Is anyone else here an alcoholic? My genes unfortunately predispose me to feel a great deal of euphoria from the consumption of alcohol. Combined with my social isolation this definitely cannot lead anywhere good. I haven't gone more than a week without drinking in two years and my only hope is that I never get physically dependent to the point where withdrawals can be lethal. Currently one day sober and dealing with cravings so I decided to make this thread.
>>82868157I was drinking 2L of vodka or gin a day at one point. I've managed to cut that down to once every week or two. I'm more addicted to my boyfriend's cock and balls at this point
>>82868171>I was drinking 2L of vodka or gin a day at one point.Damn how long did you do that for?
>>82868171I sincerely hope you're really fat or didn't do that for long.
>>82868253About 6 months, I wasn't in university or anything at the time so I spent all day just getting hammered lmfao. I only really cut down because the body pain and shakes were getting pretty bad>>82868391I've always trained intensely and never been overweight
>>82868157i drank pretty heavily for several years, now i'm down to about one good binge a month and that "binge" is less than my old daily usual. my #1 tip is to find something you want to do, that you want to commit to and take seriously, that you can't really do while drunk or hung over. for me it was literally just dark souls, factory games, and that kind of thing. autism maybe but the reality is i'm not even getting past the gargoyles if i'm daily drinking. now my entire life is structured around activities that preclude drinking. For me this was the biggest issue: when you are drunk all the time, everything you do is built around being drunk all the time. Then, when you just stop drinking, you are still living the same lifestyle that is suited to being drunk all the time, and it sucks ass if you're not drunk all the time. The biggest thing to focus on is building a life and daily habits that are drinking-incompatible.
>>82868157I quit 5 years ago (used to drink every day), heres my experince:>Multivitamin, Vitamin B/C/D3, Magnesium, Glutamine, Ginseng, Milk ThistleWon't do shit for withdraw. It helps a sober person feel "normal" more often and shitty less often.>Omega 3Will make you like 20% less mad and forgetful.>L-tyrosine, 5-htp, l-theanine, Ashwagandha, Mucuna Pruriens, NACIt'll make withdraw feel 5% better, maybe 20% better combined. For sober people it improves their mood by about 20% (depending on which one they "sync" with best).>Kudzu Rodiola Rosea, Passion Flower, never took it
>>82868157I technically have alcohol use disorder because I drink heavily two or three times a week. There's a difference between that and being an actual alcoholic who needs it to function and will die without it. If you dont drink every day, if you aren't constantly drunk, youre probably not gonna die from not drinking.2 ways you can die - the seizures, and your body stops making GABA so your heart spazzes out and stops working. Both of those require a certain level of alcoholism which is actually pretty rare.I used to drink every day so I could sleep, I used to have brutal nightmares from stress that would freak me out so bad I'd be awake all night. I cut back by tapering, or "sip and suffer". Milk thistle and B vitamins helped.My GF is a full blown alcoholic, litre plus of vodka a day. The way you stay healthy-ish doing this is to basically allow yourself to get massively fat so you have appropriate nutrition along with your 2000 calories a day of booze and mixer. I have some evidence for this - her bloodwork was absolute trash when she was 180lbs, now she's like 320 and it's significantly better, plus she comments she generally feels betterQuestion I always put to people is why do you want to stop? Genuinely. Because if you don't have a seriously good reason to, you won't, no matter the guilt you feel. My gf used to talk about cutting back, knew she wouldnt and she has not. I cut down because it was impacting my life when I wasn't drunk and I started smoking weed to sleep instead.
Yeah but the euphoria dies down really quick so I have to ration it out and not drink until the end of the day, luckily I'm lightweight so just a couple shots does the trick. I'm considering going back to weed but I don't wanna have gay, pro-establishment thoughts again. The stuff they put in weed nowadays is propaganda, written in C++. But it does help cope..
>>82868157Yes, but I'm too poor to be a good one, and can't drink myself to a merciful death.Drank over 60 cans already this month, bought extras, and still ran out.Tried to delivery app two ten packs yesterday, and no-one was delivering in the rain. Fuckers.Ended up paying for three four packs, and waiting ages for those to arrive. Of course they were not refrigerated.Drank half of those, now trying to stop myself drinking the rest today or tomorrow.I'm meeting a relative tomorrow for his pre-birthday drinks, so that'll be nice.I can't get my usual four cases until the start of the new month.
>>82868157I've been drinking 5 or 6 beers a night for almost 10 years now and it's just to numb my brain so I can enjoy things without thinking and to sleep without anxiety. Could be worse, but I'd think this is alcoholic territory just not extreme. Got back on the weed again, thinking it would cut back the drinks, but it didn't and so now I smoke dope on top of that.
