I'm 5 days sober, going strong.
I used to be able to go 5 days sober too.
>>28349376
5 weeks sober here
5 hours sober here
5 minutes sober.
>>28349400
are you planning on ever drinking again?
Is it all or nothing with alcoholics? Can you have a drink without falling off the wagon?
>>28349542
Na famalamam
>>28349598
I think about alcohol constantly and that first drink is always a rapid downward spiral.
>>28349598
I can but it takes a lot of will power and is a slippery slope that doesn't always work out
>>28349598
It's too risky, and if you haven't had a drink for a month and then have one, it feels a bit like you just ruined your month-long progress.
>>28349598
Yes, but the guilt is not worth it.
>>28349376
almost a year sober
9 months smoke free, from 30 a day for 7 years
4 months diet, lost 30lb
/r9k/ success thread? Just got the qt cashier's phone number. Somebody stop me
I'm making progress too, OP.
I am two days sober and feeling kinda bored. I think that I will reward myself for it by getting piss drunk on Friday night alone in my room watching youtube videos.
how do i sober
i smoke sooo much weed
>>28349896
XD sooo much weed! its like me life is a movie
>>28349896
DUDE throw it all away. When you get weak and buy some more, throw it away again.
Fuck u and fuck your soberiety
>>28349882
Philomena Cunk lel
6605 days sober here
>>28349969
Someday you'll have to quit, unless you're trying to drink yourself into the grave. Which on /r9k/, is actually pretty likely.
>>28349376
Congratulations, OP, you're abetter person/robot, I'd say.
>>28349896
Smoking weed doesn't even count if you aren't a lazy piece of shit
If you're an alchy then you're in or will soon be approachin the weird euphoria part of getting sober. I think they call it the pink cloud? Look that shit up because it goes away eventually and all of a sudden you feel like shit and really need a drink. Good to be aware so you don't get blindsided.
6.5 months here. One day at a time. Keep it up, I bet you already feel better
>>28349598
I've gone off and on sobriety for 2 years now and every time I've relapsed it all started with me telling myself "I'm not an alcoholic anymore I can just have one" then within a week I'm back to drinking a fifth a night
Not sober.
do alcoholics get the crushing loneliness and depression after you stop using for a while?
I'm on opiates and it seems that every time i've tried to stop I get this horrendous feeling of loneliness not long after completing withdrawals, very similar to the feeling I had before I started using
>>28349376
Alcoholics sucks
Good job OP, for making the world a better place
>>28350413
Haha not as good as i feel right now after three fourlokos and half a twelve pack. Stupid delusional sober faggots
keep going my friend you're going to make it.
How do you give up the joys of alcohol forever? I mean it has its bad points too, but I really love a good scotch. That either makes me a hopeless alcoholic, or someone who will have to exercise a tremendous amount of willpower.
>>28350522
How do you feel when you mind and body aren't being drowned in alcohol though
>>28350516
Similar for sure. Ive been in both situations and both are fucked. Nothing like missing opiates though. NOTHING.
>>28350544
Like shit. Not unlike i felt when i started drinking. At least now i get a break.
>>28350541
Not all drinkers are alcoholics. There's a very blurry line which the individual must draw for themselves.
There comes a time in every alcoholics life where you hit rock bottom and know that alcohol and you just don't mix, and you realize the cons outweigh the pros
Some people are just casual drinkers, others arent. It's up to you to determine which one you are and whether you're going to recover or succumb to your addiction.
>>28350565
>>28350413
I mean honestly im happy for you and proud of you dont get me wrong. But you cant honestly tell me you feel better sober.
I don't drink alcohol because I don't like it but I am similarly prone to bouts of addiction for junk food. Ultimately much easier to resist than alcohol but it's hard to convince yourself not to eat junk food when it seems so harmless (relative to alcohol). I'm even underweight regardless of what I eat so I don't have the fat concern. How else am I supposed to convince myself I'm not supposed to be doing this?
>>28350606
I 100% can tell you I am. I was drinking a fifth a night, and every piece of my life was suffering from it. I hit rock bottom, almost lost my job, was completely out of shape, and became a pariah that nobody wanted to be around. My health was suffering, my stomach always hurt, and I couldn't go a single minute without thinking about drinking.
>>28350638
Whatre are doing now? Complete honesty would be very much appreciated.
>>28349376
Sorry to hear
Origami
>>28350650
I was forced to go to rehab and I'm very grateful someone actually cared enough to send me there. While I drank I pushed absolutely everybody away.
I attend the occasional AA. You'd be surprised just how many robots are there. I'm trying my hardest to put the pieces of my life back together. I'm losing weight and eating and exercising regularly and I have a more positive outlook on life now. I'm no longer suicidal.
Drinking was a band aid on my life which I had to completely rip off in order to fix deep psychological and personal issues in my life
>>28349598
I have had many sober periods. But each time I have the first drink, I will usually go on a binge of several days. I just wish I could have "just a few" occasionally. Seems to be impossible for me ;_;
>>28350586
I don't know if I'm an alcoholic or not.
I'd drink every single day if I could. But I know I can't afford to and have too much going on for that to be a productive way to live.
When I am able to drink every day, I do. I start whenever I feel like it during the day and just maintain a steady buzz. I don't like getting an actual drunk on very often. Just enough of a buzz (combined with some weed) to be able to not feel so sad and laugh at things.
Am I an alcoholic, or am I self medicating my depression with alcohol?
If it's the latter, I don't know if I mind so much. I don't like the idea of going on actual antidepressants.
>>28350693
Ill say it again im legitimately proud of you. But that sounds awful and not at all fun. Sometimes you use a bandaid for when youre hurt. Thats literally why they exist. Glad to youre feeling better though.
>>28350747
Only YOU can determine if you're an alcoholic. Everybody has their own threshold and it's up to you on whether or not you're ready to seek help. You need to find out when you've had enough because otherwise you won't be receptive to help
Third day without alcohol after drinking for a week straight. Thinking that I should probably go at least this month sober but I'm pretty sure that I'll be completely wasted in some ditch shitting my pants in a week.
I wish I had something in my life that brings joy besides alcohol. I've gone a month without drinking once in a while and always just end up thinking that at least drinking makes me happy and fun. For a while.
Day 3 sober now. If previous experiences are an indication, tonight may be the first night I can actually sleep well, and tomorrow the first day I won't feel shitty.
Anybody else not an alcoholic but cant control themselves after 2-3 cans of beer and feel an irresistible urge to get absolutely blackout drunk?
I mean I can go months without drinking but when I start I can't stop for the life of me and always stir shit, start fights and become the biggest asshole. Sometimes it devolves into a 3-4 days long bender.
I try to stay away from alcohol but I always convince myself it's okay at parties. then all hell ensues
>>28350933
Yes, I was like that before I became a full-fledged alcoholic.
>>28350933
You're literally an alcoholic though. If it's all or nothing you're an alcoholic.
>>28350338
i work and have graduated have gf and don't live with parents
can i smoke weed? i don't drink or smoke cigarettes and only vape marijuana
I need some reasons not to just drink as frequently as I can. Got any ideas?
I mostly drink to deal with anxiety. Getting drunk is fun but if I didn't have this fucking anxiety constantly chewing at me it would be x100 easier to stop. The withdrawals make it worse too so it's sort of self-perpetuating. I haven't had any for almost a week now so things are calming down and I am trying to work on myself as a person.
I was arrested for public intox in early February. Was a bad scene.
Managed to make it until 13th April before I touched a drink again. Haven't been drunk since, I just take it easy.
After the first cold turkey period it gets a lot easier to control.
>>28350933
I drink every day, but I've never felt the desire you describe to go blackout. I have blacked out twice in the past year and a half though, which is more often than I ever have. 99% of the time I don't blackout at all.
>>28350994
>>28351013
well fug.
will it ever go away? I mean if I don't drink for a year then want to do some casual drinking, will I be able to control myself?
or is it just part of my shitty addictive personality? I'm prone to substance abuse, I think. never get hooked on anything except caffeine and nicotine but have abused various stimulants and benzos. going on similar benders.
should I become a full blown straight edge faggot before it's too late or something?
>>28349376
faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggot
sober SOBER SOBER SO BEER BEER
>>28351183
Hahahahvoh shit nice bro
