Look I'm a straight drank-a-holic and I'm sipping my last drink as we speak.

[Maddmike]

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1 weekend down. I'm going to drink in two more weeks tho my sis coming back from overseas and I haven't seen her in 5 years...I think I can pick right back afterwards tho

You could look into Antabuse
Disulfiram - Wikipedia
It's going to be very challenging for you to quit drinking alcohol. If you are a heavy drinker, you are likely around people who drink a lot also. If you're serious about stopping drinking, get new friends, join Alcoholics Anonymous and talk to your doctor. There's a large support network out there if you are interested in getting help.

Good info...I'm glad I dont get the DTs...i just dont want to ever get there....I have periods of no drinking tho (deployments) so it helps

 

[Maddmike]

It ain't mental it's a physical addiction. You poisoned your body. There's a deadly chemical imbalance. Stop bein lazy and hit the gym. Drink water. Stop makin get excuses

It starts mental but ends physical for full blown alkys....trust me, I dont get any physical reactions to alcohol. I just like to drink.

 

[Pool_Shark]

I've been sober for almost 2 months. I know it doesn't sound like much but for my it's a huge milestone. The best is that I dont having cravings and urges constantly like I did the other times I stopped drinking. Switching my diet up is what helps me think clearer. I feel so good I don't even need a drink.


This helps, doesn't fix it, but it helps. Stay busy. Find hobbys, take care of business, clean, help out family members. The easiest is if I can stack errands out for the whole day then finish the day with a workout. By the time I'm home, it's so late and I'm too tired to even get wasted. Keeping busy is also a great way to lose weight.

 

[Maddmike]

I've been sober for almost 2 months. I know it doesn't sound like much but for my it's a huge milestone. The best is that I dont having cravings and urges constantly like I did the other times I stopped drinking. Switching my diet up is what helps me think clearer. I feel so good I don't even need a drink.


This helps, doesn't fix it, but it helps. Stay busy. Find hobbys, take care of business, clean, help out family members. The easiest is if I can stack errands out for the whole day then finish the day with a workout. By the time I'm home, it's so late and I'm too tired to even get wasted. Keeping busy is also a great way to lose weight.

Congrats breh. Exercise definitely makes it better

 

[Love Sosa]

Damn I just quit drinking and I didn’t even know other brehs was going thru it too.

I don’t drink every day or anything like that but it’s usually once a week at least and sometimes more than that. And when I start, I do not stop if I have the time. I drink til I black out or fall asleep. I have passed out in public and at restaurants before. shyt is embarrassing. I have a goal set for myself that I’m not gonna drink the rest of the year. shyt might even do a full year. I just want to see what I can get accomplished in life, save a few bucks, and lose a few pounds. I’m not gonna celebrate unless I have a reason to.

It’s not hard for me to not drink, it’s like everyone above said tho, boredom is the biggest thing. I’m already a gym rat and I eat pretty well (unless I’m drunk). I just try to remember what my life was like before I would drink. I didn’t even have my first drink til I was 18

 

[bangbreh]

I made it....I was going through the fridge this morning and I noticed I had a beer that rolled to the back that I didn't know about that mfer been calling my name all morning...joint is super ice cold but I know if I crack it, I'm headed srr8 to the store. I've been going outside the last 3 days and exercising with my kids like crazy and I dont want to lose that so I'm staying on track.

Man....waking up at any hour of the day walking to the fridge with the praying there was something in there
Nothing
Find 1 25oz
Or find 2-4 with a mix of then
on resisting the temptation but get that thang out the house before you cross a day where your willpower isn't the same

 

[King Eros]

shyt...I drank this weekend.


A few Mike's Hard lemonades tonight (sun) and a few early Sat. Not a lot for me, but enough to know I was drinking. Got 2 more in the fridge for tomorrow too.

I'm already not smoking weed for past few months, which I used to do pretty regularly. It was my go to "wind down" drug.

I realized, if I'm going to go 100% dry, I need something to replace drinking as a REWARD for hard work/completing a project. That's the trigger that's getting me know.

Oh, and the wife is still drinking here and there too...and I'm on some childish, "I want some too!".

Congrats to the brehs who stayed the course this weekend.

 

[treezee]

I drank this weekend too. I told you guys my cuzn from the Chi was coming to town so I had an excuse. I wish I could've been stronger but I haven't seen cuz in like 10 years so we went out and had drinks. The one thing I'm proud of is I didn't bring any alcohol home and did not drink by myself, it was ALL social! I'm back on my grizzly this week tho, not falling for the banana in the tailpipe! No more alcohol PERIOD until my bday, 23 days! And even after that ONLY SOCIAL DRINKING . No more drinking by myself ever again. Day 1 (again!!!!)

 

[Robo Squirrel]

It ain't mental it's a physical addiction. You poisoned your body. There's a deadly chemical imbalance. Stop bein lazy and hit the gym. Drink water. Stop makin get excuses

fukk you! You don't know me!



























Would have been my response in the past.
I'm just taking care of myself doing as much as I can everyday. I want to work out buuuuuuut I'm recovering from a dislocated left shoulder/ fractured humorous bone so my arm is in a sling right now a$$hole!

 

[Robo Squirrel]

Damn I just quit drinking and I didn’t even know other brehs was going thru it too.

I don’t drink every day or anything like that but it’s usually once a week at least and sometimes more than that. And when I start, I do not stop if I have the time. I drink til I black out or fall asleep. I have passed out in public and at restaurants before. shyt is embarrassing. I have a goal set for myself that I’m not gonna drink the rest of the year. shyt might even do a full year. I just want to see what I can get accomplished in life, save a few bucks, and lose a few pounds. I’m not gonna celebrate unless I have a reason to.

It’s not hard for me to not drink, it’s like everyone above said tho, boredom is the biggest thing. I’m already a gym rat and I eat pretty well (unless I’m drunk). I just try to remember what my life was like before I would drink. I didn’t even have my first drink til I was 18

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[FlimFlam]

i left my boys house yesterday after drinking like 12 beers and drunk 3 more while driving to my girl house, cause earlier that day she text me said she wanted some dikk...

my dikk was dead and i was stumbling all over the place like fred sanford when he's drunk

yesterday was my last day of drinking alcohol

Wild thing is liquor gives me superman libido and dikk , pause

That weed shyt kills my johnson all together

I never could get into smoking more than a once every blue moon habit....on top of it being another bill, im not all that thrilled with feeling subdued and slowed down

Wit dat drank, im rollin

 

[Prez2032]

2nd day between blow ups with the fam, lack of focus, effects on the pipe game and physique I had to stop

 

[King Eros]

I drank this weekend too. I told you guys my cuzn from the Chi was coming to town so I had an excuse. I wish I could've been stronger but I haven't seen cuz in like 10 years so we went out and had drinks. The one thing I'm proud of is I didn't bring any alcohol home and did not drink by myself, it was ALL social! I'm back on my grizzly this week tho, not falling for the banana in the tailpipe! No more alcohol PERIOD until my bday, 23 days! And even after that ONLY SOCIAL DRINKING . No more drinking by myself ever again. Day 1 (again!!!!)

Serious question breh....because my wife (and many other people) say the same thing.

Assuming you consume the exact same amounts...

Why is "social drinking" considered better than drinking alone?

I do both. Social drinking and drinking alone. In my history, the times I've gotten the most fukked up to the point of forgetting what happened the night before...has almost always been in a social setting.

Is it some drinking alone is for losers, while drinking with friends is cool and ok? Is it because you consume more when you're alone? (remember the premise of the question). What is it?

Question is not just for you, anyone chime in on this -- because that thought process fascinates me.

 

[King Eros]

I didn’t even have my first drink til I was 18

Fun fact:
I didn't have my first drink until I was 28.

Yes, 28. The majority of my "player days" were done completely sober. I traveled the world. Was in bars and casinos like I was the manager. Rolled in packs and solo bolo. Had females to the crib on the regular. And still managed not to drink a drop of alcohol.


I remember the exact day I started. I was at the poppin sports bar in Oakland, when the Raiders lost to the Patriots in the playoffs with that bullshyt TUCK RULE. shyt had me in my feelings so much I was like fukk IT! Give me a Seven & Seven!


I didn't smoke weed until I was 31, too.

Let's just say I've been making up for lost time since....

 

[Maddmike]

Serious question breh....because my wife (and many other people) say the same thing.

Assuming you consume the exact same amounts...

Why is "social drinking" considered better than drinking alone?

I do both. Social drinking and drinking alone. In my history, the times I've gotten the most fukked up to the point of forgetting what happened the night before...has almost always been in a social setting.

Is it some drinking alone is for losers, while drinking with friends is cool and ok? Is it because you consume more when you're alone? (remember the premise of the question). What is it?

Question is not just for you, anyone chime in on this -- because that thought process fascinates me.

It isn't breh. That drinking alone shyt is something alcoholics say when they're in denial. "I drink, but I dont drink alone, that shyt is for true alcoholics".
One thing I can say about every breh that has posted in here is that everybody knows they have a problem or a problem brewing. There is nothing wrong with drinking alone breh. I hate social settings honestly and sitting and drinking is what I do to relax me. People talk too much and I dont want anyone asking me questions every 5 seconds messing up my vibe