alcohol
I loved drinking. But it made me sick. Even one drink would nauseate me. I wasn't a classic alcoholic. I could stop if I wanted to. And I did. Countless times. I didn't drink morning until night. But alcohol makes me puke. So, drinking for me, was a bad idea. I went to an AA meeting with a friend. That's when I discovered that I wasn't an alcoholic, not by a long shot. But alcohol has caused me to have to miss work, miss dates, and couldn't possibly have been good for my health. So I gave it up twelve years ago. Do I miss it? Of course. I was a drinker in the spirit of Li Bai and Du Fu. Alcohol made me free. But then, I'd have cramps for days. So, the alcohol had to stop. And,it did.