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  • High stress job led to alcohol, smoking, high risk lifestyle almost ended me at 27 with a bleeding ulcer. In bed for a day or so before my then girlfriend found me and called the hospital. ER, blood transfusion, 2wk stay, 2wk recoup at home with daily iron injection, prescription meds for a month to keep the acid low.

    Special diet for a month (no processed food, no caffeine, no nicotine, no pepper, no hard foods-spft, mushy, etc.

    Got my shit together, woke up. No more smoking, alcohol (eventually) in moderation, healthier coping mechanisms- at one point when the stress ramped up in the job (still in the same career field) I was training/running triathlons. Married that then girlfriend, 25+ years on, 2 grown ass kids.

    27 club is no joke…just happy I wasn’t a celebrity.













  • Che Banana@beehaw.orgto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneRule for emailing me
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    23 days ago

    I’m sorry you misunderstood my point of view as an American who has emigrated out of the US (lived overseas in various places throughout my career but have finally been able to land in one spot to call home).

    I have, however, lived in some very large international cities which skew perspective because they have shops open 24/7.

    The town we live in all the large markets are open on Sunday in the summer, but that’s out of necessity because we go from about 65k residents to 350k. They are open shorter hours, but man it’s busy.