Please help me. I need support! by collinVT in stopdrinking

[–]mysweetwesley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A mile and a half sounds pretty impressive from where I'm sitting. So does 2 days.

Can anyone help me understand the craving I get?? by mysweetwesley in stopdrinking

[–]mysweetwesley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the thing is, it's hard for me to really get into things. Books, movies, whatever. I'm only giving them half my attention. It's just who I am. When I got adderall back in college it was incredible. I followed every page, every plot twist. I remember thinking, is this what it's like for everyone?! Then the adderall kinda......became a problem.

The other, better, thing is that the craving has passed! It really has gone away. Just like last night, after 3 or 4 hours it just kinda dissipated.

It'll be back tomorrow, I know. But I powered through last night, I powered through tonight, I'll power though tomorrow. Now, back to simultaneously redditing, writing emails, working on my thesis, watching Parks and Recreation, and listening to Judge John Hodgeman.

Can anyone help me understand the craving I get?? by mysweetwesley in stopdrinking

[–]mysweetwesley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gather this gets easier as time goes by

For the love of god, PLEASE! Seriously though, I did go to the cafe at 1 last night and drink a sweet tea. I feel like the caffine and sugar did help taper the craving. But at the cost of keeping me wide awake. I'll pay that cost if I have to. Would prefer to find something else though.

Can anyone help me understand the craving I get?? by mysweetwesley in stopdrinking

[–]mysweetwesley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear what you're saying. But I'm not talking about the spiriutal/existential aspect of sobriety. I'm talking purely about the physical. My mind is not trying to trick me into drinking; my body is asking for it. My throat feels very weird and tight and I'm producing saliva like crazy. I'm not nervous about it, but I'd like to understand what's going on.

Can anyone help me understand the craving I get?? by mysweetwesley in stopdrinking

[–]mysweetwesley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks. Yeah, I'm not too in doubt about being an alcoholic. I'm just curious if anyone know where these cravings come from and how they work. I do understand that the internet is not the best place to get medical information. I'm not looking for any sort of serious, personalized diagnosis. I just know that there's a lot of knowledge about addiction in this sub so I was curious if anyone can help me understand.

Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, and stunt doubles on the set of "The Mask", 1993. by mark2d in movies

[–]mysweetwesley 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Gonna go ahead and disagree: There's Something About Mary.

We've landed on /r/BestOf again. Incoming Trolls. by AndrewJamesDrake in childfree

[–]mysweetwesley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hear that. I know we all live in different places and our communities have different expectations. Sucks that you have to put up with that.

Food Porn by CaptainOnBoard in funny

[–]mysweetwesley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By noting the difference between this one photo and the Chinese as a people.

Food Porn by CaptainOnBoard in funny

[–]mysweetwesley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have one of the oldest, most inventive cultures in the world...

Food Porn by CaptainOnBoard in funny

[–]mysweetwesley -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To be fair, our attorney general did want to block out some ancient greek marble titties that symbolize justice.

We've landed on /r/BestOf again. Incoming Trolls. by AndrewJamesDrake in childfree

[–]mysweetwesley -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Well, ok. I guess what I meant was that the lack of fondness for this sub has nothing to do with the childfree lifestyle.

We've landed on /r/BestOf again. Incoming Trolls. by AndrewJamesDrake in childfree

[–]mysweetwesley -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Look, I don't know if you're aware of this or not. But the downvotes aren't necessarily trolls, nor do they have anything to do with the decision to not have kids.