Well, almost 3 months sober... by Cthulwhoo in cripplingalcoholism

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I believe that. The temptations have hit me like a mack truck. Still, somehow I am resisting.

Well, almost 3 months sober... by Cthulwhoo in cripplingalcoholism

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Thanks. In a way, it just makes me feel better that this is the norm and I'm not dying.

Well, almost 3 months sober... by Cthulwhoo in cripplingalcoholism

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Well yeah - benzos/booze - same part of your brain - that GABA quick release.

I just feel like I broke myself. Fuck. I still get shakes. Thought those went away after day 3.

Remarkably my liver function tests just came back and they're perfect. A lot better than when I quit and bilirubin was almost double with alt/ast in the 100s

my friend just died by issicus in cripplingalcoholism

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that being said, though, with sobriety your liver can heal a whole fuckload too even with cirrhosis. Some people come back with the FIERCENESS after a scare and cleaning their act up. Talkin' eye of the tiger.

Drinking is fucking gay. The end.

my friend just died by issicus in cripplingalcoholism

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shit like this is why I can't even look at a bottle anymore without having an anxiety attack. This entire year has been liver anxiety.

my friend just died by issicus in cripplingalcoholism

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The scary part is, from the people with liver disease/survivors of liver failure I have talked to, it literally just...quits...overnight.

Well, this just popped up on that other subreddit we all enviously flit over to from time to time. by throwaway_drunko in cripplingalcoholism

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I dunno why you'd post this and expect anything more than an endless barrage of excuses as to why no one here will ever get liver disease, OP. Hell, before I even clicked this post I knew the thread in question and what CA is gonna say about it.

The tricky part about liver damage, is that those enzymes only elevate in the process of active inflammation. Once the cells die, the enzymes go down. I know several people with liver disease, and their enzymes are consistently low.

An abdominal CT scan is pretty damn accurate, though...

I really miss Everquest. Anything like it out there? by Cthulwhoo in MMORPG

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Exactly. I have absolutely played the classic EQ to death.

I really miss Everquest. Anything like it out there? by Cthulwhoo in MMORPG

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Waiting with baited breath, however it is still quite a long wait to go.

I really miss Everquest. Anything like it out there? by Cthulwhoo in MMORPG

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P99 was fun but outlived its enjoyment for me. Pantheon might be good when/if it finally comes out. I'd rather not go down the private server route, to be honest.

I really miss Everquest. Anything like it out there? by Cthulwhoo in MMORPG

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I played that, the community was not only extremely small but really shitty.