[HN Gopher] Self arrest on the slippery slope of addiction
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       Self arrest on the slippery slope of addiction
        
       Author : mitko
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2021-12-20 20:31 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | vcanales wrote:
       | I don't get it; isn't he just listing stuff he stopped doing?
        
       | netizen-936824 wrote:
       | >"I think Alcohol can be a very effective way to quickly relax
       | after a stressful day"
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       | This, for me, takes away any credibility the author had. Alcohol
       | consumption is, in itself, a stressor. There is no circumstance
       | in which alcohol has beneficial effects on stress levels.
        
         | dang wrote:
         | Please don't make inflammatory posts about divisive topics--
         | that just leads to flamewars. And certainly please don't cross
         | into personal attack.
         | 
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
        
           | netizen-936824 wrote:
           | What is divisive about my comment? Its common knowledge for
           | those who study psychopharmacology
        
         | OnlineGladiator wrote:
         | Have you ever actually tried drinking? I'm not a fan of
         | alcohol, but it's obvious that it and other recreational drugs
         | help people relax.
        
           | netizen-936824 wrote:
           | Relaxation is different from relieving stress.
           | 
           | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stressor
        
             | yjftsjthsd-h wrote:
             | ...are you saying that because alcohol has to be cleaned up
             | by the body (increased stress on liver and company) that it
             | can't reduce psychological stress? I'm pretty sure those
             | are totally different things, even if they both go by
             | "stress".
        
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