The pros and cons of drinking and staying af

[DriftyAlison0]

I thought up an idea. It may help people to have a list of the pros and cons of drinking and being af so I thought that I would make this thread (had one ready but stupid keyboard ate it. I wish I could replace it but I can't afford it right now) Here is my lists and feel free to add your own.

The pros of drinking
I have some fun
I can be not myself and have an excuse for it
Feeling like the life of the party

The cons of drinking
The hangovers
The time and money wasted
Not getting things that I wanted to get done the day after for being too hungover
Missing work/church for being too hungover
Drinking too much and making a fool out of myself
Being cut off
Needing a designated driver
Not being able to do things spur at the moment for ether drinking or too hungover
Not being to be there as much (or wanting to be there but yet want to drink) for a person during an emergency

The pros of being af
The money and time saved
Having even more fun
Getting things done the day after
Not being hungover
Not missing work/church
Feeling great
Once I can drive well enough being the designated driver
Being able to do things spur of the moment because I am not drinking/hungover
Being able to be there more if an emergency comes up


The cons of being af
Not being the life of the party so much (but that doesn't bother me)
Don't get to let loose so easily
Missing the fun that was brought by drinking (but not missing the bad stuff and defiantly having more fun and better fun now)

[NoraC]

The pros and cons of drinking and staying af

Love this - I have been thinking about this in my head so much lately. You hit on some great points!!! Thank you!

[DriftyAlison0]

The pros and cons of drinking and staying af

Your welcome. And another con of drinking

Not knowing when to stop before you get wasted.

[QuitinTime]

The pros and cons of drinking and staying af

Thanks Alison.

[red67]

The pros and cons of drinking and staying af

Hi Drifty great post. This is exactly what my Smart Recovery group discussed the first night I went. They call it a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and it is a list of the advantages and disadvantages to drinking. I had never looked at it like that before and it was a huge help in changing my thinking. They also suggested we carry the lists with us in the beginning so if we felt weak or challenged we could reread it and remind ourselves why we are trying to quit. I found it amazing that my advantages of drinking were so small and silly. When you really think and put down on paper it really puts it in too perspective.