Overcoming Addiction
Jan 4th, 2008 by Vlad
Drinking addiction..
No, not the kind of drinking addiction you may think, Bacardi and I are just fine.
Over the last few days I have given up a little drug I had become quite dependant on - caffeine. It’s your usual case of replacing one problem with another. First, I gave up coke for diet coke because I was a fatass. What I didn’t give up is the unusually high consumption of diet coke, probably to the tune of 5-6 cans a day.
Anyhow, I figured I’d kill that habit before it kills me, and frankly, its been pretty ugly. I’ve had a headache-migrane for the past three days. It’s not getting any better either..
After we decided to have kids earlier last year I went through a pretty self-destructive phase. I hate to break out into a full Michael Jackson moment here of missing childhood and all, but I didn’t have the kind of experience most people have when they go to college. I pulled two full time gigs, an engineering degree and a business degree, and a daytrading hobby/lifestyle to boot. So when we decided to grow up, get married, have kids (in a nutshell, past 14 months) I knew I had to grow up, and in that process, try every drink available. Sadly, the alcoholism thing never took and now I have hundreds of dollars of liquor I’m never going to drink (my drunkass friend is always shocked when she comes over and sees full bottles of alcohol)
Anyhoo… I’m going to be 30 this year, I’m also going to be a father, and I’m happy to kick a few of the bad habits. Thank god I’m healthy, not too fat and don’t have a drinking/smoking problem.. and now I’m kicking caffeine. I’m happy, I just wish it didn’t hurt this much.
Vlad you sad act!
You Americans just can’t drink like us. How much would the air freight be on all that booze? I’ll take it off your hands, or better still, bring it over to Scotland and some of the Edinburgh SBS Users group will show you what drinking is
Have a great new year all wish you all the best with the way Own is going.
P.S. You got me thinking and I have started blogging:
www.davesbs.com
Just started but many SMB/SBS/Community/business thoughts will come out.
Had a break over Xmas but will blog regularily (a new year resolution).
Cheers,
Dave Whyte
101 Digital Services
Edinburgh UK
To Katie: I am sorry…
To the community: Vlad will not be responsible for anything he says in the future.
ugh, and 2008 looked so promising…
You just think you’re kicking the caffeine…trust me, when the kid comes you’ll be walking, no running back to it and thanking the heavens it was created. Ok, maybe that’s pushing it…but after my son came along I’m on the lookout for someone to invent XtremeCaffeine!!!!
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are you calling me a drunkass? and HOW IN THE HELL do you have full bottles of liquor? get over here for our st pat’s party on friday!!!
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