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Last year, at age 35, I started drinking heavily. I would buy a bottle of Absolute and would not stop till I see the bottom of it. 2 bottles a week at min. Abou
by newprint 8y ago
Last year, at age 35, I started drinking heavily. I would buy a bottle of Absolute and would not stop till I see the bottom of it. 2 bottles a week at min. About 5-6 months, I've stopped drinking without anyone's help.
Yesterday and today, I'm having a strong urge to get completely wasted. Just go to the store around the block, buy bottle of Absolute.
Yesterday, while driving on I-695, I saw a guy with a child seat on the back seat and thought to myself: "I want that too".
Tristan O’Tierney dies at 35, survived by his three-old-year daughter.
- dustingetz 8y agocongrats on your time. there is no shame in asking for help, in fact that is what a smart person would do!
- 0x8BADF00D 8y agoI'm surprised you were able to function the next day with that amount. I recently turned 30, and I definitely cannot drink as much as I used to. I get an allergic response to alcohol, which really sucks because I used to enjoy it. There is a mutation in OPRM1 in certain populations that causes your opiate receptors (particularly mu subtype) to release endorphins when drinking. I've definitely had that happen to me when I used to drink heavily. But that changed when I took LSD-25. While I still drink, it is nowhere near the same level as when I was younger, and I attribute that to my psychedelic experiences. Stay strong.
- grogenaut 8y agoWhat's the allergic response?
- 0x8BADF00D 8y agoHistaminergic. My eyes get watery, throat gets scratchy, nose runny, etc.
- computerex 8y agoI am allergic to alcohol too, always have been. Drinking causes my skin to turn bright red, and it makes me feel like I'm on fire. Burning pins and needle all over my body, especially the soles of my feet. It's excruciating, and as a result I don't drink.
- protomyth 8y agoYou’d be surprised how much a person can routinely drink and still function. I grew up and now work in a high alcohol abuse area, and some of the folks that were abusing surprised me. Sadly, I’m sure when their body said enough it came as a surprise to them too. Keep safe folks
- busterarm 8y agoI spent ages 19-26 essentially spending 100% of my free time 4-6 days a week inside bars. At its worst (at 6 days/week), I was keeping changes of clothes at work, closing the bar, fooling around with someone for a few hours and then going back to work. At 26 my drinking started to trail off severely and I had sort of a breakdown...moved somewhere else for a few years. I don't really know what motivated me to drink like that or to stop. Luckily, I can drink socially without issue and I maybe have 1 or 2. Any drinking (socially) I do is maybe once or twice a month now and I don't spend any time in bars. I have seen a lot of other peoples' lives ruined by drinking though. I'm lucky that the worst I have to deal with is some extra weight and an aversion to going out to drink. Like the parent post says, please keep safe.
- BartBoch 8y agoIt's important to say that the way of drinking is probably everything. No shots, avoiding sugary mixers, avoiding beer if possible (at least the cheaper ones), never mixing different alcohols (even the same type, but of different brands). The worse you feel the next day after alcohol means the more significant damage you did to your body. If you feel fresh, it says that the damage was almost non-existent (besides liver, which, if you drink a lot of alcohol you should take care separately). Then drinking a lot of water before going to bed will help your body to clean from alcohol. It's all about alcohol-drinking culture. In some countries drinking alcohol 2-4 times a week is normal (as long as you don't drink to get wasted). But I have seen places (for example Ireland), where drinking to get wasted is an ultimate goal 2-4 times a week. That's the problem imo. Better education and public awareness would help a lot.
- dajohnson89 8y agois there any evidence that mixing alcohols or drinking cheap booze is worse for you?
- tmikaeld 8y agoI had the same experience, but took hbws seeds (LSA, similar to LSD). Would not have gotten out of it otherwise.. luckily, my allergies also blossoms when taking a drink, reminding me how bad it is.
- k_sh 8y agoIf you feel like you're having allergic episodes when drinking, you may have some sinus issues lurking!
- tmikaeld 8y agoI'll do a checkup, thanks for pointing this out. I've already tested myself for all types of allergies and other related issues, weird that none of the doctors pointed out sinus issues.
- sizzle 8y agoThis is super interesting, as someone with that mutation that gets extra sedated/euphoria from drinking and is predisposed to alcoholism, from a family tree full of alcoholics. What do you think the lsd did to dampen the effects on opiate receptor to release endorphins? I have experimented with naltrexone and it works well to block my opiate receptors when drinking. It just scares me that I'm blocking all euphoria and how I'm messing with neuroplasticity and encoding long term memories... Thoughts?
- knownhoot 8y agosimilar situation -- have had a lot of success with nal. but now curious about the neuroplasticity you mention. curious if you have any further reading on this. I'm reading Pollan's new book "How to Change your Mind" and it makes me very interested in exploring LSD more for similar addiction purposes.
- posterboy 8y agoLSD is an acid, literally, maybe it just burns the receptors. Non of that experience talk. It's not an opiate anyway but the body can produce neuro transmitters on its own, if you are paradoxically happy about intoxicating yourself. If somehow this pathway is interrupted, I'm not sure that's a good thing. Alcohol in great masses can have the same effect, after all, if the drinking at some point only serves to feel miserable, lacking the joy and done only out of habbit.
- danielbln 8y agoYou know what else is an acid? DNA.
- dajohnson89 8y agoin my younger years, up till about 26, i could get drunk and show up to work at 9am the next day, ready to go. i’m almost 30 now and i literally can’t drink a single beer without feeling hungover the next morning. if i drink 3 or more, i might as well call in sick. as a result, i just stopped completely. there’s other ways to have fun that don’t make me feel terrible.
- randomsearch 8y agoEmpathise with that. What other things do you do for fun?
- mutt2016 8y ago26 was my year too.. I remember the day vividly where I became a little older. Next hit was at 34.
- dajohnson89 8y agoI can't wait.
- randomacct3847 8y agoI actually have found small doses of LSD have helped me lose the desire to drink. There is legitimate research happening that shows this is a real phenomenon...unsure about the science but for me it’s a cleaner better “high” with no hangover effect and not nearly as toxic (if at all)
- ch4ch4 8y agoSo you're replacing one substance with another? How is that better?
- baddox 8y agoWhat do you mean? Everything you consume is a substance. Some substances are absolutely better than others.
- symlinkk 8y agoLSD has dangers too. People have had major mental breakdowns on LSD, and hurt themselves or others.
- newnewpdro 8y agoThose are not small doses.
- tranchms 8y ago“No Link Found between Psychedelics and Psychosis: A large U.S. survey found that users of LSD and similar drugs were no more likely to have mental-health conditions than other respondents” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-link-found-between-psychedelics-and-psychosis1/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-link-found-bet...
- DoofusOfDeath 8y agoOn the face of it, I supposed it depends on the relative downsides of the two substances.
- mrburton 8y agoThere's an old Irish saying that goes "A man takes a drink, the drink takes a drink, the drink takes the man." If you have a drinking problem, you just need to avoid drinking period. I have some close friends that have drinking problems and what I learned from their experiences: 1. If you're an alcoholic and think you can handle a single drink, you're lying to yourself. 2. It's honestly not worth it. Life is better than being stuck in a multi day binger. The physically effects are taxing on the body. 3. You'll always have those urges and that feeling of wanting to drink isn't as bad as the act of actually drinking and the damage the follows. If you have those urges, attend AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and refresh yourself on why you don't drink. I remember going out to dinner with a friend and the waiter knew my buddy. During the conversation he asked would I like something to drink. When I said no, he asked if I was a "friend of Bob". At first I had no clue what that meant and asked who was Bob. Later I found out he was referring to the founder of AA. I personally don't drink around those that battle with drinking. I understand the struggle. Stay sober. Reading about Tristan and it reminds me of all those people I lost as a child. I watched so many friends OD to heroin and other drugs.
- debatem1 8y agoOne thing I'd put out there: AA is great if it works for you, but it's not the only game in town and can be hard to love. If it doesn't work for you, SMART and lifering are both popular and well-validated options.
- cmos 8y agoAnother AA alternative is Alan Carr's book "The Easy Way to Stop Drinking". It's a logical approach to repositioning alcohol as a poison that somehow 90% of our population embraces as normal.
- atlasunshrugged 8y agoIt's been mentioned below but I also recommend checking out the Sinclair Method using Naltrexone and CBT https://cthreefoundation.org/resources https://cthreefoundation.org/resources
- ksec 8y agoFrom that sense I guess people get wasted with only a few sips of Absolute are gifted. I could never get to the point where I could consume a whole bottle of Absolute in a single month. It was way too strong for me. Beer do me good though, I last a few pint before I fall asleep. And that is good enough for me. I have seen people who can keep drinking what I thought were literally diluted Alcohol. I guess your body takes damage without them knowing it. R.I.P
- andromedavision 8y agoNot sure if you've tried this but it helps me when things get out of hand; check out /r/stopdrinking Just talking about it with other people going through the same thing helps a lot. It's almost always worked for me and I tend to get a hold of things before the spiral further out of control. Best of luck mate. IWNDWYT
- anondaway 8y ago2 bottles a week? Are you fucking kidding me? Take your liberal virtue signaling and gfy. You're not an alcoholic unless you are waking up and chugging pints in the morning. This twitter/sf/liberal internetshit is getting highly annoying. You all need to get some fucking lives.
- almost_usual 8y agoDon’t risk doing permanent damage to yourself. Peripheral Neuropathy and other CNS issues caused by heavy alcoholism may not go away.. If you’re still able to think and feel normal now you’re at a good stopping point and are lucky. Once you tip into permanent damage it’s easier to keep drinking to treat the symptoms, pain, or insomnia caused by chronic alcoholism. It’s hard to fall asleep when your nerves feel like they’re on fire. The only end is death when depending on bottles a week.
- massivecali 8y agoI have chronic painful peripheral neuropathy from alcohol abuse. I wouldnt describe it as being on fire; however, more like random jabs from needles on top of a constant numbness associated with your feet being asleep that no amount of movement or rubbing can satisfy. The doctor prescribed neurontin which I took for a year while unemployed. It made me incredibly drowsy while only marginally helping with the pain. When I started working I chose to discontinue taking it and just live with the pain as I found myself unable to stay awake while coding. It's funny at times to be sitting in a meeting trying to listen to someone while not expressing outwardly that an invisible dagger is being driven into my thigh. :)
- rubicon33 8y agoDid you lose a child? Or, at you depressed because you have yet to produce one?
- sjg007 8y agoGood for you for stopping. If you need further help, you can find a medical treatment program through your doctor that prescribes antabuse or naltrexone. Antabuse makes you vomit and have extreme nausea if you drink. That may help curb the physical dependence and feelings since your body will associate alcohol with being poisonous.
- towaway 8y agoIf you need help with the alcohol I can't recommend The Sinclair Method enough. Absolutely life changing for myself and many others. https://reddit.com/r/alcoholism_medication https://reddit.com/r/alcoholism_medication
- atlasunshrugged 8y agoCan't strongly second this enough, there's a nonprofit dedicated to spreading the word about it too which has some good resources https://cthreefoundation.org/resources https://cthreefoundation.org/resources
- texasstockman 8y agoImpressive that you quit on your own and see the important things around you that will keep you on the path to get those for yourself. You should be proud. Hats off to you.
- stephenr 8y agoDo you mean Absolut or “absolute alcohol”? Seems odd that if it’s the former you’d buy so much and still misspell it. If it’s the latter you should surely not be able to tell the tale.