The experts say that if you're feeling sad, anxious or depressed, the last thing ya want is to go near the drink, which by all accounts will only make you worse. They recommend exercise, psychobabble, and fruit tea!
Did you ever in all your life? Who are these bloody people? Have they never had a pint? I have yet to meet the man who wouldn't have his spirits lifted by the comradeship and the excellent scoops available in Magowans - and other leading providers of quality ales and spirits.
Now I'm not talking about overdoing it, which would be wrong. But five or six gentle pints are a balm to the soul, an aid to the digestion, and a support to the economy.
It reminds me of the time when Timmy Nolan and his missus were both suffering something horrible with the depression. Back then, Timmy usen't hardly drink at all, which proves my point entirely.
He told me that it got so bad that the two of them decided to do away with themselves, in one of them suicide pacts. She went first - Timmy always being the gent - and immediately after, funny enough, he started to feel better!
"Feck it, I'll soldier on," he said.
And he's been grand since. But he's careful to come to Magowan's every night just in case of a relapse.
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