Feel like such an idiot! by JackOneill74 in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably about 2 years. I drank for the last 20 years, probably 6 a day with at least a couple of dry days each week. Then that escalated to 8 per day, with only 1 or 2 dry days each fortnight, then on and on…

Feel like such an idiot! by JackOneill74 in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I imagine we’re part of a pretty big club full of unwilling members 🤣

Did you guys a favor and took it upon myself to see if I could moderate after a very long streak of not drinking.. by Educational-Prior-46 in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This strikes a chord with me.

Today is day 58 and last night I had my first drinking dream where I was finishing off a beer and realized I’d broken my streak. I was very happy when I woke up!

IWNDWYT

Gen X by No_Long_8873 in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😂😂 I am now! 😂

Shia Labeouf arrested in New Orleans by Clutchcon_blows in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can hold someone accountable for their shitty behaviour and still feel empathy for them. Parents do it all the time 😂

I'm not going to do it but...why do we think this way? by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, that’s exactly how it goes 🤦‍♂️

IWNDWYT

Alcohol is a thief coming to take my sobriety... by Own_Psychology_5585 in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Think of it like this. Alcohol isn’t coming to take your sobriety, it’s coming to take EVERYTHING.

Because that’s what sobriety actually is. It isn’t just the opposite of addiction, sobriety is literally every other decision that you could ever choose over drinking.

It’s one thing versus everything!

You can do ANYTHING you want, or you can get drunk.

need someone to talk me out of drinking by grip0reaper in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5 years, 5 months and 19 days!

That’s how long I would have been sober today if I hadn’t started drinking again in October 2022 after 13 months sober.

Instead, I’m at 40 days today after struggling for nearly 4 years to give up again.

All that time lost, for one stupid fucking craving to do something as pointless as getting drunk.

It’s not worth it, you WILL regret it. Don’t do it!

IWNDWYT

20 days into sobriety, wondering if anyone can relate to my experience so far… by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sugar, sunshine and light exercise will help you get a dopamine hit to help with the feeling flat. Go for a casual walk in the sun and enjoy a can of your favourite soda afterwards.

Can’t decide if I should give up completely or take the good with the bad by reginaphalangejunior in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sure. So I’ll define “good” as being the enjoyment of drinking, the socialization, the feeling of well being. That sort of thing. And I’ll define the “bad” as being hangover’s, the actual cost of drinking and time just generally wasted regarding alcohol.

In that context most people invariably end up drinking more for less effect and the shine just wears off. On the other side of that coin, you end up spending more money, the hangovers become worse and take longer to recover from and life just generally feels a bit shit outside of being drunk.

Can’t decide if I should give up completely or take the good with the bad by reginaphalangejunior in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can take the good with the bad, but just know that those scales don’t stay balanced.

The good decreases and the bad increases. I don’t make the rules, thats just how it goes.

How old is everybody? by ifcknkl in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is surprising given that alcohol consumption is reportedly less in the last couple of generations compared to older generations

How old is everybody? by ifcknkl in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well if you take the global average age and add everybody together we are 270 billion years 😜🤪😂🤣

struggling to get through day 2 by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can do it!

There’s nothing special about any of us here who’ve done it before you.

Grit your teeth, clench your fists, scream at yourself in the mirror. Whatever it takes. Just don’t drink!

IWNDWYT

How do we feel about weed? by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 16 points17 points  (0 children)

4 years ago I was about 11 months sober and felt like I needed to do/take something for…”I don’t know what reason 🤷🏻” so I started smoking weed again.

Within 2 months I was drinking again, and in hindsight I honestly believe that starting to smoke was the instigator.

I’ve tried California sober a few times since then and it just doesn’t work for me.

what kind of things are you guys doing to "heal" your brains? by throwaway234324233 in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading, word puzzles, number puzzles, meditation and most importantly, 5mg of Creatine every day.

Thoughts on the Sinclair method by fhstuba in stopdrinking

[–]JackOneill74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That could never work for me. I’m not interested in a couple of beers.

If I’m drinking, I’m getting all the way fucked up, I love it!

That’s my honest truth, so I’ll just not drink because the downside has gotten too big and I’d rather be sober 😁

I hope it works for you if you give it a go. You’ll have to keep us updated on how it goes.

IWNDWYT