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But I'm gonna quit drinkin', and this time I'm serious. xd

So yeah, I originally quit about 20 times, and then I quit for real, but decided that if I just stopped drinkin' hard liquor (aka rum) and stuck to slow proof beers and hard ciders I'd eventually ween off, which worked for a while.

So then I went from a hard cider or two every once and a while rather quickly to an average of about 6-8 bottles a night, which didn't seem too bad. Then it quickly escalated to just a few shots of rum with 2-4 bottles of beer/hard cider as chasers, which became about half of bottle of rum a night with 6-8 bottles of beer/hard cider as chasers and energy drinks to keep me awake.

So yeah, that went from no alcohol to that many in about a month or so, and then I started not gettin' drunk from that, but I couldn't drink any more because the acid reflux was killin' my throat.

Anyhoo, I realized that my drinkin' may have been startin' to be a bit of a problem. So I've told my brother not to buy alcohol for me anymore, and since I'm too poor to buy my own and lack the transportation to get it, the only thing that may be a problem is the fully stocked liquor cabinet my parents have, but I think they're out of rum.

But yup. Update on my life. Any tips on quittin' things? Got another bad habit to dump after this one. xd

I've been trying to find away to make myself stop biting my nails, but it's a stress thing, so I'm not sure how to stop it.

when I try to stop I just start biting on my pinky finger instead. Which isn't much better. And then the next thing is I start picking at my face, but I don't have the nails to do that in a way that doesn't cause huge scars.

I've tried to avoid any addiction, but caffeine is an issue with me. Coffee is just everywhere. I enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning at home and don't think that alone is a problem. It's the extra coffee at rehearsal or when downtown that is too much.

With smoking I just didn't buy a new pack and haven't gone outside with people I know who smoke, so I haven't had a cigarette since ... okay, I had one at the beginning of February, but before that I hadn't had one since November.
I was always careful to avoid smoking two days in a row and if I ever broke that rule I had to go without for over a week to make sure it didn't become a habit.

I think forcing yourself to avoid routine is the best way to break a habit or avoid ever forming one.
It's too easy to take one day off a week. It's better to only allow one day a week.

I need to try to give up coffee at some time other than Lent. Tim Horton's is evil and starts their Roll Up The Rim To Win contest to coincide with lent D:

My boyfriend gave up coffee, energy drinks, and coke/pepsi for all of March, and feels much healthier overall. I need to do the same...

Sorry Semok. I CANT GIVE UP ALCOHOL OR BENADRYL/DIPHENHYDRAMINE HCL.

It's horrible. When I'm not drinking alcohol, I take benadryl pills. When I do not take benadryl, I drink. It sucks. crying

I betcha my grandpa who always brings a bunch of beer cans with him when they come over or since he drinks beer all the time. HE probably THINKS I AM CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!! Even more of a drunk than he is. It took 6 shots of Vodka 40% ABV to make me feel something now. I don't get hangovers unless I drink more than 10 shots of Vodka.

crying I thought alcohol sucked like last year cuz it gave me hangovers and made me throw up in s**t but now it doesn't do that. I drank like 12 shots of Vodka like a week ago and still didn't do anything. 8 ish shots is the norm for me in one day.

This morning I had a London Fog instead of coffee.
Or well, the next-best I can make without a milk foamer.
Earl grey tea + a mixture [(sweetened vanilla flavoring OR vanilla extract with honey) + Milk]
It's delicious. If you have issues with milk, a vanilla-flavored soy/almond/whatever milk alternative would likely be just as good.


There are all kinds of fancy teas you can get... There's a chain of stores called David's Tea that's spreading across Canada and has a few locations in the US... at the rate it's spreading here it may pop up near you within a year. Chic stores filled with dozens of types of tea. They've got ones that taste like cinnamon hearts, or more standard green teas.

We have Canadian Club whiskey... no Canadian Mist, though.

I prefer Crown Royal, personally.