BROS I have a serious and genuine problem with alcohol and need help to stop itIt's making me poor, keeping me fat and worst of all keeping me lazyHow in the fuck can I defeat alcohol?>dude just don't buy it lmaoIt's very, very hard because it's such an ingrained habit
>>76769205cants stop. i just went 3 weeks without and drank 3 litres of wine an im drinking rakia right now
>>76769205The modern world sucks. Alcohol is the temporary escape. There is no greater higher power to stay sober. The only thing that matters is to make as much money as possible and get out of the West. At the very least, get out of the USA and UK if you live there.
>>76769205Not sure what to tell you. I quit drinking a few weeks ago and I am more miserable and depressed than ever. There is nothing to look forward to at the end of the day except nighttime anxiety and hopefully good sleep after I manage to fall asleep sober. The only thing that feels better is the morning.
>>76769205carbonated water. a lot of it.
>>76769205Ensure you have enough information to order a replacement ID online. Copy down all the information on your ID, the numbers, et cetera. Then, delete any photos of your ID. Then, destroy (cut up, shred, burn, whatever) your ID. Do not order a replacement ID until three months have passed.Congrats you’re no longer an alcoholic.
Addictions replace addictions. I started making near daily trips to the gym when I first quit drinking and then resumed drinking when I felt I was stagnating and the process was no longer rewarding. If that‘s already part of your life cycle I guess tobacco is less harmful than booze.
See a psychiatrist or a doctor and get a prescription for acamprosate. Then stop drinking. It won't fuck you up like naloxone or other stuff will if you backslide.
>>76769617What the hell country does this work in? I already look over 25 and the stores know me, I never get checked
Former alcoholic here: it gets better bros. You NEED to keep your mind and body busy. Anything that helps you sleep like a baby at night. Believe me, you need to be able to just lay there and die for like 8 hours tops. You gotta get yourself tired.
>>76769621I live in the northeast USA and they card you no matter what you look like. I’ve seen old retired people get carded.
>>76769625There is no such thing as a former alcoholic. You are an alcoholic.Exercise helps a lot, but when you like to drink in addition to exercise it doesn't cut it. Finding the motivation to power through it is difficult when you know there is no reward at the end of the day.
>>76769610Life will seem boring when you quit because your hormones and brain chemistry is all fucked up, life now doesn't have extreme up and downs and you can't cope with the booze. If you don't have a higher calling or something to strive for sobriety will be boring.
>>76769205Ozempic. 2-3 bottles of vodka per week here, started a small dose of ozempic a little over a year ago and day 1 had no interest in drinking any longer. I've had maybe 25 beers all year, 0 liquor.
>>76769205Then go to AA meetings. Faggot.
>>767692051. You need a goal you care about more than getting drunk.2. You need to cut your drinking buddies from your life and stop going to bars and parties.3. You need a hobby to keep your mind, body, and money busy when you're not actively working on your goal from point 1.I went back to college, joined a sports club, and spent Friday and Saturday nights painting wargames miniatures. The end result was finally getting a degree, losing touch with the felons and retards I thought were my friends, getting in shape, and spending way too much fucking money on little space man figures. I now have a beer or two on a couple of holidays each year, but otherwise never even have the urge to drink.
>daily alcohol spam Hmm who could be behind it? Is it the same faggot loser who makes all the other repetitive spam?
First of all, safely disregard any idiots that come in to say you are weak or to just give up. They don't live your life, dont have your brain, didnt have your upbringing and dont have your environment. Its easy for midwit idiots to try and think they know better and are better than you but just remember theyre stupid. So stupid they dont even understand the stupidity of their own wordsMoving on, I was a 15 pint of alcohol a day drinker. I sometimes moved on to whiskey after that in the evening after crushing all the cans for the day. I could not stop for the life of me. It turned out I was lonely and depressed and when I started seeing friends (not partying) it started to get better. I started going to AA and made networks there. You can be open about struggling and being anxious and theyll get it. Its a good environment to start going to meetings and training your socialness againAlso you must quit permanently. No more "just 2 on the weekend" or "once a month". Its over bro. No more. You have have faith in the idea that once youve quit for a while your brain will forget about booze. For me it took months and months but then one day I realised I no longer crave it. 3 years off alcohol now
>>76769205Do magic mushrooms and have a spiritual experience
>>76769205Just say no, Nancy Reagan and straight edge approved.
>>76769610>>76769205>nighttime anxietyI found taurine, glycine and melatonin really help with that. Chamomile and lemon balm tea too. If you get glycine as a powder you can sweeten your teas with it, plus it's good for gains and recovery.
>>76769997I wish that were true, but this is a familiar feeling to me. I know it's not going to change. This is how being sober feels. I'm not an alcoholic, but I decided to do sober October and abstain completely for a while. I feel healthier, but more depressed and irritable. I feel like I am a more negative person when I don't drink and a bit of alcohol helps me chill out and have a more positive outlook and be a more enjoyable person to be around. I know you're not supposed to say anything positive about alcohol because it's poison and yada yada, but I feel like it is a positive influence in my life more than a negative one.
>>76769205Have you tried zero alcohol beer?
>>76769205Stop buying it. If you really want to break the habit you need to stop. Don't taper off or any such bs, just stop doing it. There's no way around it. Find something else to do with the free time you now have is step number two. You're never going to stick with it if you don't fill the time. Take up a sport, play videogames, whatever. Just don't drink. Best is if you do something social that pulls you out of your old rut.
>>76769205>It's making me poorI can not imagine spending so much money on alcohol that it makes a noticeable dent on my finances. How fucking much are you drinking? Goddamn.
Bumping. OP when was your last drink? Right now: Megadose on B1 (Theanine), you cant take too much of it. Also try to hit all B vitamins for the next few days. Your brain might be inflamed and it takes a couple of days for it to fight off that inflamatiom. NAC helps with that. Right now your priority should be to be able to think straight again. Goals and other activities come later. After that you can think a lot more clearly about your general situation you want to point to the things that make your drink in the first place. Get bloodwork done and focus on your thyroid levels (T3/T4). Undiagnosed thyroid problems (overfunctions) make a lot of people drink because alcohol calms the effects. Also there is no such thing as brain damage from alcohol, you will return to baseline. Years of abuse cost you maybe 1-3 iq points in bad cases. You CAN return, and it is worthwhile
>>76771579Alcohol abuse can and will make you schizophrenic.
>>76770473The hangxiety/nighttime anxiety also come from vitamin B disbalance. Sunflower seeds are an excellent source if vitamin B1.
>>76771588And your point is? How does this help OP?
>>76771588>>76771596Ah you probably mean the brain damage stuff. Idk about this. Probably. Idk. I meant the myth that it kills braincells, it doesnt.
>>76771596Extra encouragement to not drink.Personally, the addiction therapy run through my church helped me.Been sober over 2 years.
>>76771604Fair enough. Congratulations.
I was about to fall into hardcore alcoholism 10 years ago. So instead of fighting my demons I switched to weed. Now I am not fat and I workout, but I am mentally in shambles. Don't do what I did. Try to change your environment. Or worst case scenario, get those medicines that will make you sick and throw up if you ingest any alcohol. That is a strong deterrent
OP here, thanks everyoneI've realised that what it comes down to is me not having the discipline to say no to that voice that tells me to buy itHow can I strengthen myself against it?
>>76771579Alcoholism will absolutely cook your brain if you keep it up long enough. Though you do have to be a special type of degenerate who ignores every red flag and drinks yourself into oblivion despite every part of your life and health going to shit.
>>76772398You just need to find other things to do with your time. Get out of the house if that's where you like to drink. Go somewhere it's not appropriate to drink and spend a lot of time there.
>>76772398One thing you should try is that every time you feel the urge to drink you expose yourself to something annoying or disgusting, idk like smelling ammonia salts or drink a coffee with salt in it. It's tough but your brain will associate that craving with an unpleasant feeling if you keep doing it enough
>>76772398Get a job at a liquor store and see the miserable bastards who can't stop drinking the stuff. My country is very pro-prohibition so it's expensive but these wretches still come here everyday to buy this shit. Basically just join an AA group
>>76772398Get a girlfriend who doesn't drink
>>76769205Have you tried to pick up running? Ive heard from a lot of former addicts whether smoking, drugs or alcohol, that have said running was one of the biggest things that helped them quit.
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