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I've been sober since December, but I think I might start drinking once a week again in order to improve my social life. I've made some progress at sober socializing, but then I got to a plateau where I started losing interest/motivation. The people I meet IRL aren't interested in having deep conversations about the things I'm interested in, and navigating modern conversation norms is exhausting.
Can you prevent most of the long-term damage from alcohol by boosting glutathione to quickly break down the acetaldehyde?
How effective is this supplement stack at preventing the negative effects of alcohol?
Before drinking: emoxypine, milk thistle, S-Acetyl L-Glutathione
After drinking: Dihydromyricetin, Pyroglutamic Acid, Succinic Acid
Just drink bro. Everything good that has happened to me has been a result of drinking. The only thing that really helps is if you want to take charcoal pills. But that just makes it so you can drink more without a hangover. 85% of the people on this forum are interesting high IQ shut-ins that wouldn't know what to do with a vodka shot if it spat in their face.
It makes TV and movies 10x better. It makes conversation 3x easier. It is all around a huge life enhancer. After about 1.5 to 3 drinks you'll be in the "Ballmer peak" where you are actually smarter, more coordinated and much more charming than you are with zero alcohol.
Spoken like an alcoholic, to be honest. It does not necessarily make TV or movies better. You're just using it to adjust your mood. You get your fix, you feel happy, you get in the flow of enjoying stuff. Thinking you're smarter while significantly inebriated is very much an illusion too. It wrecks any complex thinking, while making you think it doesn't. Your conversation will flow easier, sure, but discerning people will identify you as a faucet.
It's better IMO to put down the emotional/mental baggage that hinders your enjoyment of sober life instead of relying on an unhealthy crutch... This is not to say that people should never drink, but it should be done more deliberately, and less, rather than reaching to it several times per week as a fix or 'enhancement'.
Kinda harsh man. Sounds like you could use a beer.
If you're wasted out of your gourd then yes you'll be annoying to be around. But a night out with friends, office party, a wedding or a thanksgiving meal are all a ton more fun when the booze is flowing, even a deep chat with a best pal you only see once a year is better when you've both had a few drams of whisky. I'm sorry that hasn't been your experience. My comment was about OP deciding to drink once a week while socializing. You really think agreeing with that sentiment makes someone an alcoholic?
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