Do you drink at all to suppress the illness?
I find I tend to forget about the voices and enjoy myself amongst friends and family when we have a drink.
3 Likes
Only caffeinated beverages, which makes the āvoicesā a lot worse. It takes the pain away in the short run. Doesnāt do ā ā ā ā in the long run at all.
1 Like
I drank too much when I drank.
9 Likes
Amen to that, bruh. Donāt miss that life. Hereās to another 24.
6 Likes
I still enjoy a drink when out with friends and family. I tend to stick to mid strength beer and I donāt drink to get drunk. These days Iām into getting fit and losing weight and alcohol is wasted calories mostly so I am drinking way less.
Itās one of those things. Lots have problems with it and if your waking up every morning and thinking about a drink then Iād suggest itās time to stop.
5 Likes
When I was young I drank a lot. In the last 23 years maybe had a drink a week. Recently alcohol makes me instantly sick so I canāt drink at all anymore. I donāt miss it at all.
I drank and partied a lot in college. Then the voices happened, and drinking only made them louder
So I had to stop. It was tough but Im done with it
My symptoms are so bad right now I sometimes canāt say no to a beer or to taking a Klonopin. I take it as a sign of weakness.
I drink but I enjoy making and experimenting with new cocktails! They have such a wide variety of liquors and liqueurs that I love coming up with new concoctions! Especially during mojito season!
1 Like
Well, I wouldnāt think it was a sign of weakness.
1 Like
For me, itās a sign of weakness. When Iām doing well, I have no addictions.
I used to drink, but it is very hard on your body when you mix alcohol with our medās. The sickest and weakest I have ever been was when I was drinking heavily and on medās.
Iām always going to have that addiction. Itās working my program and sharing with my AA family that keeps me doing well enough that I donāt have to succumb to it in this 24 hours. Alcohol is just as ācunning, baffling, and powerfulā for me today as it was when I put the plug in the jug over 27 years ago. Iāve seen enough people slip over the years that Iām not taking booze for granted.
This is how I roll now:
2 Likes
So thatās not a White Russian?
3 Likes
From time to time I go to the movie theater and there is a mini bar there. If the movie is to boring I get jack daniels and get a little buzzed to make the movie better. LOL
1 Like
Iām drinking right now.
Seems I canāt handle full time work (big shock). Iām going down to work three days a week now. Just worried how I am going to pay the bills. Should be better for my mental health though.
Drinking makes things much worse for me, I am having a hard time learning that lesson. Donāt follow my lead here.
1 Like
When I had voices etc I was a binge drinker.
A horrid drunk I was but the only thing that made me not hear was being incredibly drunk or asleep 
.
I stopped drinking alcohol after I had ovarian cancer.about seven years ago.
Had a relapse but went sober again .
I know myself well enough to know I canāt have ājust oneā.
Been there done that.
I was always a binge drinker so couldnāt stick to one.once I started drinking alcohol I didnāt stop and I got myself in to trouble and embarrassed myself etc
I am so happy I donāt drink alcohol anymore plus it allows me to spend that money on more positive things.
2 Likes
Addiction runs in my family so I donāt drink cuz Iām afraid Iāll get like my grandma gotā¦she drank bottles of vanilla extract because she had run out of vodka.
I drink too muchā¦ but I think I am going to get it under control.
My town is basically the states #1 tourist destinationā¦ itās always a party out there. And I keep making more friends.
But itās exhausting and sort of counters me getting anywhere quickly in life.
1 Like