it’s not even noon yet, and all i can think about is going to town for either beer or wine and just sit here and drink all day while it’s raining. im having a hard time keeping my drinking down to 2 glasses a wine, once a week.
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its supposed to rain all week until the weekend, i don’t know how i’ll get through the week without drinking. currently listening to radio.
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I couldn’t quit booze on my own, I had to get help from AA.
See if you can resist the urge.
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I agree with @everhopeful. It’s really hard to do it on your own. It’s not impossible, but it is a much harder road when you’re alone.
AA is a great place to start. If you don’t like a meeting, go to a different one next time. There’s meetings everywhere and even multiple times a day
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I know. Sometimes i feel thirsty for booze,
craving it.
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I hear you buddy. I nearly bought a 4 pack today myself, for the temporary relief of the anxiety. Its an arse when it comes in waves.
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the urges seem to be passing. i walked over to mom’s and talked to her for a bit, that got my mind off of drinking. also had a cold bottle of water.
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@Naarai @everhopeful does drinking non alcoholic beer help at all?
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Nope. It doesn’t unfortunately.
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No it doesnt - After personal experience and talking to other people with Alcohol Use Disorder - you invariably get the taste for the hops, and before you know it, your ordering a pint.
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On naltrexone, and I know your pdoc won’t prescribe it but ON NALTREXONE, non alcoholic beers help if you ever get a craving. Just saying.
Because it seems I crave the taste, not the shitty poison stuff.
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Have you ever stopped taking the naltrexone?
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What helps me if I get cravings for substances I’ve quit, is to remind myself of not just the progress I’d be throwing out the window, but also all the shitty things about said substance.
What is your drug of choice?
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Same here. I enjoy that taste for whatever reason.
-S
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Good lord.
If I ever taste a beer again my life will turn into hell
Also, id have some explaining to do as to why I started drinking after 5 years sober
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It was weed, mostly.
I would use it from the moment I woke up till the moment I went to bed.
If too long time passed, I’d get nauseous and anxious and agressive.
When I finally quit, the withdrawal was really horrible.
Like with anything that enters your body, my body had gotten used to a constant stream of thc and threw a fit when it got cut off, so to speak.
I sometimes get the urges, but I shut that shite down instantly.
Sure, it makes food taste good and you get the giggles.
But I also got paranoid, lazy, said and did strange things, ate everytging in the house, nasty dry mouth, random crying spells, etc.
I don’t ever want to touch the stuff again.
It’s not something that works well with my brain and body, just like some people can’t handle alcohol.
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Yeah. I know how that one goes.
I was curious cuz you function so well I thought it might be cannabis
MY problem is I believe cannabis to have mental and physical health benefits.
Also, my house stays cleaner.
But I have to take breaks or my tolerance gets too high. Those breaks suck
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No way. It keeps my mental health together. Once I delayed it by 12 hours and I had a panic attack. Couldn’t think straight. So I took it and it had the effects of magical fairies flying in my brain to keep my mental health together!!
It’s better for me than abilify as far as anti-psychosis. I can’t afford to stop that!!!
I take it like clockwork every morning for almost 6 years now. Does nothing bad on physical health either.
It’s more subtle for me than abilify, but with the anti drinking benefits too, its pretty much a no brainer for me to take.
Best med ever For me. I’m addicted to the anti-addiction relief. Addicted to not taking opioids or drinking. Due to how much it helps my anxiety, depression and thinking.
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My aps made not drinking a lot easier… either that or the trauma of having alcohol poisoning more times than I can count. But honestly I still need to drink a beer or 2 when I wake up. But that’s nothing I used to drink 2 liters of vodka a day… and anything I could get my hands on. I used to go to parties or just anywhere and just chug pretty till bottle #1 was gone @Lifer
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