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7:57pm July 20, 2013

➸ CVS is not a pharmacy: Alcohol

thecvsgirl:

I have made the decision that I don’t want to drink alcohol. Ever. I have never liked the taste to begin with. I have only had a couple of sips of wine or champagne at Christmas time ( “Just a sip! Come on"), and I don’t like it. I am aware that my tastes could change.

My sister has this idea…

I’ve never had a drink except once to avoid making a scene in communion and that was just a sip. I think it would probably affect my health terribly even if I liked it. And that’s not even my first reason to avoid it.

And I have never even once regretted my decision to abstain. Not even in my brief as hell attempt at university, lasted a month or two due to both physical and cognitive problems. Hell especially there. I had better things to be doing than ruining my chances of functioning even minimally, by pushing.

My brother and I both hate the smell, we think it’s an autism related sensory issue maybe. As far as I know neither of us had regretted not drinking. I think he tried a few sips of champagne once to see what the fuss was about and reported it tasted like rotten grapes and he couldn’t understand the appeal.

Anyway it’s totally your decision and people should respect it.

Notes:
  1. clatterbane reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    Definitely agreed. It’s appallingly rude to try to push somebody to drink. (Or not to.) Yeah, I used to get totally...
  2. olddisabledautisticmofo reblogged this from thecvsgirl and added:
    When my health problems started in my mid 20’s alcohol lost any pleasurable effects and gained a number of really...
  3. dahlfacepoet said: Do what you do. Having never been an alcohol person myself, the fact that I can’t drink because of my condition wasn’t something that bothered me. I support your choices.
  4. withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from thecvsgirl and added:
    I’ve never had a drink except once to avoid making a scene in communion and that was just a sip. I think it would...
  5. helianthuss---annuus said: I feel exactly the same way. Alcohol doesn’t sit well with me and makes my symptoms worse, but that doesn’t mean that I won’t enjoy a sip here or there. I only wish people understood and not think that I’m some prude or whatever.
  6. chronically-cute said: You’re not wrong in your decisions and your family should be supporting you. My family has a history of alcoholism, and with my conditions, I’ve also decided to never drink. I’m here if you ever want to talk about it <3
  7. jessthecrohnie said: I think that is a perfectly reasonable decision. People just don’t understand what it’s like to be a spoonie, don’t stress over it hun. Spoonies understand!!
  8. chronically-badass said: That’s a really smart decision. I do like alcohol, but I’ve given it up because of how it can make my symptoms so much worse, and it’s dangerous to drink on meds. Your sister just doesn’t understand the spoonie life.
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