I'd like to take a minute and say this...

[Ramsus]

When I get depressed, I usually drink a 1 Liter cream soda, eat four packages of White Reese's, some ice cream, a pair of Nutty Bars, a Nerds rope, a double vanilla Dr Pepper, a supreme pizza...

Those constant sugar bombs got me 35 pounds more in 2007 than what I weigh now. I guess they were better than controlled substances.

And then you get older, get diabetes, go blind, lose a foot and a few fingers, and have to take insulin shots every day. You really have to watch it with the sugar and the corn syrup these days.

When I get really depressed, I just stop getting out of bed or doing anything, leading to atrophy, weakness, and death. Fortunately, the rigors of military life keep me from sinking anywhere near that low. Too many people depend on me to just give up.

[Lakonthegreat]

My dad was a functioning alcoholic from the time I was born to the time I was 17.

He's 4 years sober this Halloween.

Give him my congratulations.

And congratulations to you, as well. From what I have heard, the drink is a cruel and tainted mistress. And also one of the hardest habits to break.

[nightmare975]

Typing from a cell phone, forgive me.

The first few weeks (months) were the toughest. I lashed out at everyone. It sucked, because not many people knew.

[x_XTacTX_x]

Well, from the youngest descendant in a line of angry alcoholics, I'd like to congratulate you. That's an incredible thing, iIm hoping I can do it myself one day.

[Thought]

Congratulations, Nightmare, and wishes for continued success.

Ironically, recent scientific studies have indicated (though not definitively yet; these were just pilot studies, to my understanding) that drinking alcohol may actually cement unpleasant memories and emotion. It would seem that "drinking to forget" doesn't really work.