Do you think alcohol is the cause and reason you do dumb or regretful things when drunk or just an excuse?
Its both i guess
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I think maybe a small excuse but for me mostly alcohol. God I’ve done some things I’d never do sober!!!
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For me I guess I have to consider it an excuse at this point. I no better then to drink and also do the same dumb things over and over again.
Def the alcohol. I’ve done things drunk that i would NEVER dream of doing sober. I’ve also purposely gotten drunk just so I could do some crazy things that I knew I couldn’t do sober. But now that I’m living a sober lifestyle I have no desire to do such things anymore. Im a completely different person in addiction.
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Ugh all the things I did drunk. All the regretful stupid dangerous things that I did. When it comes to me, I’m a very anxious person. So alcohol was the cure I didn’t have to worry about my behavior because I didn’t feel it. Until I hurt someone and had to apologize later on. You would think that a light bulb would have gone off at some point, and made me realize I had a serious problem. But no I kept drinking because I couldn’t feel the damage I was doing to myself and to those around me. Feeling sick just thinking about it 
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I know the feeling. I have been sober for three weeks now. I’m just now feeling all the regret of my last binging episode. All the drunken phone calls and messages sent. Freaking childish!
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Amen brother lol.
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Ah! Blarg! Gotta stop doing that to myself! Enough of the negative! I’m sober today and that’s something to be proud of!!
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Absolutely, today is the day God gave us, let us rejoice in it and be happy for it
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Amen to that brother! It’s good to remember all the foolish things that I did while drunk. Gives me motivation to stay sober but it’s not good to dwell on the past. Its over and gone. So here’s to today!
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Definitely the alcohol… I did things that I would NEVER do while sober. Although in some cases it just gave me courage to be the outgoing person I always wanted to be.
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I became a crazy monster drunk and did stuff I would never dream of sober.
It was so easy for me to forget that I was awkward, that I didn’t know how to talk to people. The gap in the conversations were filled by getting a drink or taking a shot. And now I feel like I’m emotionally and mentally stunted. I guess now its like I’m making up for lost time. It’s hard to talk about with other people. But I don’t have those problems here or at my meetings! What a relief for once!!!
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This site is one of the coolest things I have seen on the internet. Most discussion boards are filled with negativity and people being mean, rude and insulting to each other. This place is definitely a breath of fresh air. Seeing people being supportive and good towards one another. The same with AA meetings I gave been to.
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Alcohol mostly. I’ve done some things, crazy and wild stuff, had some loud, low blow type fights that I bet I would do sober (I’m working on that character flaw), so those ones I would just use the drinking as an excuse previously. But so many things like hospital visits, broken bones, really violent fights, some shit I say/do when drunk? That’s the alcohol behind the actions, those things I wouldn’t be dumb or cruel enough to do without it.
Yes I would say alcohol. Just by the way I handle the same exact situations now…I know the alcohol made me a giant asshole at the end of the road. Restraint of pen and tongue is much easier when you aren’t drunk and out of your mind…literally
for me, it’s definitely the cause and reason
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Alcohol can induce temporary insanity. The rational basic human instincts are shut off.
I mean if you’re making poor choices sober then it’s likely that alcohol just enhances that. But if you are making poor choices because of alcohol, then I would say you’re in need of getting help ASAP. The last thing you wanna do is affect the lives of others for your condition. That was my wake up call.