Comments on: Ideas: Dear Alcohol http://thenewgay.net/2009/11/dear-alcohol.html For Everyone Over the Rainbow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kyle http://thenewgay.net/2009/11/dear-alcohol.html#comment-16950 Kyle Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:51:43 +0000 http://thenewgay.net/?p=16547#comment-16950 Alcoholism, or addiction to alcohol, is different from binge drinking. A lot of us who've had the tendecy to binge aren't alcoholics, i.e., we don't crave the stuff and can go for weeks, months or years without drinking or wanting to. The programs that work for alcoholics are not designed for bingers, and to my knowledge there is no program for bingers. Binging occurs because children are not raised to deal with alcohol in our culture. The best solution to keep from binging is not to take a drink at all. The downside to not drinking, of course, is that in the gay subculture it severely limits your ability to meet people. The culture is still centered on the bars, and going to a bar and not drinking is boring (and intimidating, if you relied on alcohol to disinhibit yourself sufficiently to chat up cute guys you do not know). It's truly a bind: drinking leads to stupidity, poor health and risky behavior; not drinking leads to social isolation. Alcoholism, or addiction to alcohol, is different from binge drinking. A lot of us who’ve had the tendecy to binge aren’t alcoholics, i.e., we don’t crave the stuff and can go for weeks, months or years without drinking or wanting to. The programs that work for alcoholics are not designed for bingers, and to my knowledge there is no program for bingers. Binging occurs because children are not raised to deal with alcohol in our culture.

The best solution to keep from binging is not to take a drink at all. The downside to not drinking, of course, is that in the gay subculture it severely limits your ability to meet people. The culture is still centered on the bars, and going to a bar and not drinking is boring (and intimidating, if you relied on alcohol to disinhibit yourself sufficiently to chat up cute guys you do not know). It’s truly a bind: drinking leads to stupidity, poor health and risky behavior; not drinking leads to social isolation.

]]> By: Rocky http://thenewgay.net/2009/11/dear-alcohol.html#comment-16914 Rocky Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:42:25 +0000 http://thenewgay.net/?p=16547#comment-16914 I feel you. So much in fact, that I decided a few weeks ago that this is going to be a "Sober November." So if you see me with a drink in my hand at any point in the next 30 days, feel free to punch me in the face. :) I feel you. So much in fact, that I decided a few weeks ago that this is going to be a “Sober November.” So if you see me with a drink in my hand at any point in the next 30 days, feel free to punch me in the face. :)

]]> By: Rusty http://thenewgay.net/2009/11/dear-alcohol.html#comment-16909 Rusty Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:41:24 +0000 http://thenewgay.net/?p=16547#comment-16909 In light of recent Halloween indulgences, this post is most timely! Thank you, Michael. In light of recent Halloween indulgences, this post is most timely! Thank you, Michael.

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