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400 Days Alcohol Free!!!

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400 days alcohol free!!! I’m proud of myself!
I feel good. 405 days ago, my back and insides were in severe pain. Waking up everyday to yack and heave over the toilet. 12+ drinks a day for as long as I can’t remember. I had a deep self reflection. I'm walking in circles here (quit, try to moderate, back to full blown drinking etc). I'm too young at 31 for such a severe drinking problem. I'm not totally sober, I still use cannabis and take antianxiety meds, but alcohol was my only problem child...and it's gone.

Here's to many more booze free days.
 
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Indigo1983 said:
400 days alcohol free!!! I’m proud of myself!
I feel good. 405 days ago, my back and insides were in severe pain. Waking up everyday to yack and heave over the toilet. 12+ drinks a day for as long as I can’t remember. I had a deep self reflection. I'm walking in circles here (quit, try to moderate, back to full blown drinking etc). I'm too young at 31 for such a severe drinking problem. I'm not totally sober, I still use cannabis and take antianxiety meds, but alcohol was my only problem child...and it's gone.

Here's to many more booze free days.
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Congratulations. That takes a lot of willpower, especially in a pandemic.
 
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Indigo1983 said:
400 days alcohol free!!! I’m proud of myself!
I feel good. 405 days ago, my back and insides were in severe pain. Waking up everyday to yack and heave over the toilet. 12+ drinks a day for as long as I can’t remember. I had a deep self reflection. I'm walking in circles here (quit, try to moderate, back to full blown drinking etc). I'm too young at 31 for such a severe drinking problem. I'm not totally sober, I still use cannabis and take antianxiety meds, but alcohol was my only problem child...and it's gone.

Here's to many more booze free days.
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Nicely done. Keep up the good work.
 
Indigo1983 said:
400 days alcohol free!!! I’m proud of myself!
I feel good. 405 days ago, my back and insides were in severe pain. Waking up everyday to yack and heave over the toilet. 12+ drinks a day for as long as I can’t remember. I had a deep self reflection. I'm walking in circles here (quit, try to moderate, back to full blown drinking etc). I'm too young at 31 for such a severe drinking problem. I'm not totally sober, I still use cannabis and take antianxiety meds, but alcohol was my only problem child...and it's gone.

Here's to many more booze free days.
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That's awesome, congrats! I've been lucky not to have an addictive personality, and the older I get, the less I find myself enjoying alcohol anyway. I think the reall crossover or risk factor is when you start drinking by yourself.
 
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well done...do you go to meetings? Quite a few of my friends go, and they all have good things to say about them.
 
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Indigo1983 said:
I feel good. 405 days ago, my back and insides were in severe pain. Waking up everyday to yack and heave over the toilet. 12+ drinks a day for as long as I can’t remember. I had a deep self reflection. I'm walking in circles here (quit, try to moderate, back to full blown drinking etc). I'm too young at 31 for such a severe drinking problem.
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Congrats. You should be fully detoxxed by now. No, you weren't too young. And your description is that of a gamma alcoholic, the classic type who many times ends up dead. Count yourself lucky. Many don't have that moment of clarity.

If you're involved with the fellowship, stick with it. It's good insurance, and those coming up behind you need guidance. If nothing else, it's a chance to pay it forward.
 
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Indigo1983 said:
400 days alcohol free!!! I’m proud of myself!
I feel good. 405 days ago, my back and insides were in severe pain. Waking up everyday to yack and heave over the toilet. 12+ drinks a day for as long as I can’t remember. I had a deep self reflection. I'm walking in circles here (quit, try to moderate, back to full blown drinking etc). I'm too young at 31 for such a severe drinking problem. I'm not totally sober, I still use cannabis and take antianxiety meds, but alcohol was my only problem child...and it's gone.

Here's to many more booze free days.
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I quit when I was 23, 35 now. Not a drop in 12 years. I stay high now. Maybe been 2 days in the last 7 years I haven’t got high. Normally an all day thing.

I have a crazy addictive trait. I would go a week or so on the ends of benders where I wouldn’t eat and just consume vodka and water. 9 hospital trips before I was 24 for detoxing was what I needed to finally quit.

good for you, weed is not alcohol and will not make you go back to alcohol. Don’t let anyone tell you different.
 
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UncleMark said:
Congrats. You should be fully detoxxed by now. No, you weren't too young. And your description is that of a gamma alcoholic, the classic type who many times ends up dead. Count yourself lucky. Many don't have that moment of clarity.

If you're involved with the fellowship, stick with it. It's good insurance, and those coming up behind you need guidance. If nothing else, it's a chance to pay it forward.
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I won’t knock guys that go to meetings. It has saved a lot of lives. But it sure as hell isnt for everyone. I got to the point where I had my bowl loaded and ready for the second I got in my car after a meeting. I was going to make others happy, when I realized that I stopped going.

weed was/is my way of dealing with it. They frown on that heavily at meetings. To each there own I say. if I could be normal, hell just functional, I damn sure would drink. I can’t tho, and in my brain I have convinced myself I am allergic to alcohol.
 
Cavanagh said:
I won’t knock guys that go to meetings. It has saved a lot of lives. But it sure as hell isnt for everyone. I got to the point where I had my bowl loaded and ready for the second I got in my car after a meeting. I was going to make others happy, when I realized that I stopped going.

weed was/is my way of dealing with it. They frown on that heavily at meetings. To each there own I say. if I could be normal, hell just functional, I damn sure would drink. I can’t tho, and in my brain I have convinced myself I am allergic to alcohol.
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I do feel like I actually am a bit allergic to alcohol, or at least certain types. I enjoy having a few beers with my buddies at poker or over a fire or one on the porch after working in the yard, but with how little I drink now, my body reacts very differently and I can't find any pattern. Some days I'll feel crappy the next day with a sinus headache after 3 beers, and others I'm fine after drinking 8 or 9. I do find that it's less pronounced with liquor vs beer. But, as you point out, weed I never have that fear with, so if I want to chill, I go with an edible generally. I
 
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Indigo1983 said:
400 days alcohol free!!! I’m proud of myself!
I feel good. 405 days ago, my back and insides were in severe pain. Waking up everyday to yack and heave over the toilet. 12+ drinks a day for as long as I can’t remember. I had a deep self reflection. I'm walking in circles here (quit, try to moderate, back to full blown drinking etc). I'm too young at 31 for such a severe drinking problem. I'm not totally sober, I still use cannabis and take antianxiety meds, but alcohol was my only problem child...and it's gone.

Here's to many more booze free days.
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Congrats, Quitter!

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If you were a huge fan of the alcohol and you used to consume it in bigger doses, then yes, you should be proud of yourself. But as long as you were drinking in the right doses and just on some parties or big events, then I don’t even know. Anyway, I admit that this is hard, and congrats! Also, I would like to add that if you are afraid of falling again in the alcohol trap, I would suggest you see this alcohol addiction treatment that will help you a lot.
 
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Cavanagh said:
I quit when I was 23, 35 now. Not a drop in 12 years. I stay high now. Maybe been 2 days in the last 7 years I haven’t got high. Normally an all day thing.
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Getting off the booze is great, though getting high on weed 363 days a year, all day long, for 7 years, doesn't sound like a situation that is totally under control. Maybe a good idea to taper off a little?
 
outside shooter said:
Getting off the booze is great, though getting high on weed 363 days a year, all day long, for 7 years, doesn't sound like a situation that is totally under control. Maybe a good idea to taper off a little?
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Dang dude, major buzz-kill here. Party foul.

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Congrats. Wish my brother in law could get his in check. We almost lost him last year. Glad you’re on the right path.
 
I’ve seen my childhood friend these days and he looks so good, I say that because a year ago he had some problems, he lost his car and a business After that he started to be addicted to alcohol and it was the worst period for his family. A few times ago he started to do a program for rehabilitation https://fherehab.com/location/alcohol-rehab-deerfield, there is a program where a group of people is helped by some specialists. they are therapist psychologist and so on. He seems to be pleased and grateful, I feel that he is in the right way of his treatment, and in a short time, he will be totally good. I’m feeling happy for him and his family.
outside shooter said:
Parties are great, but a party lasting all day long, all year, kinda stops being a party.
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Indigo1983 said:
400 days alcohol free!!! I’m proud of myself!
I feel good. 405 days ago, my back and insides were in severe pain. Waking up everyday to yack and heave over the toilet. 12+ drinks a day for as long as I can’t remember. I had a deep self reflection. I'm walking in circles here (quit, try to moderate, back to full blown drinking etc). I'm too young at 31 for such a severe drinking problem. I'm not totally sober, I still use cannabis and take antianxiety meds, but alcohol was my only problem child...and it's gone.

Here's to many more booze free days.
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Congratulations! You should bbe proud of yourself. I have learned over the last year how dangerous alcohol abuse is. I lost one employee from a mixture of heavy alcohol use and pills. His heart stopped at 42 years old.

Latest person is married to a scumbag currently in jail for beating her up multiple times over 20 years. He tells her she is a piece of shit and she has become a raging alcoholic. Unfortunately she still loves her husband and does not want to stop drinking despite recent hospitalization for her esophagus being eroded from alcohol abuse. Nothing I can say will erase years of abuse or make her want to get better. You're lucky to have made the decision to stop and the harder action to do it.
 
iubud said:
Congratulations! You should bbe proud of yourself. I have learned over the last year how dangerous alcohol abuse is. I lost one employee from a mixture of heavy alcohol use and pills. His heart stopped at 42 years old.

Latest person is married to a scumbag currently in jail for beating her up multiple times over 20 years. He tells her she is a piece of shit and she has become a raging alcoholic. Unfortunately she still loves her husband and does not want to stop drinking despite recent hospitalization for her esophagus being eroded from alcohol abuse. Nothing I can say will erase years of abuse or make her want to get better. You're lucky to have made the decision to stop and the harder action to do it.
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This is why weed > alcohol. I have never heard of anyone beating anyone up when high.
 
kkott said:
That's awesome, congrats! I've been lucky not to have an addictive personality, and the older I get, the less I find myself enjoying alcohol anyway. I think the reall crossover or risk factor is when you start drinking by yourself.
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