I quit drinking every day
not drinking ever again
I quit drinking "cold turkey", as our American friends say, about four years ago. It was necessary for the moment, since I basically spent an entire decade of my life constantly shitfaced prior to that and I remember very little of it, plus my father had recently died due to multiple organ failure because of alcoholism and I got scared. It was very hard in the beginning, my skin used to smell like a chemical lab when I got sweaty and shitting was a real challenge, but I got back to normal in a month or so. However, I found out that adult life with zero alcohol was rather suboptimal subsequently, and I started drinking again (this time with strict moderation).
Yes.
- skin looks healthier, not so dry
- chronic dandruff reduced
- hair looks healthier
- falling asleep is completely different
- sleep quality is good
- brain is starting to repair and function again, I had problems with memory and understanding simple things, so cognitive functions are improving
- easier to lose weight
- anxiety is almost gone
- ability to handle stress improved greatly
- easier to stay on healthy diet and keep exercising, when I drink I'm out of the game for a week
The negative part is the loss of social fun on events. I really enjoyed having fun drunk with good people, but I have to learn now to just enjoy my friends company without alcohol. Still working on that part. I can only drink so much coffee.
You have to understand that being "just tipsy" is less pleasant to an alcoholic than being sober. It's either 30 minutes of shitfaced pleasure for an insane price to be paid in the morning or nothing.
In general, moderate drinking is the cock and balls torture to a drunkard, especially when it's forced by physical lack of more drinks, and no beer is less of a torture than one light beer/single shot.
I do something similar, my shameovers are extreme even when I drink alone so I actually have to write that "everything was normal, you didn't make a fool of yourself or bother anyone" down in a notepad, and it helps me even when I remember everything clearly.
The turboanxiety is the worst part of drinkgen for me, I think this is the sole reason I will quit one day if I do.
Fug bernds I did it again, like 7-8 beers yesterday and I was around people who didn't drink and delivered some proper cringe. Hope I didn't offend anyone but sure made a loud-mouthed clown of myself.
Had a bad morning and wasted half of the day in bed.
I guess I just kinda do it because everything is boring to me and there's a lot of stuff to be horrified with today, as you can imagine. So I also drink to forget my fears for a moment. In the moment of drinking, it seems like it is worth it even though I do always remember that the shameover is going to be terrible. This is the worst part of drinking for me - shame and fear, not even the hangover effects themselves, and there's no remedy other than time to fix it.
The struggle continues. We will make it.
> can you do something productive to make things better for others and/or yourself?
I'm trying my best as long as I'm still functioning, but binge drinking still happens at most inappropriate moments every other week or so...
I guess my only option is quitting cold turkey and saying "I was joking" if confronted about my past behaviour.
Put ANY communication device away if you intend to destroy during the day. These messages are the worst shit, the pain of witnessing it in the morning is on par with stepping on a lego with your soul.
But be glad that she's just a nobody from the internet, it could've been worse, like saying dumb shit to people you actually do see IRL.
