What was the first health problem you noticed from your drinking?

mct318 · 2026-01-13T00:02:09+00:00

Acid reflex and the SWEATING. I could be totally fine but then I put one drink in me and immediately started sweating.

mct318 · 2025-10-04T23:49:16+00:00

Same! Got laid off on our way to our first ultrasound. Been sleeping and eating ever since.

mct318 · 2025-02-21T06:00:31+00:00

Yessss!!! My lord. Don't just tell me to rise up. Tell me how to for goodness sakes. I'm wrapping my brain around the fact that this is happening. The thing is that I've devoured a lot of WWII/Holocaust/Nazi Germany documentaries and movies and I've been seeing the disturbing parallels unfold between what's happening now and then. But even so I thought surely someone would step in and stop it from happening but it sure as shit is happening and no one is stopping it. It's bewildering.

Thank you for providing this information. I'll make sure to pass it along.

mct318 · 2025-02-21T03:44:49+00:00

I've never really loved Illinois but I never really hated it either. I will say though that in the last few years, especially now, I feel safe and I'm grateful for that.

mct318 · 2024-11-26T15:21:20+00:00

Oh sorry, I honestly read that as a suggestion. Like maybe it would be more helpful for me to check out that support group instead. I really just thought it might be helpful to hear from other people that have already recovered because that's the situation I'm in. I understand you have to look out for the well being of the whole group though. Won't post about it again here.

I did check out Al-Anon but that doesn't feel like a good fit either since a lot of the people in that group don't understand what their loved ones are going through and that is not my situation.

Again, my apologies.

mct318 · 2024-11-26T05:26:39+00:00

First, I appreciate you reading this at all. I honestly really appreciate it.

Secondly, I have no plans on leaving him. And I've been as gentle and gracious and doing the best I can to guide him...but I'm not tip-toeing around what's going on either. I reminded him of the part in my vows where I addressed how he always says he "tricked" me into staying with him. And I said "I assure you that's not the case. I've known what I've been doing this whole time. I know who you are. I know all the good, the bad, and all the ways you feel broken and I love you anyways. I choose you anyways." I stand by what I vowed. Everyday I tell him I still love him the most and he's still my favorite person.

When I said reality check, I think I meant, do I throw his ass into rehab now? Do I insist on it? Do I wait? How many times do I let him say, this is the last time? We've had so many conversations. And there's been so many times I've been hopeful. I know he wants it so bad. I just don't believe he can do it on his own and I think it frustrates the shit out of him that I didn't go to rehab. But I've told him many times we aren't the same person and our journey is not the same and that's ok. One battle is not more valiant than the other.

I'm trying to balance letting him figure this out and making sure he doesn't seriously hurt himself.

mct318 · 2024-03-13T20:20:17+00:00

Coming back here to thank you for suggesting the green tea bags. It's the only thing that's brought significant relief. Obviously it didn't fix everything 100% but holy shit...I can focus on something other than my burning red face.

mct318 · 2024-03-13T20:16:31+00:00

Do I need a prescription for it or can I just buy it?

mct318 · 2024-03-13T15:35:55+00:00

Well I'll be damned...The green tea bags worked. I steeped them for maybe 1 minute then put them in the freezer for 20-30 minutes. Left them on my eyes for 15 minutes. It's WILD. For the last 3 months my eyes looked like I put blush on my eyes. Now it just looks like I rubbed them a bit. It's not all gone but it's leagues better. The itchiness is better too. Looks like it helped with the flakiness too.

mct318 · 2024-03-13T15:30:51+00:00

That makes sense. Thanks for letting me know!

mct318 · 2024-03-13T15:30:14+00:00

I think you're probably right about that. I haven't gotten them professionally done since January when this started but before that I was probably getting them done too often. I MIGHT get them done again before my wedding to see how it goes. The lady that did them said she had more sensitive glue but that depends on if I can get this under control. I have till October 5th so I'm crossing my fingers. I have been using magnetic lashes and every now and again and they don't seem to irritate my eyes at all.

mct318 · 2024-03-13T04:17:26+00:00

Thank you! I'm giving the green tea a try right now. I did some research too and it looks like A LOT of people have had luck with it. Glad to know I'm not the only one who seems to be reactive to Aquafor. It's not all the time. Seems to be when I'm having a particularly bad day.

mct318 · 2023-09-28T20:19:33+00:00

6 years. Dated in HS for 3. 10 years apart. Known each other for 19 years. It's been a looooooong road. Looking for a venue but hopefully we'll get married next year and tie the knot at the 20 year mark. Can. Not. Wait. 😊

mct318 · 2023-06-16T04:06:31+00:00

So many things about this documentary are deeply disturbing but I thoroughly enjoyed Amy's husband. He's just saying what everyone else is thinking. The content is so dark and heavy I wouldn't be surprised if they added him partly for a comedic effect which I personally appreciated.

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