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ArsGoetia posted...

love her shes wonderful

I'm glad you have someone looking out for you, but they may not always be around to pull your ass out of a sling. Please be better to yourself.

That's not "lol im such a quirky drunk," that's legitimately concerning behavior and situations.

DrizztLink posted...

That's not "lol im such a quirky drunk," that's legitimately concerning behavior and situations.

This.

wym
i'm not a quirky drunk
i'm an alcoholic

If you don't get normal drunk society is going to convince you to join AA and then you'll be sad forever.

Honestly you should skip the entire "rock bottom" thing somehow.

I'm serious: buy yourself a stopwatch...like a gym teacher stopwatch. When you get a drink, hit start. Before you drink, you check your timer. If it's under 30 minutes---you have to wait to drink.

The human body metabolizes about 1 drink an hour, so you are getting drunk with this method regardless of alcohol tolerance or body size.

Blackout drinking is more like 4-drinks an hour for 3-4 hours. This is like calorie counting--youll have to count the time. Is it less fun than not worrying about it? Sure, but you wouldn't need to do it if you didn't have to do it.

The underlying reasons for drinking--society, civilization, etc.--aren't going to change. do what we do best and adapt.

Good fucking lord.

Robot2600 posted...

If you don't get normal drunk society is going to convince you to join AA and then you'll be sad forever.

Honestly you should skip the entire "rock bottom" thing somehow.

I'm serious: buy yourself a stopwatch...like a gym teacher stopwatch. When you get a drink, hit start. Before you drink, you check your timer. If it's under 30 minutes---you have to wait to drink.

The human body metabolizes about 1 drink an hour, so you are getting drunk with this method regardless of alcohol tolerance or body size.

Blackout drinking is more like 4-drinks an hour for 3-4 hours. This is like calorie counting--youll have to count the time. Is it less fun than not worrying about it? Sure, but you wouldn't need to do it if you didn't have to do it.

The underlying reasons for drinking--society, civilization, etc.--aren't going to change. do what we do best and adapt.

Sorry, but I have to chime in here and say this is bad advice. You could limit yourself to only 1 drink per hour and you will still get progressively more intoxicated. There are a number of factors at play and you should account for about 2 hours to process a drink (12 oz of beer at ~5% alcohol, 5 oz of wine at 12%,) but even that isn't a perfect science.

Having a drink once every 30 minutes and you will get smashed in a few hours or over the course of a night regardless.

:/

-there is no way we werent just talking about shots of 80-proof whatever
-youre missing the point that TC is drinking more than 2 shots an hour--implicit in her response is that my idea sounds all well and good but it is impractical
-yes your advice is fine for normal people, but tc's an alcoholic don't judge

Robot2600 posted...

-yes your advice is fine for normal people, but tc's an alcoholic don't judge

Your advice is shitty for an alcoholic as well.

Speaking as both an alcoholic and a substance abuse counselor.

I'm not missing any point, you're giving bad advice about a serious subject that affects people's wellbeing and it needs to be called out.

i'm ok fam
i get vivitrol injection on 27th
i've been out literally 3 times in 2 years

you bragging about being a counselor is something else as your consistently mean in your interactions here.

ArsGoetia posted...

i'm ok fam
i get vivitrol injection on 27th
i've been out literally 3 times in 2 years

actually make that 12 years

You aren't my client.

i dont think drizzt is being mean
hes right and not sugarcoating it
i got a problem and i know it
naltrexone doesnt work for me and i'm just trying to sew my wild oats before i start vivitrol

Does Naltrexone not work for curbing cravings or for the blunting of the drunk?

Before I started I'd get those cravings you feel in your goddamn eyes, it helped a fair bit with that.

Also took away the euphoric parts of the drunk so I was basically just me but dumber and slurred.

DrizztLink posted...

Does Naltrexone not work for curbing cravings or for the blunting of the drunk?

Before I started I'd get those cravings you feel in your goddamn eyes, it helped a fair bit with that.

Also took away the euphoric parts of the drunk so I was basically just me but dumber and slurred.

naltrexone gives me unbearable stomach aches
i hear vivitrol is somewhat more bearable after a week or so
and yeah, alcohol cravings are the fuckin worst because it's literally everywhere
i just did a rewatch of orphan black and every time the characters drink (like every other episode) i found myself wanting to drink
and i've built neuroassocations between drinking and other activities, like dancing (i dance all the time) and MMOs(my primary gaming genre)
i'm drunk right now btw. had 3/4 a bottle of vodka

Acamprosate is another option. Kind of a bummer that you're getting Medicaid assistance and continuously failing.

MrResetti posted...

Acamprosate is another option. Kind of a bummer that you're getting Medicaid assistance and continuously failing.

?
i've tried once. i saw alcohol counselor for six weeks, they made me pee in a cup in front of them and then immediately follow up with telling them about my childhood sexual abuse
kinda fucked up tbh and why i quit

the problem with naltrexone is it's a daily medication
as a addict, if you start day poorly (especially w/ comorbid mental issues), why tf would you take anti-alcohol pill and not just drink alcohol

ArsGoetia posted...

i dont eat before i drink as a rule

christ, change this please

AnsestralRecall posted...

christ, change this please

would rather just quit drinking
eating disorder seems more complex to tackle than alcoholism lol

ArsGoetia posted...

eating disorder seems more complex to tackle than alcoholism lol

Eating disorders are obviously complex, but you're downplaying alcohol addiction, (and none of it is really a laughing matter).

ItsNotA2Mer posted...

Eating disorders are obviously complex, but you're downplaying alcohol addiction, (and none of it is really a laughing matter).

i mean the alternative to being an anorexic bulimic alcoholic and not laughing about it is a road i dont think i could walk atm
yea i got problems
yea im prolly not gonna survive the decade if i dont get a handle on em
but sadly theyre the least of my woes atm

didn't drink this weekend so far
rest of the day is annoying but don't feel like drinking yet

beauty regimen and skin treatments really paying off
skin hasnt looked this good in.... ever i don't think lol
clerk at the store today thought i was literally half my age and accused me of using fake ID

mornings are cleansing and moisturizing, under eye cream + SPF.
evenings are hyaluronic acid mask one day, collagen mask next day, alternating. shower after that, salicylic acid face and body wash, exfoliate as needed.
nights are moisturizer + tretinoin/azelaic acid prescription

expensive and time consuming but i dont even need to wear makeup anymore

my nipples hurt :/
idk if it's because i've been on anti-androgens for so long or what, but i feel like i'm getting certain hrt effects a lot earlier than expected

man so like i made friends with another trans person. she seemed super chill at first, but within like 48 hours was pressuring me to meet IRL. i decided to sleep on it b/c that seems way fast. she called me 4 times while i was asleep, left me a passive aggressive voicemail, then blocked me.