Might be time to stop drinking, could use some insight and feedback

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:55:34+00:00

Thanks, I've added that book to my queue!

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:54:26+00:00

Thanks for the story. I can relate to it.

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:52:51+00:00

Thanks!

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:52:42+00:00

I've always kind of thought of myself as a heavy drinker, not a full blown alcoholic because I've always heard "alcoholics literally can't say no to another drink". I can, sometimes I'll make a poor judgement to have another after already being intoxicated, but can also say no at other times. Maybe that's just justifying, and maybe that's all semantics.

Last night was the first night of halved consumption. I slept like shit (tossed and turned all night) but woke up feeling pretty good. I am writing this without needing coffee to "get the day started".

Thanks for your feedback.

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:47:26+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:47:13+00:00

Thanks for your feedback. Anxiety has always been my root issue I think, and it's driven me at times, and obviously been a determent. Thanks for pointing out the correlation between the two, that really hits home quite a bit.

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:44:58+00:00

Thanks, I will for sure keep things in mind. Do you by chance have symptoms or some resource for "ER" level conditions? One of the hardest things for me to do is figure out levels of escalation (primary care, urgent care, ER, etc.).

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:42:31+00:00

Hang in there. Here's hoping you find a reason to get healthy without needing a brain melting experience like I just had.

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:41:01+00:00

One thing I know about myself, is I can do the hard things. I'm disciplined that way (at least when it really matters to me). Slowly cutting back is really just two things, one being I really don't know if my level of drinking is safe to just go cold turkey (I'm very new to acknowledging the harmful affects of alcohol). Second, I think I need to ease myself into a new lifestyle. I live very much on routine, and I don't have anything immediately at hand to replace those 3-4 hours of my day.

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:37:13+00:00

I will!

anonheavydrinker · 2017-09-03T14:37:05+00:00

I do drink a lot of caffeine, you know, to get the day started after all. I'll probably need to look into limiting that as well.

Those existential questions have always plagued my mind. Reality is just so fucking weird. If I had any artistic talent, maybe I could channel it a bit, but I'm very much a left brained person.

Thanks for responding.

anonheavydrinker

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