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The first step man...admit you have a problem.

Yes. And I will. I drink just once a week but even that is a lot.

mankind has always been the poison

No. I dont have any additions tbh. I guess since Im being pulled in so many directions atm, its quite difficult to indulge in any one thing.

pnut027 posted...

No. I dont have any additions tbh. I guess since Im being pulled in so many directions atm, its quite difficult to indulge in any one thing.

Everyone is addicted to something

Right after this beer, yes. I gotta drive home later.

If I were I would be don't a pretty shitty job of it.

Slowing it down though, maybe.

California sober.

I was going hard for a year or two. Ive slowed down, but Im not getting any younger and have kids now.

Id like to have a couple tonight but I know it will turn into 6 real fast. Im also trying to lose weight making drinking especially destructive.

I'm trying to cut down on my marijuana usage. Am I even allowed to say that or will I be modded?

I kinda just stopped buying alcohol except for social occasions.

I haven't had a drink for almost 4 years.

Kind of?

I'm a week into a dry month, kind of on a whim. Havent had trouble moderating lately or anything, just felt like losing some weight.

A while back though i took about 18 months off after my drinking got kind of unhealthy

g980 posted...

Kind of?

I'm a week into a dry month, kind of on a whim. Havent had trouble moderating lately or anything, just felt like losing some weight.

same here, but Im 10 days in

i was only drinking like 1-2 per day on average so it hasnt been hard or anything

i havent noticed any positive effects

g980 posted...

just felt like losing some weight.

oh yeah. that's a good reason.

Ethanol is 350% calories, somehow.

TheGoldenEel posted...

same here, but Im 10 days in

i was only drinking like 1-2 per day on average so it hasnt been hard or anything

i havent noticed any positive effects

Even 1-2 drinks a day turns into bloat and poor sleep for me

I probably did a number on my liver in my 20s tho

https://youtu.be/S5BK_zxiMxU

i quit drinking alcohol like 12 years ago and haven't really had any desire to go back to it, but i am not sober.

g980 posted...

Even 1-2 drinks a day turns into bloat and poor sleep for me

because even 1 or 2 drinks in a day can mess up your sleeping.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/well/mind/alcohol-drinking-sleep.html

DrizztLink posted...

I haven't had a drink for almost 4 years.

good job dude

Trying and failing yeah

PenultmateGohan posted...

Everyone is addicted to something

Dont speak for everyone.
I dont drink. I dont smoke. I eat a varied diet. I dont eat sweets. Im not a snacker. I game maybe 2hrs a session which is once every 3 or 4 days. I binge whole shows when a good one is out. So I cant say I must watch a show the day it is released. I wait until all episodes are out.

I cant name a vice I couldnt live without tbh.

The again, its easy to abstain when you work full time, have 4 kids, in school full time and in the Reserves.

I dont have much time to indulge in any one thing. When I graduate, I might get alcohol poisoning though lol.

not alc but a certain plant

Questionmarktarius posted...

oh yeah. that's a good reason.

Ethanol is 350% calories, somehow.

Sugars, IIRC.

brestugo posted...

Sugars, IIRC.

it's not just the empty calories. alcohol itself affects your metabolism in a negative way. so it dumps a ton of calories on you and then impedes your ability to break them down

No drinking problem.

But it's fair to say I'm a porn addict. And it's hard as hell to quit the shit.

I quit and relapse just like a struggling alcoholic

Dreepapult posted...

But it's fair to say I'm a porn addict. And it's hard as hell to quit the shit.

similar to booze, it's not really a problem unless you're fapping and driving.

Questionmarktarius posted...

similar to booze, it's not really a problem unless you're fapping and driving.

Ha

A bit over 2 years sober from alcohol. I still take a lot of the marijuana.

I need to be better about it (and slowly am getting better as I rarely party anymore), but not trying to quit

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Whoa, one day at a time. Congrats

pnut027 posted...

Dont speak for everyone.
I dont drink. I dont smoke. I eat a varied diet. I dont eat sweets. Im not a snacker. I game maybe 2hrs a session which is once every 3 or 4 days. I binge whole shows when a good one is out. So I cant say I must watch a show the day it is released. I wait until all episodes are out.

I cant name a vice I couldnt live without tbh.

The again, its easy to abstain when you work full time, have 4 kids, in school full time and in the Reserves.

I dont have much time to indulge in any one thing. When I graduate, I might get alcohol poisoning though lol.

Do you drink coffee?

I'm one of those people who just doesn't really get addicted to anything. I drink, but only on weekends. I have pop, but only once a week. I've had painkillers like vicodin for a few surgeries, and had no problem stopping once the prescribed dosage was done. I have candy, but, again, only on weekends. Etc. and so on. And I've found myself able to stop any of these on a whim, such as when I had high blood pressure for awhile and needed to cut back on a few things while my doctor figured out the cause (it was stress).

That said, I have seen numerous people struggle with addictions, personally, and it just makes me more thankful for my ability to just... Stop. So I completely respect the struggle, and I just wanted to wish all the best.

pnut027 posted...

Dont speak for everyone.
I dont drink. I dont smoke. I eat a varied diet. I dont eat sweets. Im not a snacker. I game maybe 2hrs a session which is once every 3 or 4 days. I binge whole shows when a good one is out. So I cant say I must watch a show the day it is released. I wait until all episodes are out.

I cant name a vice I couldnt live without tbh.

The again, its easy to abstain when you work full time, have 4 kids, in school full time and in the Reserves.

I dont have much time to indulge in any one thing. When I graduate, I might get alcohol poisoning though lol.

I don't care how you describe it. We aren't perfect and something that you do has addiction involved whether you realize it or not. It can even be porn or food or internet scrolling.

You may not know what it is but it's definitely there.

Cocytus posted...

Do you drink coffee?

About once a week. Typically when my wife feels rich enough to make a Starbucks run.

PenultmateGohan posted...

I don't care how you describe it. We aren't perfect and something that you do has addiction involved whether you realize it or not. It can even be porn or food or internet scrolling.

You may not know what it is but it's definitely there.

Nope.

StealThisSheen posted...

I'm one of those people who just doesn't really get addicted to anything. I drink, but only on weekends. I have pop, but only once a week. I've had painkillers like vicodin for a few surgeries, and had no problem stopping once the prescribed dosage was done. I have candy, but, again, only on weekends. Etc. and so on. And I've found myself able to stop any of these on a whim, such as when I had high blood pressure for awhile and needed to cut back on a few things while my doctor figured out the cause (it was stress).

That said, I have seen numerous people struggle with addictions, personally, and it just makes me more thankful for my ability to just... Stop. So I completely respect the struggle, and I just wanted to wish all the best.

No no no. You MUST be addicted to something to make the addicts feel better about themselves.

PenultmateGohan posted...

I don't care how you describe it. We aren't perfect and something that you do has addiction involved whether you realize it or not. It can even be porn or food or internet scrolling.

You may not know what it is but it's definitely there.

This isn't necessarily true at all, and shouldn't really be argued.

pnut027 posted...

No no no. You MUST be addicted to something to make the addicts feel better about themselves.

That said, this rhetoric is also fairly bad. Yes, it's true not everybody has an addiction, but "To make addicts feel better about themselves" rhetoric is also harmful. I get you're being flippant due to the replies you received, but both sides need to be more understanding.

Dreepapult posted...

No drinking problem.

But it's fair to say I'm a porn addict. And it's hard as hell to quit the shit.

I quit and relapse just like a struggling alcoholic

Wow. Sorry man

StealThisSheen posted...

I'm one of those people who just doesn't really get addicted to anything. I drink, but only on weekends. I have pop, but only once a week. I've had painkillers like vicodin for a few surgeries, and had no problem stopping once the prescribed dosage was done. I have candy, but, again, only on weekends. Etc. and so on. And I've found myself able to stop any of these on a whim, such as when I had high blood pressure for awhile and needed to cut back on a few things while my doctor figured out the cause (it was stress).

That said, I have seen numerous people struggle with addictions, personally, and it just makes me more thankful for my ability to just... Stop. So I completely respect the struggle, and I just wanted to wish all the best.

Wish I was like that.

StealThisSheen posted...

That said, this rhetoric is also fairly bad. Yes, it's true not everybody has an addiction, but "To make addicts feel better about themselves" rhetoric is also harmful. I get you're being flippant due to the replies you received, but both sides need to be more understanding.

I am understanding of addictions. Im NOT understanding why that poster wants to push addictions on people. My guess is that its easier to cope when you think everyone has the same problem.

Cocytus posted...

Wish I was like that.

For everything I said, though, it also tells me that addiction isn't just some like, mental thing, where somebody can tell you "Just stop, just be strong, etc.," because... I openly admit I'm not the most mentally strong of people. I cry easily, I mentally struggle over making decisions for longer than I probably should, and so on. So if it was just a case of "You're not being strong," then I would be addicted to so many things.

I'm not trying to brag or anything, and I apologize if it came off that way. I'm mainly trying to share my own experiences in order to say... There is no one size fits all answer, everybody deals with everything differently. All we can do is support each other.

pnut027 posted...

I am understanding of addictions. Im NOT understanding why that poster wants to push addictions on people. My guess is that its easier to cope when you think everyone has the same problem.

I understand that, I wasn't trying to attack you. I was just mainly replying to both saying... People as a whole need to stop fighting amongst each other. It's easy to lash out when you think somebody doesn't understand you, but in all probability, they might understand you more than you think, and the way we word things or get defensive is just what gets in the way.

StealThisSheen posted...

For everything I said, though, it also tells me that addiction isn't just some like, mental thing, where somebody can tell you "Just stop, just be strong, etc.," because... I openly admit I'm not the most mentally strong of people. I cry easily, I mentally struggle over making decisions for longer than I probably should, and so on. So if it was just a case of "You're not being strong," then I would be addicted to so many things.

I'm not trying to brag or anything, and I apologize if it came off that way. I'm mainly trying to share my own experiences in order to say... There is no one size fits all answer, everybody deals with everything differently. All we can do is support each other.

It's all good. Thanks for sharing.