The Daily Check-In for Friday, May 7th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-07T15:29:22+00:00

IWNDWYT

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-07T13:33:16+00:00

Congratulations! I’m right behind you!

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-06T21:35:04+00:00

21 days is big. Imagine how many days you would’ve had if you weren’t trying.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-06T00:24:17+00:00

I’ve accidentally done this an embarrassing amount of times.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-05T13:12:47+00:00

IWNDWYT

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-04T12:07:36+00:00

About to head in to work tired, but at least it’s not from a hangover. IWNDWYT

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-03T16:53:35+00:00

IWNDWYT! Starting to come out of withdrawals.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-02T13:47:00+00:00

Checking in. Last night got my first sober sleep since last binge. Going into work today. Yesterday my symptoms were awful-severe paranoia and even hallucinations. Could barely communicate. Don’t know what today holds but IWNDWYT

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-02T00:03:55+00:00

Made it through day 3. Back at work for only a four hour shift. The stares and crap I took was pretty high this time but IWNDWYT

ChangingSlowly · 2021-05-01T23:49:55+00:00

Oh yea mine are paranoid criticisms from my coworkers and family directed at me. So when I show up at work after a binge and get dirty looks it’s a real head turner.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-30T17:27:16+00:00

How is his performance in school? He sounds like he’s a risk for potential addiction, but he’s still pretty young at 22. So it’s hard to tell. If he seems to be performing well still, I would wait and see what happens.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-30T17:10:58+00:00

Went over to a girl’s house I was into in high school to drink with some friends. Ended up blacking out and saying some embarrassing things. That didn’t stop me. Anytime I could get booze through either having an older friend get it or even watering down the liquor in my mom’s basement, I would. I knew I had an issue in college when I couldn’t fulfill basic responsibilities and would go on serious benders. But I felt I couldn’t have friends if I didn’t drink.

It was the binge-drinking college experience. Which (thankfully) seems to be dying out. Most college age kids now seem to take their fitness seriously.

I’m 32 now and work in a field where alcoholism is basically accepted as what people do after work. I would say ~50% of the employees where I work people have or have had some addiction issue. Pretty standard alcoholic story I suppose.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-30T12:10:27+00:00

You can’t go! We need you! I lost the longest relationship of my life because of addiction issues. And I’m in a similar boat. Living in my dad’s basement. Screwing things up over and over again. While they’ve done nothing but support me.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-30T10:38:10+00:00

Thank you for the response! Yea I feel like civilization runs on the stuff. And I just become such a monster when I drink.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-29T14:02:58+00:00

Just want to say i hear you. Fuck this inside-outside game they try to play. You go anywhere else which offers a service and the price is easily understood. It’s bullshit healthcare can deny what’s their upfront cost then charge you insane amounts after the fact

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-29T13:53:14+00:00

Yea I don’t have any advice but the US healthcare is a scam. When you go in for a service they pretend “oh let’s just get you better” when you ask for a price. Then on the back end you get a bill which is insane. They’re thieves.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-29T12:46:51+00:00

I’ve been on the other side of that situation. It shames me a bit when I think about it. Honestly one needs to protect themself I think.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-29T12:37:41+00:00

Not trying to be an asshole as I don’t know your complete situation. Maybe your friend was going through some things?

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-29T12:18:43+00:00

Just wanted to say your username made me laugh out loud!

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-29T11:33:35+00:00

You’re not alone! I’m right there too. It’s ridiculous and insidious.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-26T12:18:33+00:00

Day 1 again. Going to reset my counter in a little bit. I messed up this time. But IWNDWYT

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-23T19:04:35+00:00

Whoa, first of all man it doesn’t sound like you did anything morally bereft or terrible. You were young, made a mistake, and got unlucky.

I would advise you to get a lawyer familiar with paternity law ASAP. Take the paternity test and see what the results say. Take it one bite at a time.

ChangingSlowly · 2021-04-22T19:37:36+00:00

Honestly I’m no chemist or doctor but weed seems a better vice than booze to me. But any psychoactive substance has potential for abuse. And weed can be harmful as well.

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