I used to smoke pot. And at some point I did little drinking because I smoked, but many years ago I was really into a lot of things, which one night caused me a lot of trouble. And since then I have been easy on smoking pot. I should have had some treatment but I haven't been able to afford it, so now I smoke every once in a while but sometimes it can be bad for me.
So since I got this health problem, I was forced to go back to drinking. Problem is that recently my life has been different than usual: I earn more money now and my job is far easier than before so that calls for some drinks. In general my life's become boring, good but boring, even when I do things I like, and drinking makes me feel entertained by everything.
Ah well, aging is a problem for me too. But I'm far older than 24 (I wish I were 24 again) but I patrtied like I was 16 until 2009. And is it just now that I've been forced by my body to stay at home more (back in the day I wouldn't forgive one single Friday or Saturday).
In time I've learnt where to stop. I mean, I drink a lot at parties, but then I recognise the point where it's absolutely pointless to keep drinking. I am more likely going to fall asleep than having more fun.
On the other hand, my daily drinking has increased. I don't drink THAT much but enough, and I don't care if it's Saturday or Wednesday. I work freelance so I manage my schedule.
To make it worse, I have gained weight which was a proiblem for me before, because girls like thin handsome men (far from being handsome myself, I have to be thin) but recently women haven't cared for my weight at all. Ah, this new generation, where was it when I was 16?
Aye, listen, you are a stage where you need to be really careful, because it sounds like you are hitting a bit of a burn out. If you continue to drink like this, you might get to the point where you're not able to enjoy drinking much at all, your internal organs can only handle so much processing. I know this is all elementary, but we always put such thoughts off into the background, until...your body starts seriously reacting badly to what you are doing to it. Your internal organs will start to seize up and give you pain, mainly around your lower back area, your liver and kidneys just working overtime expelling poison from your system...booze is the worst drug for doing your body in...you'll ruin your skin as well as make your face look more bloated, and when that happens, you may feel more self concious and drink more to compensate for that. My skin looks ok these days, but it used to look real good, the booze did it in a bit.
So, aye, please be careful, because as 'boring' as life may be right now, you could turn it into a right miserable experience for yourself with further health problems.
You gotta moderate your intake, seriously, when you cut back a lot, or even take some time off completely from drinking, like, even just a few weeks, when you go back to it, you wont need as much to reach the same highs, that is, as long as you only drink once or twice a week, with a few days inbetween those sessions.
imo, that is what you need to aim for if you want to keep booze highs in your life, without any health repercussions, cut it right down, or even better take a long break, then come back to it and moderate the intake.
You would actually be surprised how much you can induce the same kind of excitement into your life without booze, it is a bit of an illusion that way, making you feel like you need it to be gregarious or to get your kicks, sure, there is a chemical kick in there, but you also get that from just focusing on the right things in life, remember when you were kid, how easy it was to have fun carrying on, you can still tap into that, it's just that when you are an adult you create all these mental barriers for yourself in a way, and the booze tricks you into thinking you need it to break them down, to feel like a kid again.
But, what happens is that we usually start drinking and smoking during those teenage years when those mental barriers start manifesting, so it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking we need these potions to break the spell, when you don't, so it's a good idea to drop the potions for a while, and see what happens when you try to break down the barriers without them.
