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[Stiflers Mom]

Been drinking a bit too much over the summer time, I feel.
Now I am considering doing sober October... Anyone else here as well?

 

[Husky]

Sure thing, I'll join in! I don't drink though, so.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

I was mildly thinking about it as I probably should since Covid lockdown has me drinking more than usual. By the way you missed a golden opportunity for "OcSober". I'll now use that as an excuse to have a drink or two tonight, hey it's past 5PM here.

I think I'll just do next week Monday to Monday sober rather than a whole month, that's enough for me as I usually don't have more than 1-3 drinks in a session anyhow.

Best of luck to you for your run though, good onya.

 

[nush]

Been drinking a bit too much over the summer time, I feel.
Now I am considering doing sober October... Anyone else here as well?

I've already failed.

 

[TaySan]

Im taking a break from wine at least. Finished a bottle last Friday that gave me a nasty headache in the morning. I didn't even drink that much, but still vomit

Shit is not fun when you get old.

 

[T8SC]

I rarely drink so the challenge would be harder if it was to actually drink alcohol during October.

 

[MilkyJoe]

fuck that

 

[Garibaldi]

I basically did the whole of September sober barring a day or two at the very start of the month after doing my back in, so good luck to it. I'll be the drunk in the corner.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I haven't drank since April so sure, I'm with you mate.

 

[GeorgPrime]

Been drinking a bit too much over the summer time, I feel.
Now I am considering doing sober October... Anyone else here as well?

Iam almost completely sober because i overdid it a lot in my youth with 25 lol

I dont even have the urge anymore to drink much alcohol. Sometimes a cocktail is nice when i go out or a beer at home with family.

 

[keraj37]

I am with you OP!

 

[lock2k]

I rarely drink so the challenge would be harder if it was to actually drink alcohol during October.

This.

I enjoy drinking something every 3 months. lol

 

[J-Roderton]

I am.

 

[p_xavier]

Yup, count me in. I have been binge drinking and doing drugs for the last five months non stop. My liver and kidneys are in bad shape. Took benzos this morning to reduce the body shock.

 

[Raphael]

I did a mostly sober september! Had a drink maybe once or twice. From drinking heavily at least once a week throughout my adult life, this year im trying to rdduce to max 1 drinking season a month and i am feeling so much better! Corona definitely helped with that.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Not during a pandemic lol

 

[Porcile]

Nagh fuck that I'm going to go harder than ever before.

 

[Taxexemption]

I am. I drink frequently, I feel that I need to give it up every once in awhile to stay healthy. There is also the benefit of it lowering your tolerance so that when you resume drinking you aren't drinking as much, so you are probably not doing as much damage to your body. I wish I could get other people I know to do this. I have a few family members who drink a lot more than me, but are not willing to consider the idea that they would quit for a whole month.

Edit: Everyone I know either doesn't drink enough to do sober October, or they drink a lot more than me and won't even consider it.

 

[dorkimoe]

does weed count? cuz i dont really drink

 

[Bolivar687]

Yes.

 

[Woffls]

Not even close

 

[TTOOLL]

I've been doing sober Life and I highly recommend it. You sleep better, you work better, you have more fun, you spend less money, your health improves and so on. Also, drinking won't solve anybody's problems.

 

[teezzy]

Yeah, I am

I quit a lot of that bullshit a long time ago though. Trying to be a health nut, in theory

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

There's no reason to drink anyway with all these covid restrictions.

 

[Thaedolus]

I’m in, keeping my streak going

 

[DESTROYA]

Didn’t know Gaf was such a haven for alcoholics.

 

[MrS]

No fuckin chance

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

It's been Octsober for me for a while. Me and moderation are not good friends. Plus when drinking I'm not the smooth talker I think I am. I probably sound more like Bobcat Goldthwait.

 

[NickFire]

Fuck no. I can't believe its already been 12 hours and Im still sober. This has to end.

 

[Tesseract]

i don't drink but sure, i'll go without weed for the month

 

[CloudNull]

I really want to but there are too many good pumpkin beers. I dont drink much and prefer edibles. I am giving up weed for the month..... so kind of?

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Hell no.

 

[DESTROYA]

i don't drink but sure, i'll go without weed for the month

 

[Stilton Disco]

It's Autumn, my favourite season for drinking outside by campfires in, so I'm going to be drinking more rhan usually this month, especially with Halloween at the end of it.

Infact I'm going to grab some ales right now.

 

[SpiceRacz]

I'm in. I need to cool it on the booze a bit.

 

[haxan7]

I’ve been sober since July

 

[Tesseract]

yap, and i'm irish

it's a miracle

i drank a bit in my twenties, glenlivet here and there but it never stuck

 

[Tesseract]

i think i've only ever been hammered once maybe twice

first hangover was my last, aged 23 or so (34 now)

 

[Codes 208]

28 and so far the closest I’ve ever been to being drunk is a little buzzed but nothing extreme. So I would say I’m in but I feel that that’d be cheating.

 

[Tesseract]

28 and so far the closest I’ve ever been to being drunk is a little buzzed but nothing extreme. So I would say I’m in but I feel that that’d be cheating.

just take away something for the month, there's plenty of metaphysical drugs

 

[Tesseract]

i'm gonna turn into a monster without weed tho

might have to dial things to 11

 

[Super Mario]

If all of the extremes make people feel better, then more power to them.

I'm not sure why I would stop drinking because the calendar changed

 

[EverydayBeast]

Being sober is good but let’s not imply it’s best for everyone

 

[Tesseract]

If all of the extremes make people feel better, then more power to them.

I'm not sure why I would stop drinking because the calendar changed

it's a discipline check

we'll chart our progress as we go along, have fun, maybe learn something along the way

 

[Dark Star]

I haven’t drank alcohol or smoked anything in like a year, so yeah, I’m in lol.

 

[iconmaster]

I'm usually still sober after drinking my nightly whisky, so can I just keep that up?

 

[teezzy]

it's a discipline check

we'll chart our progress as we go along, have fun, maybe learn something along the way

I swear, the older I get the more "discipline and discomfort" seem like the secret to living a happier life.

Good luck on the restraint, brother.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Didn’t know Gaf was such a haven for alcoholics.

 

[Tranquil]

I like to have 4-6 drinks and watch a movie on a friday and saturday night. I really look forward to that, so I think I'll keep that going.

 

[Tesseract]

I swear, the older I get the more "discipline and discomfort" seem like the secret to living a happier life.

Good luck on the restraint, brother.

like goggins says, i think you should aim to put your mind or body in a place of discomfort every day