New al/ck/y thread
How are you bros holding up?
fourth day sober
Was doing good, eating right going to the gym back on track. Now today I ended up puking in the liquor store parking lot getting over a hangover from last night and buying more booze. Also ate a large pizza
>>7687779
Pretty good, having a few tomorrow night to celebrate buying a house and staying mostly sober for a year, they do correlate.
I'm proud of myself, I only had 1 beer tonight...that's because it's the last one I had in the house. But I didn't go buy more, so I guess a small win is a win
not an alkie
just got done afte a long day - start 8:30 am. - end 9:00 p.m.
drinking a Coors in a old stubby bottle and sipping this to go along with it
feels good man
if booze fucked up your life, then time to quit bros before you kill someone with your car
>>7687791
Even a stumbling step moves you forward, good work.
>>7687792
>if booze fucked up your life, then time to quit bros
oh wow, I never thought of it that way! Thanks anon I'm now completely sober!
how do i get rid of alcohol buzz. i need to drive somewhere
>>7687832
exercise, coffee, and a cold shower
>>7687813
oay,let me put it this way
you fucked up
you can't drink anymore
deal with it
grow up
do whatever works
take your had out of your own ass
it's over, you fucked it up
you can't drink anymore
life ain't fair
but you can be happy
have a friend
it took her a year or so
she got the program
doesn't miss drinking
like her life a lot now
it took work
it was hard
but you can get there
better?
>>7687842
Gay
>>7687832
stop being a pussy
get in your car and and drive
do you even lift?
>>7687842
>Just b urself
>>7687874
just kys
4th night sober but i bought a scratch and win for a doller and won 10$ so im gonna buy a 6pack gg no re
>>7687832
realisticly the only thing that instantly kills a alcohol buzz is cocaine
I had a really terrible day and was kind of in a shit mood. Was completely ready to go on up to the store to buy booze and then I just kind of sat there in my car for 10 minutes before deciding to drive home without buying any.
It felt good.
>>7687832
that .gif made me nostalgic for 1 too many raisins
>>7687927
Nice man.
>>7687927
good for you man. Sometimes when I get the urge to go buy more I just have to sit and really think about it, and think about if it's really going to make me feel better in the long run
![16440996-Drunk-man-sleeping-in-park-on-wooden-bench-Stock-Photo-out[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/K2jpkjC.jpg "16440996-Drunk-man-sleeping-in-park-on-wooden-bench-Stock-Photo-out[1].jpg")
This was interesting good motivation not to drink in the last thread so I'll post it again.
What's your most shameful drunk story?
>>7687959
one time i blacked out and raged hard and trashed nearly all my electronic equipment in my room. most was new stuff i had just bought
>>7687919
it doesn't kill it, it makes it so, so much better
is drinking 2 40zs of 211 every night make me an alcoholic? my mom thinks so
>>7687842
hey anon, i agree with you 100%. all the contrarians want to be miserable, simple as. it sucks, but it seems like so many people don't want to be happy...
>>7687959
I wrote my number and a short love letter to an asian waitress/bartender (on the receipt). was super fucking wasted, don't know exactly what I wrote. hope it was not legible.
also got in a fight with a DJ because he refused to play anything other than Nas.
also broke a couple things, which sucks, but doesn't really make me cringe that much.
>>7687972
people ITT are gonna say that's nothing, but that's quite a lot of alcohol, and especially if it's a nightly occurrence than you're at least some level of an alcoholic
>>7687959
woke up the next morning with a $300 bar tab, no phone, a scratched cornea, shit in my bed, and no recollection of the night before. What's worse than making a fool of yourself drunk is having no idea wtf happened and wondering what you did/what you might have said/who you pissed off, etc.
>>7687995
>What's worse than making a fool of yourself drunk is having no idea wtf happened and wondering what you did/what you might have said/who you pissed off, etc.
nah, I've done both. not remembering it is definitely better imo.
To everyone ITT: What's it like not to be a man?
>>7688029
pretty nice, actually. i can get horny af and nobody knows. i'm also not an insecure sexist moron, so i have that going for me as well.
>>7688029
huh?
I may not have confidence or self respect, but I still have my wiener.
>>7687919
I remember once I was taking care of a friend who was blackout fucked up, puking everywhere just out of his mind. I put him in his bed with a puke bucket nearby and went and enjoyed the party, came back in to check on him and he had stumbled on some cocaine he had in a drawer and took a line. He was stone cold sober. Not acting coked up or anything just totally normal. He went to the kitchen, made some tacos and watched tv then went to bed. Blew my mind.
>>7687779
Not so good. Got home from this morning had 4 tall cans and then woke up fine. Having 4 more tall cans right now. Watching nature shows while drunk right now.
>>7688029
I'm a small fembot. I drink about a 6 pack every night. Feels bad man. My coworkers know and make fun of me passively aggressively every day.
>>7687959
I punched a cop in the face.
He was off duty and dating a friend of mine, so I didnt get in trouble. Pretty cool of him actually since it was the first time we met.
>>7688025
I disagree, it's embarrassing to remember shit you did, but at least you can attempt to apologize or fix whatever you did. The fear of not knowing what I might have done is way worse to me
>>7688029
You gonna shitpost in every alchy thread, m8?
just had my 4 years sober anniversary
life got better after I got sober, which was hard to do.
aa was awesome. they know how to help drunks get sober.
>>7687959
I had been dating the love of my life for about 2 years. She was literally everything to me, had plans for kids was looking at a house etc.
Went to a sporting event with her. Took some Xanax and just got unbelievably fucked up. Got thrown out. She was a saint and took care of me, basically carried me out to the car.
We stopped for gas, while she was pumping I ran inside and started filling my pockets with merchandise. She came in and tried to stop me, police were called and we were both arrested for shoplifting and drug possession even though she wasn't using or in possession of any drugs or merchandise.
She was 18 at the time and I was 21. Got thrown out of school as a convicted felon and basically ruined her life for a short time and her parents banned her from seeing me, although we dated in secret for a short time she never forgave me for it (i don't blame her) and we broke up not long after.
10 years later and I've never recovered. Quit while you're ahead, friends.
>>7688063
lol but you must have been a little shit regardless of what you were on. I mean who takes too much Xanax and starts shoplifting? lmao.
>>7688071
Xanax + alcohol = bad decisions. Its actually crazy how fucked up some people get. Not the person who wrote the story but Ive seen similar.
>guy on Xanax and drinking
>hes gay
>there is another group of gay guys
>he thinks they are checking him out
>says he might fuck them
>suddenly a switch flipped in his head
>somehow jumps to the conclusion that they are going to beat his ass, rape him and leave him alone in an alley
>smashes glass on bar
>charges them
>tried to cut them
>they never even said a word or did a thing to him the entire night before he charged
>>7688071
That's a great question. I've never stolen anything in my life other than that night. I had done Xanax maybe once or twice before that but never drank as much as I did that day. She even told me later she had no idea who the person was she was with even though we had spent at least part of every day for the past two years together.
goddamnit its only two days and im already struggling shit
haven't drank in 3 weeks on Friday. Usually kill 30 beers in 3 days. I feel a lot better and my breathing has improved. Don't give up bros
>>7687919
best hangover cure too
>>7688071
>who takes too much Xanax and starts shoplifting?
could have been worse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSX1qBlLCuk
>>7688093
Lol I wish. My coworkers are hawks and judge me negatively for anything they can.
Which is mainly being hungover... Smelling like booze because of the fact but thinking I'm actually showing up to work drunk as fuck...
I seriously hate these motherfuckers. Bunch of fucking tools.
Why do these alcohol treads end up on /ck/? Is it just because it's "food" related, or do chefs tend to be alcoholics? Seems more like an /r9k/ topic.
>>7688150
You seem new. Alcohol threads have been here for a long time now.
>>7688150
Oral fixations.
>>7687779
Is it alcoholism if I only drink on Friday/Saturday night?
>>7688192
Sure, why not?
>>7687779
I've been sober for 5 months now. I'm done with school for this semester, so now I'm just working a lot.
Life is fucking boring as fuck, but I'm trying to get back into fitness, work on my social skills and also cooking skills.
stay strong nigga
you got this
>>7688192
How much do you drink in Friday/Saturday night?
>>7688192
Normal until mid 20s assuming you can afford it and you dont get so shitfaced that you lose your job/friends get a DUI etc. Still ok later in life depending on how much you drink. Blackout drunk at 30 is not cool any day of the week.
>>7688192
If you have to ask then no. When you've become an alcoholic, you'll know.
>>7687785
>I can reward myself, its a special occasion and I've controlled myself for a year!
Have fun on your bender
>>7687975
>some people are at the point where when they wake up in the morning they shake violently and can have seizures if they don't drink
>lmao they're just being contrarian and could stop anytime lmoa, just stop drinking, its so easy :D
I drink every day.
Have been doing so for the better part of 20 years.
The last time I went so much as a day without drinking was two years ago when I had a bad tooth infection, the tooth was pulled. On antibiotics for two weeks and still pulled into the gin after three days.
I'm functional, I guess. I'm working on my PhD. I work part time managing a locally owned restaurant that sort of sources local produce. I don't have horribly dysfunctional relationships because I mostly avoid relationships.
My life is not going that badly. My life is going badly.
At least there's box wine and dry ass gin martinis.
>>7688474
>working on my PhD
watcha studying senpai?
>>7688498
>short
Proto-historic ceramics in greater Mesopotamia with regard to early state formation.
>longer
The application of geometric morphometric methods for the analysis of chronological and spatial variation in ceramic form and decoration in the 5th through 3rd millennia BC represents a significant empirical insight into the practice and transmission of pottery production in early state level societies in Mesopotamia. This research is designed to elucidate fine level distinctions between the city states of proto-historic Sumeria and, potentially, within community distinctions in the context of competing and diverse urban institutions.
>>7688093
Best hangover cure is a single tab of lsd. Headache and body aches are gone within half an hour, plus you feel great the rest of the day.
I no longer drink everyday, it's now more of a once every three to four day sort binge. The problem is that on that cheat day, I drink a disgusting amount, leaving behind anyone else that was there drinking with me. Impulsive drinking sucks; I have no clue how to stop once I start. At least I'm past the 'sipping some everyday' stage, though to be honest a few drinks right now sounds real nice before bed
>>7688549
>not drinking
>sleeping
I wish I could
i laughed when i saw this thread at the home page. never even been to this board
get a life, fucking drunks
the effect of booze isn't even nice
>>7688597
Hi,
It is funny, a bit. What brings you to /ck/?
Please, talk to me. I come here because I'm alone but it rarely helps.
>>7687981
that's a legitimate complaint though
>>7688610
>What brings you to /ck/?
I literally just opened 4chan, saw the popular threads section, saw the title of the thread "another al/ck/y thread" and looked at what board it was and laughed, probably because I didn't expect it. Decided to say that here because I am bored.
I have probably been here once or twice like most of the boards. Do you come to this board specifically for coping with loneliness?
>>7688474
how are your organs not rekt
>>7688626
>coping with loneliness
Yes
There's more to that. I used to be close to my sisters, that's not the case now.
My mother has had multiple rounds of electro-shock therapy, hard to have any relationship with her. My father is my closest model and he's a lonely drunk with a tenured position.
Day by day.
How are you? Why did you decide to come to 4chan in the first place?
>>7688637
I went to a doctor two years ago for a work related health check. They did basic blood work and didn't tell me that I was fucked...
I'm sure I will be before too long. I try to keep hydrated, I work out and all that but I can't stop drinking. Not even when I'm happy.
Fuck. The people that I'm happy with drink so I drink with them. When they're not around I'm lonely so I drink. When I'm stressed I drink to catch a break. When I'm off work I drink to make it real.
I can't even go a week without a drink or ten when my doctor tells me that I might kill myself cause what's the point...
My grandfather lived to 96. He drank every fucking day that I knew him. He wasn't happy but neither am I.
I drink because I'm very unhappy with my life. It's the only thing that shuts my brain up long enough to go to sleep. When I'm not drinking I'm fantasizing about suicide. Things are going really well.
I'm a somewhat strange alcoholic.
I only like to be drunk out of my mind in the privacy of my own home and only if I'm alone.
Never when someone sees me, or when I'm in public "drinking places" like a bar, or pub.
To this day among others, be it friends, or family I drink only if it's really-really expected of me and only like a beer, or two max.
Though when I'm alone in my home... 6-7 beers, one after another untill I loose conciousness.
Mostly I drink in fridays after work, or in saturdays knowing that there's always a day after this one, for me to cure my hungover in peace.
I don't go out to people when I drink.
Mostly I'm reading some good books, play games, surf the internet etc. when I'm drinking beer after beer.
I really like to drink a shit ton of alcohol when in front of my monitor screen.
Are there more people like me, or I'm just this one wierd "self-made" alcoholic?
Btw, sorry for my english I'm ESL.
>>7688666
all alcoholism is self made, because it comes directly from wanting to escape your own mind
Not bad. Just finished a block of night shifts where I don't drink so enjoying a really cheap bottle of white right now.
>>7688693
not really..i just drunk because it's fun.
i aint doing that great right now boys
i aint a full fledged al/ck/oholic right now, but fuck if i aint slipping towards it, theres alcoholism in the family, and i've been drinking alone the last little while because for some reason, after 6 months, my brain wants to remind me how much i miss my ex and how much happier i was before she broke up with me
its fucked, i'm fucked, and my life is fucked
how do you guys handle it
>>7687779
Mm, bad since it's morning after all. Was on my last few euro's last night, planned on drinking a beer or 2 at most. Then I got comfy, popped some lou reed, drank everything I had, now I'm broke, feeling a bit sick and listening to the birds outside. Mornings are the rough part of the day for sure.
>>7688710
I'm just not a big fan of being sober too much. Just young, bored, poor and unemployed. When there's bad blood between me and my gf I just go do my thing even more, playing music, riding my motorcycle, vidya, spending more time with my bros. It's not the same scenario as you're in but the fact that these things can leave an emptiness stays the same, and such an emptiness is very rough as long as they're not filled up, or so to speak.
>>7688735
you won't be young forever and i hope that one day you won't look back on the present day and all you can remember is a blur of sadness
drinking doesn't make the emptiness go away, it makes the emptiness bigger but you're constantly fucked so you ignore it more
truly digging your own hole
>>7687779
I'm what you call a functioning alcoholic. I only drink in the evening to get some shut eye about 16-20 beers. Then when I wake up I take my vitamins and guarana extract then I walk about 10 kilometers before starting work. Need to burn those excess calories. I work from home as a programmer and I'm so fast that I only really need to do about 3 hours of work a day. Then I socialise with friends do some more work and do some studying and some 4chin. Then I eat and then I begin my drinking routine again. I have quit in the past for about 6 months but I wasn't functioning anymore after a few months and I just wanted to kill myself. I started again and I felt normal again. Not sure if I ever want to quit it feels like it's the only certainty I have in life. All the rest is just squandered by the people around me who all seem to be in a perpetual state of cognitive dissonance. At least I'm successful at what I do and I seem to enjoy life.
>>7688744
I'm going to study again this year so there's a finish line in sight, that keeps it bearable.
>wake up in a pool of my own urine
>try to turn my life around
>end up making myself pass out in the bath tub for easier clean up instead
On the bright side, I've cut hard liquor and switched to box wine for a few months now.
>>7688744
Drinking makes the other problems temporarily go away, while being itself another problem. But people can drink socially, and it is generally accepted to drink.
Like with the wine thing, now I know much more about wine. I can talk to my colleagues about it. But it's fucking me up.
I work, I watch tv while drinking, I sleep. This is my life for the next few decades. The only thing keeping me going is sex tourism (which is the only time when I don't drink).
>>7688437
TY. I have a few drinks every month or two, hasn't spun out of control yet, and that's with going through a pretty shitty breakup.
>>7688707
Yeah, same here. Getting and being drunk while shitposting, gaming, watching videos or even writing is fucking fun.
I drink about a litre of beer and quarter a litre of something high proof each day.
just watched this, now i want to kill myself. this is my future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF26vpj5lko
cant say how happy i am this thread exists, having a real fucked up time atm
>>7687791
hey brother thats a victory if i ever heard one. good on you.
>>7687783
congratz on four days! every minute is a fucking win man.
>>7688202
amen my nigga
>>7688607
working on it m9
>>7688549
Sober for almost two months now; I was doing that before I decided to quit for good. There is literally no benefit spacing your benders like that because you're damaging yourself the same way as drinking every day and you always need to take a day off to recover. Trust me, you're better off stopping now and never drinking again.
>>7687832
Adderall really helps believe it or not.
It can also kill you and give you a heart murmur so yeah
Going to rehab next week. Pretty scared, 4 month clean now.
>>7687779
Is it alcoholism if I notice I'm only genuinely happy when I drink?
>>7689782
if you think you're an alcoholic you probably are.
and should probably watch this. you don't really tend to see the end stages of alcoholism, but this documentary shows how violent the death tends to be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwv7Utcf-gM
this is very good too. shows how much alcohol will fuck your potential if you go fulll alchie. >>7688962
>>7687779
Alright been drinkin irish coffes all night and looking at the sunwondering why am i so awake right now.... wait a min
>>7688748
that's a lot of beer mate, I average about 12 myself. If you don't mind me asking dude when you did quit for that 6 months, did you experience withdrawal symptoms? that's what is holding me back from quitting, the fear of going through hell
>>7689661
God speed you glorious bastard, wishing you luck.
>>7687779
Been drinkin a bit of vodka lately.
I feel like my heart rate has increased although this could either be true or just my typical anxiety. I never get that drunk really, but I know I drink a lot and every day.
>>7688437
lol come on dude just try to be happy for the guy for a second
>have one day clean
>can't stop thinking about having a drink to celebrate
>>7687779
I'm not an alcoholic because my drinking is still a choice.
Own-brand whisky in own-brand cola to make up for my lack of a social life
>>7690145
>Own-brand whisky in own-brand cola
if it's a choice, why choose something so horrific?
I am 5 days without drinking and I'm already getting stressed out by the smallest thing.
I almost threw my notebook on the floor trying to focus on dwarf fortress.
>>7690213
As my post suggested, I make bad choices
This combo at least lets me convince myself I'm not overspending to drink alone on my couch, despite there being cheaper options in reality.
Also I read stuff about peripheral neuropathy and can't tell if the pain/burning sensations in my feet are that or something else. Anyone got any experience with it and able to confirm deny?
>>7690230
>neuropathy
i can barely feel my hands and sometimes it'll feel like there are shards of glass in my feet. it probably progressed slowly, been too drunk to remember, but pretty sure you'll know when you have it.
>>7690257
Yeesh
Is there any way to get high concentration Thiamine without going to a doctor, want to try and get ahead of this
>>7690267
Of course. Any sort of drugstore or supermarket pharmacy section will have individual nutritional supplements. You can buy specific vitamins and minerals: vitamin C pills, magnesium pills, etc, thiamine too.
>>7690257
i have an appointment scheduled with a neurologist in july
i don't even drink very often nowadays (maybe once or twice a week, when i do ill binge still)
on meloxicam right now. doesn't do shit.
>>7689782
no
thats just called real life
>>7687779
A bit better. I've been able to cut out any drinks during the day, and for the most part cut back to about 3-4 drinks at night. The fact that I still have 5/6 of the 5th of gin I bought last night is biiiig progress, i feel ok and im not sweating and clammy.
I can't wait to control that shit. My best friend just moved in, and he knows how to kick my ass into shape but we'll share a beer over some math. I dont think he knows how bad I've been the last 3 years. But good luck to everyone!
>>7690273
I meant the type the pharmacy will give you 100mg when the RDA is is 1mg (which is what the supermarket sell)
I already take multivitamins as a sort of "better than nothing" to counteract my terrible diet and paranoia over your feet of broken glass thing (thanks for that nightmare image by the way)
>>7690312
>I meant the type the pharmacy will give you 100mg when the RDA is is 1mg (which is what the supermarket sell)
I've seen 100mg and 500mg Thiamine pills at my local supermarket. cheap too.
>>7687972
It makes me worry about your tastebuds
I highly doubt people drink consistently just because "it's nice". If it's a necessity, then that's dependency - welcome to the club, although it's when it becomes a problem. Like it's becoming a barrier to you and your loved one's well being.
Please buy better beer senpai
>>7687972
i used to work with this guy (line cooks) that didn't have a car and i would give him rides.
we would stop at the corner store and he would always get two 40's. he would get me to drop him off at the end of the block and he would chug them both before he got to his house and toss them in the trash because his girlfriend didn't like him drinking.
every night.
saddest shit ever. yes he was black.
>>7690311
Kickass, keep it up anon.
>>7687959
tried to pull out my car to repark after barely being able to walk, overconfident and end up smashing off the passenger side mirror to a tree.
not the worst thing in the world, could have been way worse but a great wakeup call. sat there like a dumbass unable to believe my own stupidity. but a great eay to teach myself to never actually drink and drive b4 i ever got to that point.
I started drinking about a year ago. Went from beer to vodka but now i only drink straight rum or anything stronger. I want to stop but i have a physically intense job. The headache, bodyache, muscle fatigue, and shakes really gets to me so i start drinking more when i get home. I know everone knows im a drinker, ive been called out one time at work because my breath smelled. Idk what to do i want to stop and just me normal again but everything is just so boring and shitty. I feel like i need to drink just so i can feel normal day to day and be interested in daily life.
>>7687779
8th day of my binge. Getting ready to go grab fifth of vodka so I can sleep tonight.
>>7688666
I'm the same way. I'll say I'm busy when people ask me to go hang out or do something because I think it'll "cut into my drinking time". It kinda sucks because when I first started, drinking was associated with partying, friends, and getting laid. Now it's associated with me sitting alone on the computer, usually ending up crying about something, then drinking until I pass out
>>7690267
yeah i bought thiamine for like 2.99 on ebay. they also insist you take an intensely powerful vit b supplement with it. you'll have to google to find out wtf it is, too drunk to bother/go get them.
FUCK the war(t) on drugs. shit is killing me. i need to be able to grow weed.
>>7690686
>Yank supermarkets > Tesco
except for the food.
Actually interested. What amount of al/ck/ makes you an al/ck/oholic?
I'm usually having a few beers with friends on the weekend, sometimes get drunk. Started drinking a beer or two besides weekends.
I'm curious, what's the drinking culture like in your country? I imagine that countries where having a few beers after work is seen as socially acceptable is different from one where they drink like motherfuckers on weekends and don't touch it any other day.
>>7690776
>just socially
>maybe a beer after a stressful day
>no there's nothin' wrong with that
>nothin' wrong with that at all
>>7690776
Any more than a fifth a day and you're an alcoholic.
I went from drinking 5 days a week to just once the past month, I don't know what changed I just woke up one day and the urge to drink wasn't there anymore.
>>7687779
I drink a three pack of steel 211 a day. Does that make me a alcky?
>>7690776
It's less about how much you drink, and more about how mentally or physically dependent on it you are. I know some people who religiously have 3 beers before bed every night. Not a huge amount, but when they stop (this is after years of doing it) they start getting withdrawal symptoms. Even without the physical symptoms, being psychologically dependent on alcohol is considered alcoholism
>>7690385
See, I get the tactic, but how in the fuck did he not smell like malt liquor? Guess he had his ways, or homegirl's nose absolutely did not work. Dude must have been pretty bloated too.
Mentioned this in the last thread, but I highly recommend guys trying to cut down their boozing try kratom. It gives a nice buzz when you're bored and would normally drink, and when you do decide to drink it only takes 2 or 3 beers to make you feel really good. Plus, no real hangovers or withdrawal unless you really abuse it
>>7688529
>look at me everyone I'm smart!
>>7690799
>a pint and a half a day is normal/healthy behavior
>>7690884
im sure she knew he did it i guess she just didnt want to see him doing it
also
>not married, she is pregnant, has a kid with another girl he pays child support for already
>>7690975
that really is the crossing point
anyone who has picked up handles every 2-3 days knows this
>>7687779
I'm 22 and in a year, i got to buying a handle every 2 days. My gf of five years who is dieing of cancer, left me because I just used her for money to buy liquor and I've tried to quit a dozen times.
I'm 5 beers in already and this is me trying to quit... I feel like shit about it, so i'll probably drink 7 more.
>>7691017
>My gf of five years who is dieing of cancer, left me because I just used her for money to buy liquor and I've tried to quit a dozen times.
Jesus christ dude
>>7691032
Yeah, she had a year or two left to live and still decided she would rather be alone. We lived together, had a dog and everything. I got drunk and broke her wrist trying to get her phone out of her hand and broke it, then kicked her out, she came back and tried to visit, but every time she would come back, I would drink a ton because I got so nervous. That was like two weeks ago... So now i'm in my apartment alone and she took the dog because I probably wouldn't spend money on it's food anyways. I probably took 8 grand from her over the past 2 years on booze.
>>7691046
Instead of drinking because of the problems, keep telling yourself those problems are because of the drinking. Getting sober sucks initially, taper down and deal with the withdrawals, then try to get your shit together.
>>7691052
But they aren't, I've always been a piece of shit. The drinking just amplifies it. I had three felonies by the time I was 19. Had been in a psych ward twice and committed a thousand felonies.
Tbh, this is the best i've ever been. Since now that I love cooking. I've got a job that I start in a few weeks as a prep cook, I go to the gym daily and I don't commit crime.
My drinking is really my only flaw left, but I'll quit once I get enough money to switch to weed and can focus on work.
>>7691081
Do you have insurance or are you under your parents' insurance? Because when my shit got bad when I was 23 my parents made me see a counselor/therapist/whatever you wanna call it, it was all paid for by insurance. Initially I was super opposed to it obviously but it can really help if you like your counselor. They've met some extremely fucked up people, and it's nice to be able to talk without judgement. Just a suggestion
>>7691046
suicide faggot
>>7690975
I'm going to say, sort of....
I'm going to say a fifth a day is the maximum for functioning alcoholics.
>>7691098
Yeah, I've seen a therapist since 10 and a psychiatrist since 16... But I stopped going 2 years ago and I've been doing better since.
I used to just use my psychiatrist for klonopin and adderall, was addicted to those up until a year ago. Would take 3-5, 2mg klonopin and 2, 30 mgs of adderall. Along with booze and weed every day, so I don't really want to go back and the multiple therapists i've had gave shit advice not to mention I'm 100% confident that I would lie to them.
I'm drying out but does everyone know your functional limit? For me it was exactly a 375 liqour per day and I function fine. Any more than that and I start to notice side effects, hangovers, withdrawals, etc. Not that couldn't drink fifths a day for awhile and have big issues functioning but I could tell and it would gradually get worse. A 375 is my sweet spot.
>>7691125
About 8-10 drinks a day, I think there is a little less than 9 in a 375 ml.... so, that sounds about right.
>>7687779
I'm heading into night five sober. This is the first time I've not felt normal after taking a few nights off. I've still got some headaches and muscle spasms. It's actually helping me to stay sober. I'm afraid I'll go right back to it once I feel "normal" though.
>>7691120
I'm glad I never got into other prescription drugs. I almost was prescribed benzos for anxiety issues (which I do have) but my parents opposed it. I was pissed, but after hearing horror stories of alcoholics + benzos I'm glad I didn't get it
>>7691136
Yeah, I ended up in the hospital from taking 2 klonopins and about 13 drinks. I just passed out in someones car, they drove me home and dropped me off in the lawn and my neighbor called an ambulance.
>>7691136
Apparently when I woke up in the hospital, I punched a male nurse in the face and ripped out all the iv's... so when i actually gained consciousnesses, I was in a psych ward.
>>7690989
I could usually make it 4 days on a handle if I had a few beers. Barely functioning is a good way to describe it.
>>7691150
>handle
>lasts four days
thats not being an alcoholic. the typical college sophomore girl probably drinks more than that.
>>7691150
That is like, a 6 pack a night?
>>7691187
Nvm, there is 34 shots in a handle?... shit... 8.5 beers a night then.
>>7691197
if you have one of those in your house for more than 2 days you aren't an alcoholic.
easy test for alcoholism
>>7691203
>>7691175
>every weekend
>buy a handle
>tell myself I'll finish it friday and saturday night, then sober up sunday so I'm ready for work monday
>by sunday there's maybe 4 shots left
>tell myself I'll just have those, finish handle, then sober up
>have the shots
>say fuck it and go buy a liter for the day
>go to work monday hungover and feeling withdrawals
every time
>>7691203
depends if you day drink or not. A functional alcoholic is usually someone who just drinks after work. 11 drinks a night for 10 years will fuck you up. I would guess kinda like being a full on drunk constantly alcoholic for 2 years or so.
>>7691219
>Be monday, buy handle
> Finish handle tuesday night
> Say fuck it, drive to store and buy some more beer
> Wednesday, buy a handle...
>feelsbadman
>>7691230
>>7691219
That's why I can't have leftovers. Even if I have liquor and beer over the weekend and end up with 2 beers. If I have those 2 beers I end up going to buy more. When I don't have any in the house it's a lot easier to sober, but when I say "I'll just be like a normal person and have 2 beers with dinner and thats it" it always ends with me buying more
>>7691239
I've always had that exact same problem. But this time I've got like 6 beers and a 300 ml of gin in the house and I haven't touched it. It's probably going to be a problem in the coming weeks though.
>>7691239
Same, I have a cooking job orientation tmmrw at 4 pm, so I'm just going to drink 13 beers tonight, instead of 7 with 6 in the fridge. So that i won't be tempted to have a few before the interview to relax and it progress into something it shouldn't.
>>7691259
>im going to work in the dish pit for 8 hours hungover
drink a bunch of water tonight faggot or you will regret it
If you're not drinking vodka chased with Budweiser you can get the fuck out.
>>7691269
Naw, it's just a 2 hr orientation, they talk about food safety and the 'goals of the team' I fill out some paper work and go home. Plus, 13 drinks is pretty light for me in general, i've been in weaning off 20 drinks a night daily for a year or two.
>>7691269
plus I'm a chef prep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHDwRECFL8M
>>7691105
suicide over money
classic
>>7691299
They'll smell it on you.
I thought I could get away with having a Buzz at work (a Buzz, not shitfaced).
This was months ago and they all still make passive aggressive "jokes" about drinking to me/when I'm around to hear.
Its a shitty job where I do most of the work and do a Damn good job compared to everyone else, including the spics who've been there more than 10 years.
I'm already looking for a New job because I can't deal with the judgemental anxiety. They'll be ducked when I leave, but fuck them for fucking with me. Fucking tools.
>>7691313
>complete piece of trash
>thinks i was talking about the money
yep. kill yourself. you are basically a super nigger and your existence makes the world a worse place.
>>7691330
this site is 18+
>>7691329
Really? 12 hrs after not having a drink? I can't just take some tic tacs or something?
>>7691340
>acting like a nigger
>grown up
pick one
what made you into such a piece of trash? did your daddy touch you or something?
>>7691341
No. I even get paranoid when I'm going in hungover because they watch me like hawks. I'm also 100% sure these people can't tell the difference between being hungover and shitfaced.
>Tfw go to work hungover
>Everyone thinks I'm a pathetic drunk
>I am, but I'm not fucking drinking at 7am, fucking normie assholes
>>7687959
I've got a bunch, but one happened recently that really fucked me up.
>Have a final on Thursday (last) with a term paper due
>Having a seriously hard time with writers block on my paper
>Decide after work that I'll buy a six pack of beer and since I was having some friends over the next weekend, I'd buy a bottle of tequila also
>Get home
>Crack a beer, take a shot
>Decide the paper isn't worth it and I'd get a good enough grade on the test that it should make up for it
>End up drinking all six beers and 3/4 of the bottle of tequila
>wake up on the couch the next day
>1:00pm
>Final was at 11:30
>Missed final
>hung over
>failed class
feels pretty bad man
I hate how I still get hangovers I thought once i reached alki status they would go away
>>7691391
Nope, just wait until you take 6 liquid shits a day.
>>7691379
Well, these people don't know me. It's orientation and I don't think that i'll smell like booze, slightly hungover.
>>7687959
ayy i made that post in that last thread. let's make it a regular thing in al/ck/y threads
>>7688529
interesting, but what do you do after that? teach? are there good job prospects?
>>7691380
shit, that's rough man. My senior year of college I studied and took tests drunk. Not like shitfaced but a solid buzz. It actually helped because I tend to over think things and change the right answer I already had to something else. With a bit of liquor I answer what I know and move on. It was a godsend for presentations too. Sober = speaking anxiety, shaky voice and sometimes stutter. Buzzed = very good speaker, cracking jokes, etc
>>7691408
Lol sure.
Just don't flush this opportunity so soon. You can certainly smell like booze in the morning, is all I'm saying.
>>7691423
It isn't in the morning, it's at 4 pm, if it was the morning I would understand.
>>7691412
It's a good combination of funny stories, and also ones that make me not want to drink and end up like that
>>7691420
I've usually had pretty good luck with writing and studying while drinking. My problem is that I have a really hard time pumping the brakes once I've started drinking. I can't drink with any level of moderation.
>>7691430
Good luck to you then, anon.
>>7691442
ya I usually write drunk and then edit sober. I have good ideas when I'm drinking but usually it's worded pretty hilariously when I read it the next day
>>7691451
Thanks man, good looking out though.
>>7691203
Literally kill yourself. Your have no idea what you're talking about.
>>7688666
Ditto, except 14-30 instead of 6-7
>>7688869
Thats not being an alcoholic.
>>7691329
I swear you have complained about this at least 5 times over the past few threads...
pic unrelated
>>7691380
did you already beg to retake it or somehow make it up? I hope you made up a lie and really tried. try crying in front of the prof if possible. do whatever you can if there's still time. don't wanna waste all that time and money again
I work second shift, which is 2pm to 10pm. I usually pick up a bottle of wine and a six pack every night and finish it. Never black out drunk, just feeling good. Never hungover. 30 years old, so I'm assuming I should probably slow down.
Side note: My father, who was the healthiest guy I've ever known (ran 5+ miles a day, didn't eat red meat) passed away last year from a heart attack out of nowhere. He was 62. Scares me bros, even if the doc later said it wasn't so much health related as something electrical in his heart. Still makes me sad, which has led to me drinking more than normal.
>>7691882
They're like hawks. I hate them so much.
>>7688450
hm, i did it just bty looking at mtself in the mirror and HATING what i had become/what i would become if i continued.
therapist told me i'd need rehab. did it on my own.
of course, if rehab is what gets you out of it, literally just do it. it's free. if you don't, then you don't want to. it sucks to not want it... i know. i've been there.
but you can be happy.
>>7690823
Praise be to Allah
dat yeasty beer ass the next day at work tho
>wasted last night
>go buy more booze
>wake up to the entire bottle spilt on the floor and I'd only had a couple sips from it
I'm not even mad. I'm going to take this as a sign.
>tfw college kid too afraid of being homeless and 50k in student debt to be an alcoholic
>tfw can't even stand drinking past 3 days because i get sick
How do you guys fucking do it?
>>7688640
Poor anon never got a reply from that faggot.
It's okay. Just have some more drinks and enjoy the dopamine. Listen to Winter by Balmorhea and relax.
>>7690964
I was addicted to kratom for two years. Then switched to booze/pills because i couldn't afford it anymore and withdrawls were pretty bad. Switching one addictive substance for another is bullshit. Same lying , same not being abled to think about the next time consuming. Plus tolerance goes up pretty fast. Addiction sits deeper than just chemical. But i think the organ damage is less with kratom, and if it's for cutting back it might work. But we we addicts know we will just spiral down with this shit too anyway, you might move to other opiates because kratom isn't just doing it anymore.
>>7691135
yeah, its easy to go back. going out for some food you like instead, or something else that you enjoy, is a good way to not drink, at least for another day or two. iguess the point is that you need to substitute it
>>7692599
who knows. if you cant drink more than 3 days in a row thats great. will make it exceedingly hard for you to hit skid row. im the same way. have to take a few days off after 2-3 days of drinking, and thats fine
>>7692599
The answer to 1 is stop giving a fuck and the answer to 2 is practice.
Thread theme:
/watch?v=mde1b-IY3u4
>>7692881
you can post the entire youtube url, idiot
>>7691813
Yeah, that's what I was saying. I've got my shit under control, went from 2+ handles a week to a 750 every month or two. Feels good to have my shit together and down 127 pounds.
if you're an alcoholic and not an artist what are you even doing?
>>7692830
Good advice. Except I didn't sleep at all last night. It was as bad as the first night. My sleep deficit for the week is getting kinda ridiculous. If I can't get a decent nap this afternoon I'm gonna break I think.
>>7693426
I'm an alcoholic and an artist that lost motivation to draw anything so I haven't in years. Does that count?
Drinking from 17 to 29.
Is there any hope left?
important
how many of you smoke?
smoking and binge drinking seem to go hand in hand, i think if i quit smoking i'll quit drinking too
>>7693849
I never smoke. Drinking for over a decade.
>>7687779
Is drinking only on weekends still safe? I drink at least two fifths at 160-180lbs bodyweight during the weekends, but I don't drink at all at weekdays. It's been going on for over a year. I don't want to end up as some people in those threads
>>7693849
smoking just means you are a faggot with oral fixation. it has nothing to do with drinking.
try chewing a pencil or sucking dicks instead.
>>7693424
>went from 2+ handles a week to a 750 every month or two. Feels good to have my shit together and down 127 pounds.
are you a girl?
>>7687975
>but it seems like so many people don't want to be happy...
I'm happy when I'm drunk though
>>7693992
>Is drinking only on weekends still safe? I drink at least two fifths at 160-180lbs bodyweight during the weekends, but I don't drink at all at weekdays. It's been going on for over a year. I don't want to end up as some people in those threads
It's not safe. It's called binge drinking. It's a type of alcoholism, and it's slamming your liver with too much at once. Probably doing a doozy on your brain chemical balance if the truth is known, adding to some depression, sleep-wake disorder or something subtle like that. Could be affecting your prediabetic state to come on earlier, as well. That's a load of sugar.
>>7693823
How much and how often?
>>7694041
>it's slamming your liver with too much at once. Probably doing a doozy on your brain chemical balance if the truth is known, adding to some depression, sleep-wake disorder or something subtle like that
but I don't even get that shitfaced. I'm don't vomit or anything like that and I'm still able to watch movies and shitpost. should I get my liver checked?
>>7694125
Your level of drunkness is irrelevant. Yes, see a doctor
>>7694021
Only if you want me to be.
>>7694174
liver damage would have tons of easily recognizable symptoms
jaundice
swollen legs
vomiting
bruising
abdominal pain
diarrhea
etc.
sure binge drinking is bad (especially prolonged consistent binge drinking) but if he is a young kid i doubt he needs to run to the hospital and get a bunch of blood work done
>>7694227
>jaundice
>swollen legs
>vomiting
>bruising
>abdominal pain
>diarrhea
I do get diarrheas in the morning after a night of heavy drinking. I don't get any hangovers beside that though
> but if he is a young kid i doubt he needs to run to the hospital and get a bunch of blood work done
I'm almost thirty
>>7694195
I'd have to be more drunk
>>7694268
There's plenty of gin in London, bb.
>>7694281
>mfw actually drinking gin right now
>>7687832
you can't. you can't only feel more sober. but you'll be fucked when the the police checks you BAC
>>7688143
>Smelling like booze because of the fact but thinking I'm actually showing up to work drunk as fuck...
are people able to tell you've drunk anything if you eat something and don't breathe in their direction? I've been interacting with my family after drinking almost a bottle, but concentrating to act completely sober, all the time. do you thing they know?
>>7694338
Yes, they can tell, everyone can tell.
>>7694353
but why don't they say anything and every time I go to drink just a few beers with my friends I hear some snarky comment from them?
>>7694397
Shame, Anon, it's shame.
>>7688071
Benzos can be kinda inexplicable anon.
I did a bunch of xanax one time, and was so fucked up that I forgot that I had taken them. I was at the beach, went to hop in my car to drive home, and this acquaintence had to stop me (BTW this guy did hard drugs all the time and drove drunk and all that, and even HE thought I wasn't safe to drive).
So I get a ride home, pass out, and wake up to find I've put a bunch of food from the fridge in my sock drawer.
And that was WITHOUT alcohol, just a lot of xanax.
I can totally see someone derping out and thinking their committing the perfect crime shoplifting from a quick-stop and being stupid obvious about it.
Have a 30 lbs box of various rums waiting for me tonight :)
Hey guys.. I think I'm a pretty bad drunk. I just got my first Dui about a month ago, yet I'm still drinking and driving. (I was a pizza driver by the way). I drank while driving every single shift I had. I worked there about 2 years, 5-6 days a week. I quit that job because of bad withdrawal symptoms. I couldn't bring myself into work so I attempted to call off, but they told me that they were fed up with my nonsense, so fired me. I dropped out of university because of alcoholism. My parents not longer seem to care about me because of alcoholism. My gf has cheated on me, and I have cheated on her because of my alcoholism. I'm currently sitting in my car waiting to pick her up from work and I have already drank a pint of Vodka in 20 minutes just because I wanted to. What the fuck is wrong with me. I feel as if I am crossing the line from "functioning alcoholic" to "non functioning alcoholic". Should I kill myself? Or just keep living and drinking until that eventually kills me? Thoughts? Ideas?
>>7694971
Stop. Drinking.
I know you don't want to hear this, but you've laid out where everything has went downhill and the root cause. Your only two options is the hard uphill (sobriety), and the easy downhill (death).
>>7694971
ask your parents to help you
people are lucky to have a support structure and they should use it. It sounds like they would be happy to help you stop drinking if it means they dont have to deal with your bs anymore
>>7694971
personally I vote for you to keep drinking and die. so I guess the vote is at 1-1 now.
>>7694981
I love you advice anon.. But at this point it seems nearly impossible. I love it so much. Alcohol is the only thing that has never deeply betrayed me. (Other than hangover/withdrawal) which of course, is absolute hell. Withdrawal being absolute hell. Yet I can't help but think about how alcohol has no mind of its own. It never consciously betrayed me. That's something that I have done to myself. So is alcohol not better than my cheating gf? It may physically kill me. Perhaps mentally too. But it's not that much worse than the pain she has caused me. Forgive me, these are just half-drunk babblings
>>7694981
I love you advice anon.. But at this point it seems nearly impossible. I love it so much. Alcohol is the only thing that has never deeply betrayed me. (Other than hangover/withdrawal) which of course, is absolute hell. Withdrawal being absolute hell. Yet I can't help but think about how alcohol has no mind of its own. It never consciously betrayed me. That's something that I have done to myself. So is alcohol not better than my cheating gf? It may physically kill me. Perhaps mentally too. But it's not that much worse than the pain she has caused me. Forgive me, these are just half-drunk babblings..
>>7694995
Hey do you think I should die, Anon? Does my life seem that helpless to where I should abandon all hope at improvement?
>>7694995
Why do you think I should die, Anon? Does my life seem that helpless to where I should abandon all hope at improvement?
None of my friends have replied to my texts although they've seen them. Drinking this
>>7695012
>>7695004
>Alcohol is the only thing that has never deeply betrayed me
You fucking kidding me? Alcohol got you a DUI, it got you fired from your job, it made you drop out of university, it made your parents stop caring about you, you fucked up your relationship because of it. Alcohol is the MAIN FUCKING THING that has betrayed you. Every negative you've listed in your life is because of your alcoholism. And don't think I'm one of the sober freak retards invading these threads, I've been there dude and I know the lows alcoholism can bring. But that's total bullshit saying "after all my problems, alcohol is the only thing that's there for me". Wake up and realize that alcohol is your main fucking problem. This guy >>7694981
said so much truth and your only excuse was "...at this point its impossible". Bullshit, get some help and get your life together. It's not easy, but you need to get your shit together
I got a 12 pack of Sculpin for 30 bucks. Is that a good deal?
>>7695661
That's why I prefer android, I can tell myself "they must have missed my texts" rather than
>hey guys, wanna hang out tonight
>Seen 9:44pm
>>7695669
using telegram, they all looked at my texts at the same time so im thinking they're together somewhere without me :/
>>7695673
I know that feel bro. At least we can console you in this comfy alcky thread if it makes any difference.
>>7695680
I've already been on every interesting thread on /pol/ and /ck/ which are my main boards and my gpu can't handle dota anymore, im just miserable and bored
