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143tbone Donating Member (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 09:34 PM
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Does alcohol help with emotional pain or exasperate it?
I have to go out right now but when I get back I will be anxious to see what you all say. That song, "Help Me Make it Throught the Night" has so much more meaning to me now.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 09:39 PM
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1. In my experience
any good feeling I got from drowning my sorrows was far eclipsed by the negative consequences.
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peace frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 10:34 PM
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10. Ditto
What's the point of tippling when the unpleasant aftermath creates fervent regret.
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 09:40 PM
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2. supposedly alcohol ENHANCES your emotions
If you are happy, you get more happy, if you are angry, you get more angry, if you are depressed, you get more depressed. Just learned this yesterday actually.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 09:40 PM
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3. It may feel like it helps, but from what I can gather, it only makes it worse.
I think that is why there are so many drunk ex calls.
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Jack_Dawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 09:50 PM
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4. Alcohol + Vicodin
helps like hell. Then you wake up and it sux twice as bad. Working out and slimming down is the best revenge. That is, if your emotional pain is caused by a breakup.

:beer:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 09:54 PM
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5. Or could equal death!
Not good.
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Jack_Dawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 09:55 PM
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6. If you're a pussy
Edited on Thu Dec-11-08 09:55 PM by Jack_Dawson
Just kidding! :grouphug:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 10:11 PM
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7. Oh noes!
:P
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 10:19 PM
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8. Not really, but it dulls (duels) the pain for me most of the time!
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-08 10:22 PM
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9. Bottoms up! Here's my recommendation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xY7mBQrzXU&feature=channel_page
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astral Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 02:45 AM
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11. It'll do both, if you're alcoholic --
it'll do neither if you're not.

Having a few drinks never hurt anybody -- lie! But having a few drinks with other people and letting your yah'yah's out can be very healing as well as harmless, if you watch yourself.
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143tbone Donating Member (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 02:51 AM
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12. Thank you everybody. n/t
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 02:58 AM
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13. I don't know.
It doesn't help, that's for sure. I'm drunk right now, but I don't know how I'm typing coherently. Maybe it's because I know where the keys are.
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Adsos Letter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 03:12 AM
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14. It often buries it....
usually to the detriment of the consumer. (just speaking from my own experience here)
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 03:17 AM
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15. Heals broken head or broken heart.
Cheers!

:toast:
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 04:49 AM
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16. It Depends.
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 08:58 AM
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17. In all seriouness, I defer to the quote from the Simpsons on the subject...
"Beer. The cause, and solution, to all of life's little problems."
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 09:04 AM
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18. Alcohol is a depressant
While under the influence, you may feel better but it is a depressant so when it wears off, your mood will be worse. This then causes one to drink again to feel good but then one ends up worse. It's an awful cycle.


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