[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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