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I'm 28, been sober for a week now after realizing no matter how much I worked at the gym it didn't matter if I was drinking booze every night, already hit a new PR since stopping. Knew I had a problem since probably 2014 but dragged my feet doing anything about it.
what are you guys drinking tonight?
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I think I need serious help.
On one hand, I'm high functioning, still (relatively) young, have a house, family, and a high paying job
On the other hand I can go through 400ml of vodka each night, go from sober STRAIGHT to blacked out, snoring drunk....
I'm afraid to continue this way, but afraid to stop... Im so fucking BORED without drinking each night
Protein shake with sorrows
Only drinking 1-2 a week now. I dont feel that good drinking like i used too. And it takes like 10 shots of whiskey to get drunk. Its almost as ive drank so much that it doesnt feel that fun anymore so im easing up. Plus im terrified of getting a fatty liver.
Just don't drink lol
What's your PR?
400 ml a day isn't full blown crippling yet but you will get there eventually. Eventually your tolerance will build and you'll be drinking more. It's what happened to me. Don't lose your family or your job because of this shit.
I get the boredom, what do you usually do when you drink at night? Just shitpost or what?
dude weed lmao
(srsly tho try weed it'll be less destructive than binge drinking)
Dark rum I picked up from a local distillery. I've ever drinking every night for the past 2 weeks and have to stop.
I dont, I am 17 months sober and probably in the best mental shape of my life so far.
I don't see any rum in that picture asshole.
good thing about fatty liver is that its reversible but if its taking you 10 shots to get drunk fug man thats gotta fuck up your gains. That's at least 700 calories right there, maybe more.
Also your liver doesn't care if you have a high tolerance BTW, ten shots is ten shots even if you don't feel it
its all videogames, dude. I have a fancy game room, I just get shit faced and play games...
funny thing is every time I'm doing it, I'm all "in the ZONE, having fun!"
but then each morning I realize "wow, I dont remember anything I did in the game last night. I feel like shit. my wife is pissed at me"
You've been drinking since you were a baby?
That's the point bozo
jesus KEK
learn an instrument you bitch
When did you start to notice an improvement? I drank a ton because of my anxiety/depression and I'm about thirty days sober, it's been shit so far but knowing there's a light at the end of the tunnel helps
I hope you ruin your life with alcoholism faggot!
I was the same way. Your story is pretty much exactly kind.
It sounds a lot harder than it is. Stop drinking for 2 weeks and see how much your life has changed for the better and how much better you feel.
Don’t die of fatty liver disease at 48 like a nigger.
>t. drank more than you longer than you, still sober and making gains
I budget 3 bud lite platinums at 440 calories to fit into my 1500/day goal. Once my 23 hr intermittent fast is up I can have one but I'll probably make some eggs and turkey sausage first.
No you don't. You should apologize to him man.
Are you like, whicked smaht or something? To extra to have fun playing with your kids and fucking your wife?
Vidya and drinking is what did me in. Games can be fun again without drinking, you just need 2-3 weeks to get that shit out of your system bro.
Yeah but i think i might have some sort of gastritis because sometimes i get heartburn or bloated. That could lead to gut cancer which also terrifies me. plus i hate blacking out. I dont know why people like it. Plus i become beta with bitches ive fucked before that i dont give a shit about sober and end up drunk texting or calling and shit. Fucking it.
They key in my case to quitting was changing shit up.
Just gotta change your schedule so you've got something better to do at nights than drink.
Go to sleep early even if there's nothing else, go for a walk or drive, trade crypto, play video, fuck,
Just switch things up so you're not bored
>tfw I stopped getting immersed in videogames and enjoying them around 23/24 and the only way to really enjoy them again like I did when I was a kid is to get shitfaced
Havent drank in a year, feel like the streak is gonna break soon...
Onionlads itt
Lmao
>get shitfaced
>scroll through your contacts and find girls you used to hook up with and text them embarrassing sappy shit
>have to deal with the fallout the next day
im never gonna make it bros
Yea.. part of me realizes that it isn't really even "fun" drinking and playing... its just a habit.
my health is OK so far... recent blood work came all back within normal limits. My cholesterol was surprisingly normal... triglycerides a tad high but not significant and thats expected with alcohol
But I know the changes to the liver are more insidious.. not to mention all the alcohol related cancers there are...
I'm gonna try and go to the gym tomorrow. and maybe the library after work
tfw 34 year old boomer and havent drank in over four years
you can do it bros
about 3 months in I noticed my thinking was just clearer, I didnt get confused by what people said, not as much short term memory loss, I was much more efficient in everything I did. I can now handle my depression instead of letting it swallow me whole. I feel less anxiety and dont get as angry. Now I even do better at work and feel like I communicate with people better. I dont get frustrated as quickly either.
For me I had set rules for myself long ago to slow the problem down.
>used to drink like 1/4 of a 1.75l and go back to class in high school
>at 21 my stomach couldnt really do hard alcohol anymore and I would only have a few shots here and there
>started drinking a 6 pack of micro brew a night
>eventually that turned into a 12 pack
>sometimes wake at 8am and start drinking, by the end of the night 40-50 beers in my gut and who knows how many shots
>4 years of that shit and I decided to slow down
>make rules like no drinking before 7pm
>then no drinking except the weekend
>then only allow myself to drink a 6 pack on friday and a 6 pack on saturday
It won’t stay that way forever. You’ll regret it. I’ve worked in health care for nearly a decade. Not a single alcoholic dies happy. They die slowly, jaundiced and angry from hepatic encephalopathy.
You still have time, you’re very far away from that but it’s a slippery slope.
Just stop for a while, it’s okay to be bored. You just abuse alcohol out of laziness and habit, not true chemical addiction.
LSD, Ayahuasca, Ibogaine, Mushrooms, even MDMA. Get out in nature more. Psychedelics in general are not addictive except for maybe MDMA, and they have been known to help people quit alcohol, opiates, cocaine, etc.
What is the point of lifting and being in peak physical condition if you’re going to piss it away drinking to excess every night? Sad.
Thanks, agreed. I also have to deal with alcoholics in the healthcare field. So I'm a REAL hypocrite when it comes to my actions
Just pulled up to my weekly AA meeting. Living my best life, truly.
T. 2.5 years sober
I got a DUI and it convinced me to stop drinking altogether. It wasn't even that hard.
Know whats also not hard? Not getting a DUI
Same age, same story. I’m convinced you’re me 6 months ago. Just break the habit homie, give it an honest try for once.
What helped me when I started was going to bed earlier or when I had the temptation to drink.
man, as someone who has driven drunk before this is my nightmare. If I ever hurt someone else when I was driving drunk I'd probably an hero desu senpai
how are you coping breh?
real question is does it ever work?
Yeah, everyone says that. Til they get one.
It's tough financially and emotionally, I was slightly below the presumed limit, and they didn't pull me over for driving recklessly, so it's not really racking in the sense of "god I could have killed someone", but it's been pretty bad.
Worst part being the anxiety that I feel when I'm on the road knowing that at any point a cop could pull me over and Grill me over where I was going and decide to haul me off on a violation based on their parochial discretion.
>tfw extreme lightweight with alcohol because 26 yo skelly
>get buzzed off of 2 shots worth of alcohol
>get drunk off of only 4-5
>when i get drunk it usually results in me throwing up and i also get bad hangovers
>literally afraid to drink at bars
>go to a bar with coworkers and won't even drink a beer out of fear of getting drunk and sick
lel
literally has never worked except one time i went on a bender and fucked like three different strangers from tinder/bumble without a condom
that hangover lasted two days and that was some scary shit, I never want to be that reckless again
im sorry user, glad you didn't hurt anyone though. what the fuck @ that last part. is that true? they can just haul you off on their own discretion once you've had a DUI?
You should really consider getting some help. Addiction is no joke, and is very difficult to overcome by yourself. It took me hitting rock bottom to finally stop. Don't let yourself get to rock bottom. Help could be AA meetings if that's your thing, SMART meetings, outpatient rehab, therapy/work with an addiction psychologist, etc.
Watch this short video about alcohol addiction.
this video is great user, thanks
I feel for you user, I got a DWI about a year ago and now have an irrational fear of cops, or being high or drunk in public.
I traded alcoholism with porn addiction. It's much healthier.
As someone who frequented the old alcoholic board on /ck/, i'm so happy to see it back! The /ck/ mods are cucks
On a hardship license/probation. Yeah. Statute limits you to groceries, worship, doctor and work. Basically if you can't produce a paper trail or they get a bug up their ass they tow and arrest you.
Glad this thread exists. Some good info here.
I went 4 month without a drop and noticed zero difference. Usually only have one or two drinks 1-3 times a week though, mostly wine, dry ciders or whiskey.
i get shitfaced every weekend, its getting pretty bad as im starting to act agressively towards anyone and getting these blackouts
i think im going to low my consume