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2018-12-23 03:32 50004269 Anonymous (received_2393281870697890.png 415x423 115kB)
If alcohol is a depressant, why is it so good for treating depression?

5 min later 50004348 Anonymous
>>50004269 How did it treat your depression?

6 min later 50004362 Anonymous
>>50004348 By altering my consciousness in such a way that I don't have to deal with it.

7 min later 50004368 Anonymous
>>50004362 So you are drunk 24/7?

8 min later 50004382 Anonymous
>>50004368 As often as I can be if I'm not working.

9 min later 50004392 Anonymous
>>50004382 If it cured your depression you would have to drink it anymore.

29 min later 50004651 Anonymous
>>50004392 Not so much a cure as a long term band-aid.

31 min later 50004672 Anonymous
>>50004269 It's like treating a meth addiction with meth. You're temporarily making it go away, but it's going to get worse.

42 min later 50004807 Anonymous
>>50004269 central nervous system depressant =/= mood depressant

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