Quitting alcohol

Has anyone successfully stopped drinking? Or even never drank?

I’m considering just stopping because I’m at an age now where I’m done with parties and drinking to get absolutely lashed and I figure there’s virtually no point getting drunk if I get nothing out of it. I don’t need help quitting because I’m not dependent in any way but I’m just curious about other people’s experiences, health differences etc

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My mother was a raging alcoholic so it kind of fucked up my perception of drinking. After drinking a little bit at 19-21 I finally just admitted that I really don't like drinking at all.

Appreciating the taste is, oddly enough, a great way to stop excessive drinking.

What do you drink? I'm honestly not a huge fan of the tastes of most alcohol

I stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes - it's great and totally doable
>now i just smoke dude weed

Havent drink at all for 2 years since i started lifting seriously. Gettin a couple of beers with some mates yeah but havent blacked out and have no intend to do it again.

I was in the same boat OP. After years of aimlessly and almost pointlessly drinking on the weekends (and some week nights) just because it was "the thing to do", I recently realized that I'm just getting too old for that shit.

It's tough at times because it definitely affects your social life, especially if your friends are still doing this type of partying. Get used to having to turn down that weekend drinking session with the boys, all in the name of feeling good the next day for your gains. When you do go out, you'll need to make a mindful effort to only have 1 or 2 beers ad still enjoy yourself. It'll take pratice...I've failed a bunch but persistence gets you there. Now I'm at the point where anything over 3 beers in a night has me hungover and feeling like shit the next day.

Yeah, I stopped drinking when I started smoking weed. The two don't mix too well and I liked weed more. Then I stopped smoking weed when I dropped LSD like twenty times. Now I'm "clean".

Good on you user. Personally I don't like the idea of not going out just to avoid alcohol,I think i'll be able to resist the temptation, although I know i'll be somewhat outcast in the sense that everyone else is getting smashed and i'm not.

I just don't see why I should keep drinking alcohol my whole life when its not remotely good for you in any way, might as well cut it out now.

Im 22 now and got piss drunk a lot from 16-20, after that I slowly realised that this was a huge waste of time, I didnt enjoy it once the initial binge passed and felt like shit next morning I've more or less stopped, do enjoy one or two once a month tops, but no way am I going back

Yeah mate I quit all that shit.

The kicker for me was I started knocking off some huge goals, like 4 and 7 year goals, but did them quicker than expected.

I went to a festival once and took heaps of drugs and it was such a good fucking night, but the part that changed it all was I remember thinking

>"Fuck this is unreal, I feel so good. It's just like the feeling when I finally finished (goal A) and almost finished (goal B)"
It sounds so cringey typing it but I was cooked like a pork chop and that's basically how I was thinking.

And the sudden realisation that the great feelings drugs provided me could be achieved by just killing it in my life.
Yeah.
That was more than enough to make me stop and just leave hoomantitty behind.

Also alcohol is the fucking worst thing anyway. Out of all the substances.

That's like
"You can only do one exercise forever"
"Ok, i choose Smith machine squats"

Big time boozer here. I was drinking daily for over six months, probably closer to 8+

I would usually start at lunch but it got to the point where I was slamming vodka in the morning just to avoid the shakes. I would be smashed in the office everyday, sneaking vodka out of my desk. That shit sucked and I realized how bad I was fucking up so I went over to my grandmother's for a weekend and suffered through withdrawals. The whole week after really sucked. Sweating my ass off, shaking. Now, two weeks later, I feel like I've been through the worst of it but there is definitely still a bit of brain fog.

Basically, fuck booze. I'm glad I was able to realize I needed to stop.

Are you me? Same experience, me and my friends threw ragers in high school and after that I just hated drinking. Fucks your gains too

Anyone who can't practice moderation with any type of substance has an underlying emotional issue that they treat with said substance. Getting sober after hitting rock bottom often affords them the time to work on said issue after the fact, but if they were honest from the get go they wouldn't need to hit rock bottom, develop "a problem", and or subsequently look like a faggot at work or social functions

To be honest the shits the day after are enough to make me want to quit.

I haven’t drank hard in a long time mostly because I’m out of college and working in a city where I don’t know anybody. I probably won’t black out ever again, at least I don’t intend to, just because the hangovers suck so much. I don’t mind having a little bit when I do go out with friends.
The problem I had for the longest time was controlling how much I drink. I am constantly drinking water so if you put a beer in my hand my natural reflex is to constantly drink that. I ended up blacking out almost every time I drank. I’ve slowly gotten better by just saying I’m only drinking x amount or waiting a decent amount of time between beers/shots. I think it’s moetly my impatience that creates this problem. I like being drunk but I don’t like the drinking part so I drink a lot very quickly and end up over doing it. I think i’ll stick to hard liquor so I feel the effects quicker.

2 months sober. Age 24.

I drank about 400ml of rum everyday to null my shitty life for over a year. Cost almost $1k. Said fuck that, let's put that towards a gym membership and more and better food. Working out well so far.

Same here. My mom turned into an alcoholic when I was 18 and ever since I couldn't enjoy drinking at all. I'll sometimes drink but the remembrance just makes me hate alcohol

Many nights that I go out with friends I always oder my own drink at the bar; a club soda with lime and ask for it in a lowball glass And pretend it's a real drink
I just don't want to drink every time I go out.. and people will act funny if they are drinking and you are not

Luckily I've only had little to no alcohol. I was aware of the alcoholism of both of my grandparents and my dad might be alcoholic too (he always gets drunk when we meet as a family) so I just never got in to it and I hope to stay away forever.

I know that feeling. I got tired of drinking myself. Was previously stuck in alcoabuse. Went to a party yesterday. Bbq with my gf classmates. I drank 2.8% beers. Others got drunk. They didnt care. It looked like I drank regular beer. I just couldnt drink more and declined some wine offered. It gets easier my friend.

Get some Naltrexon if u need help.

>hey op just say "fuck that" bro
You're lying btw and everyone knows it.

My mother was an abusive alcoholic growing up so I stay away from it. And it also kills my workouts. Get nothing out of it. But going to be partying next fall and will be hooking up with sloots so might need It.

I don't drink because I hate the taste and I'm cheap as fuck. Hard to justify wasting money on something I don't even like that is bad for your health.

Thanks reddit heres some gold

Dude who gives a fuck what people think. Make lies up, say you're already drunk, you need to drive home (even if you aren't) or that you're or feeling good. So easy. I'm already social enough sober so people wouldn't have a clue

I didn't drink until i was 23.

I only drink in moderation, perhaps one pint a week at the most.

Honestly it makes me sleepy, and binge drinking just results in endless pissing. The best part of alcohol isnt drinking, its about 1-2 hours after when you feel mellow and more confident, after the initial dizziness and tiredness.

So you did drink at all you delusional fuck

Easily

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I dont really believe youre not underage. After legally drinking for a while you grt accustomed to it and all the different beer flavors and styles are fun to try and taste x10 better than sugar water drinks of any kind.

Grew up with a severe alcoholic dad. Drank himself to death. I picked up drinking in highschool because it got me pussy and made me cool. Always had the thought in the back of my mind that I could become him and I secretly hated that I drank. 6 years ago I said fuck it and just decided to give it up regardless of any social concequences.

My life has only gotten better in every way. Better girls better sex better friends more fun and way better health, and so my pride. Best life decision I have ever made.

Ps when people find out that I don't drink they love it and find it very interesting. Has helped me get laid many times plus I still go to parties and social events at bars and whatever it's just boring.

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I quit heavy drinking. When I was 21 I would go pretty hard whenever drinks were involved. I tend to only drink to a comfy buzz if I do drink now

This desu

I never got hooked on it, but I drank for the wrong reasons so I decided to quit before I developed a problem. I never liked to drink socially, it was always just a way of relaxing alone. I would have a few drinks and play vidya or something. Loved the feeling of pounding drinks and jerking off drunk and having a blackout orgasm before passing out in bed.

Something that helped me fight off the urge was hitting the gym hard on days I felt like drinking. Not because it took away my desire to have a drink, I still wanted it, but knowing that the alcohol would disrupt protein synthesis, make me sleep like shit and basically destroy all the gains I just went to the gym to get made me rethink it all.

I'm 26. Idk m8, my older brother and sister in their 30s both hate the taste of alcohol. Don't think our family has the taste for it.

I've tried every drink under the sun. Alcohol in general just makes me want to gag, it isn't pleasant. Only drinks I like are stupid ones where you can't even tell it's alcoholic like daiquiris or sangria. But I hate those even more as a Jow Forumsizen because of just how much sugar is in them on top of the gains killing alcohol already.

How come when i didnt drink i was treated like a social pariah

I remember girls laughing at me calling me Good Boy

Are you a dog

I used to drink 2 bottles of wine a night before bed.
Every time I tried to quit it was horribly difficult.
Then my fiancee moved in with me and when she found out how much I was drinking told me to stop.
We threw out my alcohol and strangely enough it was easy after that, even on the first or second day it was far easier than any other time I'd quit.
What I'm saying is having support can really help

Because you lack confidence

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Only in bed
By which i mean i'll sniff your ass

Im just fucking sat there drinking a coke chatting to friends when they start up

thots

Because drinking is just part of western society and it's a great tool for bonding and having fun.
Nobody likes to drink around sober people, because sober people will remember everything and judge you for your drunken behavior like assholes

Good thread, nice to see Jow Forums having a constructive conversation.

I also drank a ton back in undergrad OP and gave up drinking hard back in the fall (got dumped and had some other stuff happen in my life). I don't know how it's been for everyone else but nowadays I'll occasionally have a beer or two and.... It kind of sucks. I almost always regret it because it just makes my head feel fuzzy and makes me feel dumb and tired. It's just not that pleasurable for me. I'd rather smoke some weed or workout or something desu. I'm considering giving up alcohol almost entirely because I only really like it when I drink a lot and that obviously wrecks your gains and mental state.

Yeah but its like if you drink a lot and then quit everyone is super respectful but if you don't drink from the start everyone fucking hates you

I just started drinking in the end. Its alright, i never get smashed

People who quit quit because they developed a serious problem that could fuck them up if they don't take control.
People who never start but don't partake don't have a problem they need to fix, they're just weenies who aren't willing to take the (relatively low) risk despite all the rewards associated.

I didnt drink because my parents are alcoholics and i didnt want to be like them

dude you're a weenie!! lmao!!!!

it's like when someone is eating terrible food and offers you some. By turning down their offer, you are essentially shining a light on their bad choices and putting yourself above them

People like to drag others down to their level. It is the same with alcohol. They don't like the reminder they are gutter trash alcoholics.

You're still a weenie.
Alcoholism is only partly about genetics, it's mostly about self control and discipline and developing bad habits.

I drank in college. Personally I liked smoking weed more, because I could still got to class and do stuff. I won some of the highest rated chess tournaments when I was high.

But yeah, I'd drink until I'd get the spins. It was fun in a stupid way. The best part about alcohol honestly is just being able to go out and meet people, but it's kind of sad because that's all anybody does anymore. I quit drinking when I realized it's just not good for you and it's pointless.

I guess every once in a while I get a beer and drink it at my house with a nice meal because I like the taste, but I don't even enjoy getting drunk anymore.

Had my first sip at 23, didn't like it. None after that. I'm pretty boring.

Weenie.

I almost never drink anymore after college. No point

You missed out on a lot

Not that user, but I limit myself to a bottle of wine once every two weeks. While sometimes pretentious, I enjoy wine culture and if you drink in moderation you can differentiate between different years/regions/etc, or at the very least learn what varietals you prefer.

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It’s a gains goblin

Like i said, i drink now, and im fine with it and not an alcoholic, i just had a childhood that put me off alcohol until my 20s.

I was pretty fat growing up. Around the age of 15 I cut out all soft drinks and dropped nearly 100 lbs in a year. After seeing the effects soft drinks had on my body I vowed to cut out any liquid that wasn't water. Fortunately this kept me from drinking alcohol.

>no one ever had sex without alcohol

Why do I never get a hangover even when I drink until I throw up?

I always wake up the next day completely fine.

I only drink once a week.

you're 16

Hangovers are all about dehydration.
You're drinking enough fluids that you don't get dehydrated.

im 26 mate.
ok. thanks for the answer.

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Smoking weed helped me stop drinking. Wasnt an alcoholic but i used to get wasted on weekends and never said no to a beer. But now the hungover takes too much of my free
time so i rather stick to smoking some weed on the weekend, eat something, chill, socialise and feel well rested on the next morning

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I didn't get hangovers till about 25, but I was also a severe alcoholic. They got so bad I did think I was gonna die a few times

14 months sober now, after a few months I started to realize how much clearer I was thinking.

I started drinking at 14, did a bunch of drugs from 16-20, go to school drunk ect and when I turned 21 I made sure I had a drink every single day, I honestly had to stop drinking hard alcohol as my gut would just hurt quickly after 5-6 shots.. unfortunately it turned into a 12 pack every night and sometimes 30-40 beers on a friday or saturday night. I would wake up on the weekends and be drinking by 8am only to pass out around noon and wake again a 3p to be hungry and want to drink more. I finally set some rules for myself around 24, no drinking during the week and only after 7p on weekends. As a result I lost weight but would binge like a mother fucker on the weekends. Around 28 I limited myself to only buying a 6 pack on friday and a 6 pack on saturday nights. This helped me a lot but I still slammed that 6 pack in an hour without even trying. At 33 I was just tired of being fat and my body was slowing down, I decided to get fit but didnt stop drinking. I ended up losing a bunch of weight, looked good even. Sadly my brother and his wife decided to start smoking heroin and meth, lost their family, house, cars, everything. I moved them in with me to try and help them out. They kept relapsing and I would boot them out for awhile, take them back in, repeat. Finally my brother decided to leave his wife I let him back in and he asked me not to drink around him, so fuck it no more drinking. Hes out at my parents now with his kids, but he started drinking again which before he got hooked on pills was his major issue. Even though he isnt at my house I decided to stick with it as I just dont see a point to it anymore. Both my mom and dad have had drinking issues, most of my grand parents too. In my family either you are completely gone drink yourself to death or you stopped and stay the fuck away from it.

TLDR: Whole bunch of family issues.

>Drinking only to get drunk
>Having never learned to actually like the taste of beer, wine, or liquors
>Not knowing the lovely feeling that one drink gives the minimal to moderate drinker
You are a fucking pleb.

That's insane. What's even the appeal to drinking that extreme and that much. The sheer volume of liquid is bad enough. And alcohol is so sugar your teeth must be fucked.

Have drunk 3 times this week and considering a 4th. Still got my cardio in 3 times this week but goddamn do I just not give a fuck this particular week.

Don't do it user.
Drink only on weekends.
Drinking more than twice a week is a trap.
.t former on and off alcoholic

yep.
Alchochol, smoking cigs, smoking weed, social life, gf, job, etc.. All this crap just steals your gains, I don't need anything in life except The Gym.

>drinking more than twice a week is a trap
I know user. It's been a stressful af time recently.
Usually I'm on 2 times a week, next week I need to get my shit back in gear. This week I have just not been in the right state of mind. I'm going for a long walk soon, then I got some reading to do then dinner then in all honesty a couple of really strong ciders. I'm skipping lunch as I'm cutting.

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Unfortunately getting shit housed drunk is the best damn feeling. I try to keep it to once a week.

I'm this user I drink a couple times a week but don't get really drunk just moderately drunk, it's easier to do if you drink an hour and half after your last meal, less carbs etc too. The feeling of getting drunk is like cumming in the gym, in all serious it's a release that only busting a nut matches

lel

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>check thread to see if this user has replied to me yet
>sees this
Well thanks, at least I finished my oatmeal first

My dad is a huge alcoholic so everything I dealt with as a kid resulted in me becoming a teetotaler. I can’t stand being around people who get completely blasted at weddings or other events, the lack of awareness of drunks frustrates me to no end.

Nope, beer is life, but I dont drink a lot like I did back then with multiples friends, mostly just keep it between two close friends now whenever we hang out for the night. It does get tiring drinking one day after another at times.

I was a functioning alcoholic for years. As in 20 oz vodka per day. I just recently quit cold turkey. I do sometimes slip but on the whole I dont drink and my lifts are getting better. Its worth stopping

I didn't drink until I was 22 but then drank heavily for a couple years as I was dating a girl who worked in the clubs. I cooled back down after that and now maybe drink 6-10 times per year.

Some people's brains just work differently. I'll never understand addiction and how it's possible for somebody to NEED to have something. I can go months without alcohol, caffeine, sugary treats or sex and feel zero temptation.

I think that it's really hard to get good advice because other people's experiences with addiction are so different.

This user I guess I should be glad I function like shit when I drink, I only drink at like 10pm at night and am useless the next day till the late afternoon even off a moderate amount of booze. This is probably compounded by the fact I eat less when I drink to make up calories.

I'm basically in the same boat, I drank a bit at parties in highschool but my mother was an alcoholic who was hardly in my life and couldn't take care of me because of alcoholism.
I never picked up casual drinking and at parties or shows I normally just bring in ginger beer instead.
Considering health effects and just the fact that I don't like being impaired, I just don't see it's worth it to drink. I probably even save a fair amount of money compared to other adults in their 20s

Im trying really hard to quit. Some how i always find an excuse to drink. Wether it has to do with work or family bullshit. Yeah i know its just poison and doesn't help you at all. Its just hard for me.

Honestly, I could never get into drinking since it tastes like shit.

The only time I do it is at parties because it represses my autism enough for me to be sociable and likeable.

>tfw friends keep pressuring you to drink

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I think I need a drink.

Almost everybody does only they don't know it.

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Excellent taste in waifu's nigga.
I think I need a drink too, off for my walk first.

actual alcoholics literally die if they don't drink

my teeth are fine, truth is it wasnt controllable when I was younger. Its not like I sat down on the weekends and told myself I would drink 30-40 beers, I would realize it while cleaning up and having to take all the bottles down the stairs and fill up the apartments dumpsters. To tell you the truth when you have been drinking like that for a long time you dont even feel drunk at the end of the night sometimes. Then again excess is in my nature...

I know this feel every single weekend.