Comments on: “Drinking and Drugs Suck”- Manifesto #1

By: Rafael Freire

Rafael Freire — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:14:06 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. I've read it before but now I'm really takin' it as I should have cuz I'm tryin' to quit alcohol after some bad experiences
I've had some blackouts and I'm through with that. I wanna stay sober and not waste one more second high and out of control.

By: Jan Lomen

Jan Lomen — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:32:22 +0000

omg. that's so accurate.

By: David Teigland

David Teigland — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:50:25 +0000

Thanks! I ordered a sample pack on their website so it should arrive any day.

Hope you had a great birthday!

P.S. Been listening a lot to the My Machine album a lot lately. I think "On Top Bubble" is my favorite for the time being. But it changes a lot.

By: princesssuperstar

princesssuperstar — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:46:51 +0000

well, david, i am in the same boat!! i did manage to quit coffee for a year and it was so incredible. my skin cleared up, i had so much energy- it was FANTASTIC. but somehow i got hooked right back in-it only starts with one
I definitely recommend weaning off, not cold turkey because of headaches.
so how I did it back in the day was, I weaned off with something called Tecchino which tastes delicious- do half coffee and half Tecchino for a week. Then just the Tecchino. And take it easy and pamper yourself while you are doing this! And most of all pray to the universe for help and courage! Good luck. Keep us all posted. maybe I will be inspired to quit too!!

By: princesssuperstar

princesssuperstar — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:42:33 +0000

ha ha!

By: joeysanchez

joeysanchez — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:22:28 +0000

Wow! Unreal Concetta…I think my youh was a factor of my use of drugs an achohol.. not gnna lie tho..I do smoke
ButI Hope I see you gain…xoxoxo
wise words baby!

By: David Teigland

David Teigland — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:07:33 +0000

Hi Superstar,

My drug of choice is caffeine in all its delicious forms. I want to wean myself off of it. Would you suggest a gradual phase-out, or just a cold turkey approach? I get bad headaches so I'm a bit hesitant to try the latter approach.

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By: Anxy

Anxy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:01:04 +0000

Also, another thought on this – being trashed out of your mind might look all cute and sexy when you're 25. Not so much when you're 45. And when you're 55 or over, then you're just David Hasselhoff rolling around on the floor poking a cheeseburger with a stick. SO NOT SEXY.

By: Anxy

Anxy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:37:02 +0000

And now it's been almost 6 months and I'm still a non-smoker! Yay me!

As to whether “drinking and drugs suck”, I think for some people they do. I think if you have the ability to know when to cut yourself off, and if you are good with keeping everything in moderation, it's one thing. Some people have addictive personalities. Some people have poor self-restraint. I know lots of people like that, and they're smart enough to know it's all or nothing, so in order to lead a sane life they choose nothing – no drinks, no drugs. I think that's wise. I'm more of an “everything in moderation” guy myself, though I know enough teetotalers that I have nobody to party with anyway, so I guess I'm virtually straightedge by association, ha. But if I wanna chase the white rabbit someday, I will. Then I'll have my experience and be done with it for another few months/years. I guess I'm just trying to say it's all relative.

By: Psychofrakulator

Psychofrakulator — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:22:47 +0000

I only drank once and that was on my best friend's 16th Birthday. Decided then that I don't like the taste of Alcohol, doesn't matter how you mix it and what other flavor it might have. In the end it all tastes like Alcohol and I hate that.
Drugs? Never did them. I don't even smoke. Why? I don't see the reason for it. “Being high” looks too scary for me and to say it in the (paraphrazed) words of Terry Gilliam: “I can do everything without drugs, what other people need drugs for.”