober enough to know what I'm doing, and drunk enough to really enjoy it."

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sterling3274@reddit

One or two cocktails or beers a couple nights a week. Rarely will have more than that. If I do I sleep like shit and feel it the next morning.

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SufficientOpening218@reddit

sober 31 years this Thursday. Neith sons ( Gen Z) drink, not sure why. I cleaned up long before them.

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fallcreekprepper@reddit

I stopped completely after my heart valve replacement surgery. I take too many meds that don't mix well with alcohol.

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WelderIndividual@reddit

Edibles. I have asthma and alcohol doesn't do it for me.

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Critical-Range1213@reddit

Too much, trying naltrexone to cut back and it kinda works.

For me, now 50, I cannot sleep after drinking. Ie, last night I had a bottle of wine, maybe a bit more. Asleep by 10, up at 3. Done. Tossed and turned till it was time to get up. I love wine between 5 and 9 but hate it all other hours.

I’d rather have weed but it’s not legal here…

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Eve_N_Starr@reddit

7 years sober this July, and loving it. I started binge drinking in my teens; it intensified in my 30s and became unsustainable in my 40s. No more hangxiety, brain fog or brownouts; and way less depression.

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daydreamersunion@reddit

My days in the bars are done. I am really pushing it if I have more than two beers at a cookout or something. My 25yr old self would think Ive grown old and boring. By 90s standards I would be right.

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DPax_23@reddit

Really cut my drinking down 3 years ago to maybe 4 times a year. Stopped drinking altogether a little over a year ago.

I've never been a big drinker though.

I still have a nominal sip of alcohol for religious practices but its so tiny its meaningless.

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Sometimes_I_Do_That@reddit

I'm having a drink right now!

But yeah, a master brewer i know is concerned about the industry due to lack of drinking. Even my kids aren't into it,.. 18 & 20. But my 31 year old drinks.

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Sufficient-Pin-481@reddit

I’ll have one drink a day max but I vape to make up for it. I find that I enjoy nursing a single drink quite a lot along with varying each time with good beer, wine or a mixed cocktail.

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alayeni-silvermist@reddit

Weed all the way. I don’t like alcohol.

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Plane_Experience_271@reddit

I'm Gen X too and I still enjoy drinking. I usually have a few drinks every week.

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jtrades69@reddit

oh yeah

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Itis-caught-BearsWin@reddit

1 drink if I go out. I or 2 drinks when we entertain. Otherwise, not much.

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doublebr13@reddit

27 years on 5/9

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Fantastic-Ad-2856@reddit

Weed on the other hand...

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SMakked@reddit

This is the way

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SMakked@reddit

Don't drink at all haven't for 20.years it's horrible shit I will stick to.the good stuff 💨. All people I know don't drink either. Seems to be the young ones where I am

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Mycatreallyhatesyou@reddit

Nah. I get depressed when I drink. Haven’t had any alcohol in years.

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doubleohzerooo0@reddit

I take 'rarely' to another level.

I had a recent vacation to Mexico, where I had a light beer almost daily.

Before that, last alcohol I had was over 10 years ago.

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