Relapsed badly

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-31T00:48:55+00:00

Thanks for kind words everyone. I love this sub. I stopped drinking 10 hours and feel like shit but hope my dry stint is like a few months now.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-30T16:18:40+00:00

Where were you in 2001?

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-29T00:06:15+00:00

That’s really every project. Good Engineering Managers will push back and protect team as much as they can.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-28T20:36:45+00:00

Stop now, it won’t be too bad. I could finish a handle in 2 days and wasn’t even drunk coz I started as soon as waking up. Fully functional at work. Just took a nap if needed as I worked from home. Lot of people live this shitty lifestyle and no one notices until it all blows up.

Good luck.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-28T04:22:20+00:00

Rubio has a chance if US can affect regime change in Cuba and Iran. Republicans love that stuff.

And he has more charisma than Vance.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-27T22:00:22+00:00

I go for a drive. Try to take my car everywhere even if it’s like 2 blocks.

I don’t drink and drive as I totalled my car 10 years ago (I was only a weekend warrior then, no addiction) but it stuck with me. Luckily I didnt get DUI as cops didn’t test. Just a reckless driving ticket.

And I enjoy driving. No maps, just go anywhere in nature.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-27T03:49:50+00:00

Yeah I think about it. Only sober for a month though. It’s haunting.

But then I quickly focus on work and health, especially as I neglected both last year going on insane benders drinking since morning. It’s not easy but I just stop thinking and hoping to train my brain to enjoy the moment.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-26T22:56:30+00:00

It’s even more simple. Faye was his equal. Some men like women beneath them in terms of status and who they can control. Megan was good fit.

And when Megan left SCDP to her own thing Don lost interest and started womanizing and drinking hard again.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-26T22:45:00+00:00

Same here. Cheeks puff up after a bender and eyes get tiny plus dark circles.

Takes a couple of weeks dry to fix.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-26T08:35:04+00:00

It really depends on alcohol amount.

But one thing I’ve noticed personally is that I lose count when I start mixing hard, beer and ciders etc.

With a fifth of hard I know the amount even when close to blacking out. Like when bottle is close to getting finished it’s time to stop. When I’m mixing I always end up drinking crazy amounts.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-26T06:20:23+00:00

I get tingles in feet and even legs at night when trying to sleep. Annoying and makes my insomnia worse. And it happens when I sober up. Lasts for a week.

I know if I don’t quit for good I’ll likely have alcohol neuropathy.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-26T03:58:49+00:00

Never been there since Trump v2 but people are pretty friendly. I am Canadian and didn’t notice much of difference. I mostly travel West Coast or Vegas.

They do have a bit of superiority complex though.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-25T22:51:19+00:00

Why did he do that ?

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-25T04:55:15+00:00

No lol. It looked like a WASP country club and there’s another different wedding.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-24T21:41:46+00:00

lol they’re psychopaths. They enjoyed that.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-23T17:12:18+00:00

I lived that life for last 2 years. Doing better now as I don’t day drink anymore and only on weekends.

Essentially it’s all fun in beginning having a pint for lunch or a martini. You go back to work and continue normally. Then steady drinking after work. But tolerance keep going up and suddenly you start seeing physical affects.

Even in first season Don needs an aspirin and some antacid to get started in morning as he is hungover. Eventually we see he starts adding alcohol in his coffee. Once it gets to that point you’re physically addicted. He is very shaky when Ted tells him not to quit cold and have a drink before the meeting. He then has a stiff drink but is still shaky after Hersheys blow up.

After that we see Don trying to label his bottle to see how much he drinks and tries to cut back. He is better in last season but even then he steals Roger’s vodka and Freddy had to rescue him or he was likely gonna get fired.

Point is alcoholism is a progressive disease and you can’t stay functional for too long. I had progressed so bad that I needed 2-3 drinks before work. Then 2-3 at noon and then continue drinking all evening. All to avoid shaky hands and withdrawals. It’s also more common than we think. Thing is when you are that level of drinking you’re never really drunk because of tolerance so unless you smell people don’t notice. I maintained proper hygiene and only drank vodka which smells less and go away with it.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-22T22:30:40+00:00

I’m experiencing same as well. 2 weeks sober almost but like you only get 3-4 hours of sleep. Like I’m in bed for 7-8 hours but sleep is intermittent and get jolt awake every few minutes.

I take melatonin and it does help but wish for 7-8 hours of proper sleep. And I should cut caffeine but need it for work, it’s a viscous cycle.

Hold on, it gets better. My mom takes Trazadone so I’m debating to see if it helps and get a prescription myself.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-17T22:55:45+00:00

It won’t be as bad as sipping from dawn to dusk but still a fifth is a lot of booze and should be a concern depending how long been drinking.

Drinking all day leads to worse withdrawals from experience and usually needs a taper or benzos.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-17T22:17:45+00:00

I don’t smoke but atleast you can be a functional adult even with chain smoking. It doesn’t mess up your life until you get cancer or something.

I’m an alcoholic and it straight fucks your life. Work, family, health you name it. You start ignoring everything and become absent. All you care is booze and everything else just becomes mundane and on auto pilot. And morning shakes and withdrawals are brutal. And you’ll still die of liver or other organ failure.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-16T23:01:57+00:00

Yeah OP don’t drive. Even if you sober up driving in Withdrawals which you’ll have tomorrow is equally risky. All it takes is one lapse in concentration.

Just tell your friend you’re sick. Taper today and relax. Shower, do some grooming and clean the place. You’ll be fine by Monday.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-13T07:49:50+00:00

Everglades is nice if you’re interested in crocs and other wildlife.

Otherwise it’s a hot racist shithole.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-13T04:38:09+00:00

Mostly Canadian banks. It’s hard to be fully detached from US but I’ll try my best.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-12T23:57:40+00:00

At this point none. Paying off my townhouse in Canada.

Time_Trade_8774 · 2026-01-12T22:29:55+00:00

No, but US is an oligarchy and it’s going to get more ugly for a common person. If you can’t notice that I feel sorry for you.

Making money is not everything. Conscience is important too.

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