FRESH OUT OF REHAB

by **Chederer** » Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:41

hello fellas....whats been going on? just got out of rehab yesterday....was gonna hook the ole trusty topspin up but cant seem to find my hard-drive and why i removed it from the xbox i have no idea, but as soon as i find it ill be on playing

by **jayl0ve** » Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:48

That's good you're back....since you put it out in the open like this, I suppose you wouldn't mind if I ask why you were in rehab??

by **djarvik** » Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:02

Do tell.

Welcome back.

by **Moralspain** » Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:31

welcome back duuude

by **emate007** » Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:44

Hey ched, good to hear from you.

by **Chederer** » Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:03

well....i have been struggling with my alcohol addiction was drinking half gallon of liquor a day---felt a little weird about going in just for alcohol, but come to find out alcohol is like the worst drug...it causes the most harm to your entire body...and its 1 of 3 drugs that can cause death from withdrawals...i also learned that it eats fat and your brain is mostly fat so it literally shrinks your brain...thanks for the warm welcomes and BTW i found my hard drive....and for all the youngsters out there dont fall into the notion that alcohol is not bad because its legal...this stuff causes more overdose deaths than all the other drugs combined....it is the #1 killer in the world

by **Cro Morgan** » Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:41

I can't condemn alcohol completely as it it "may" have fueled the best quote in the history of the ITST, that being:

"The top players are not predictable. As a matter of fact, they do the exact opposite of what I think they are gonna do." -- CHEDERER, 2009

That said, yeah, alcohol ain't for everyone, that's for damn sure. Hats off to you for fighting back. :tu

by **jayl0ve** » Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:20

That is an insanely epic quote...Yogi Berra-status.

CHEDERER glad you stopped drinking, I haven't touched the stuff once, since the middle of May 2011 and I feel a lot better

I was drinking too much every single day as well, but not a half-gallon of liquor a day man. That's pretty intense. I was more like 7-8 beers in 3 or 4 hours, every single night. From like, 2005-2011. Kinda depressing when you type it out like that. :lol:

by **djarvik** » Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:52

Never!

by **Cro Morgan** » Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:55

djarvik wrote:Never!

Depends on what you're willing to sacrifice. Health for art, being one thing. Can you imagine what music would sound like - and what art would look like - had it not been for the infusion of alcohol (and gobs of drugs).

Without alcohol (and gobs of drugs):

With alcohol (and gobs of drugs):

If you look below the surface, alcohol (and gobs of drugs) ain't that bad.

by **Chederer** » Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:44

you guys crack me up...that quote of mine is pretty epic :oops:

thanks cro and jaylove

by **Andymachine** » Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:20

Nice to see u back Chederer , and nothing but good wishes to you

Takes a lot of strength to bounce back from that , good on u

by **beltic caldy** » Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:58

welcome back man! i know we've had the odd....difference of opinion, but all good healthy open discussion, in a sense!

you're very candid and I completely agree re alcohol - had a good long battle with the stuff myself....wouldn't even say i won, more a case of i choose to no longer engage (much like a debate with a certain type of woman....)

It's an insidious drug....mainly, to my mind, because there's a huge element of social acceptance associated with it - if people used cocaine or heroin or even marijuana fractionally as much as alcohol is used, there would be stigma, never mind legal problems.

When i first quit, the thing I found most difficult was being in social situations - not the NOT drinking, but more the reaction from people when I said 'no thanks' or went for non-alcoholic drinks....there was a sense from people that there was something wrong with me, or that by not drinking, i was judging them negatively that they were? These days it's much easier - mostly because I simply avoid those situations, but even when I am in them, I can just pull the vegan-card - most beers/wines aren't vegan...involving animal products as ingredients, or part of the production process.

Well done man - wanted also to say that it takes big cahones to face the problem, and even bigger ones to go and get help with it - kudos to you : )

right.....that's plenty of the mushy stuff.....roll on the disagreement-material lol!!!!!

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