alcohol isn’t good
as a long time beer drinker I’m now annoyed about how so much revolves around beer
I’m glad there are good NA beers and hop beverages - I like the taste of hops
but beer isn’t good for me
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alcohol isn’t good
as a long time beer drinker I’m now annoyed about how so much revolves around beer
I’m glad there are good NA beers and hop beverages - I like the taste of hops
but beer isn’t good for me
For me nothing's better with a hit of weed than holding it in and chugging half a beer, then blowing out the smoke.. And the buzz of weed with the buzz of 3-infinity beers was my free time vibe for over 20 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by ~mikey b
I’m able to smoke and not drink
I can’t drink and not smoke
I can’t drink and not drink
3 infinity beers
yeah - that’s it - that’s how it goes
I smoked weed before I drank. Was high from 17-22, started to make me paranoid. Kinda grew out of it. Then drank hard for 20 plus yrs.
Doing this after a line of good old time crank was my magic trifecta. All balanced each other out.Quote:
Originally Posted by SumJongGuy
yikes
no thanks
So true, so much socially revolves around drinking in General. Not totally sober but down to about 10 drinks a week and its noticeable.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~mikey b
Hop water from Sierra and Ricks are good hoppy seltzers.
30 years ago, it was the cure. Today, it would be a death sentence.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~mikey b
It was the cool snap and bubbly feeling I got not the hops that made drinking beer so damned heavenly. If no buzz arrives with it I'd rather drink a Pepsi or straight seltzer with a little lime. I was experimenting with different hop options and brewing my own beer at the end of it all fwiw..
328 days AF.
I remember posting in the first sobriety thread years ago when I was trying to stop drinking.
Obviously it didn't stick back then.
Reality was that I wasn't ready to quit yet.
Happy to see other maggots here living AF.
Best decision I have ever made for myself.
Reborn and offered a new life is how I feel right now.
The old addicted life was a death sentence.
Be the best version of yourselves 💯💪
2 years today boys. Another lap around the sun. Best thing I ever did. Shout out to WRG, dude has been super solid!
FKNA.
Congratulations 👏
Thats a huge accomplishment.
And I agree about WRG setting the bar high on the forum.
He was one of the first people I seen post here about his addiction and AF journey.
Shout out to Splat who always asked me why I drank so much alcohol.
He was right ✅
Strong work, both of you.
Legit stoke! Well done..Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
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Nice work Twins, good luck
Thankyou ❤️Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
I'm just blown away how awesome life is without alcohol in it.
My addiction had me believing I needed to drink to have fun.
It invaded every aspect of my life.
I now show others
" by example "
that its a big lie that we need to poison ourselves to have fun.
I have more fun and am more reachable now then when I was intoxicated.
Our perception of what alcohol does for us is needs to change.
Just like cigarettes.
I spent my first season skiing AF this year.
Last time that happened was 1980.
Talk about being free!
FUCK!!!! 😂😂😂😂
No more stress trying to get fucked up before I even stepped into my skis.
That was my addiction at work.
Again THANKYOU Woodsy.
Kick ass ya'll. Like Woodys, I'm liking my life as a light drinker. Be honest with yourselves and do what works for you.
I had reached the point where alcohol was most definitely interfering with my fun activates, including skiing. Finding myself too drunk to ski/play drums/golf/etc.. when I really didn't want to be too drunk to perform at a high level.... That was the first clue that it was getting out of hand.
Yet I definitely wondered if I'd still enjoy stuff like that sober because I'd been rolling buzzed for decades..
Congrats to you all!
It’s amazing how insidious it is. When I quit I realized pretty quick every aspect of life involved booze and drugs or both.
Sorry for jumping in this thread with this but I need some help for my brother. He's in a bad place. He's been on radio silence for quite a while but finally texted me this morning that he needs help bad. Sounds like a really bad scene, shit and piss and who the fuck knows. I'm sure he was hammered when he texted me and probably won't even remember texting me. I need to get him in somewhere medical pronto This is in Mass. Anybody got any ideas or knowledge for me?
Hospitals can usually refer a detox/mental crisis center that starts that process. They are usually either in the hospital or very close by. Don't worry about health insurance stuff. They'll take him regardless of that situation,Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
He had prostate cancer a few years ago, it may have come back, that may explain some of it, but he's been a heavy drinker all his life and lost his job a couple years ago and he's basically just been drinking since. Not sure what's what with him but I gotta do something pronto.
I searched on massachusetts alcoholic assistance and saw a number of places you could call that seemed like they might have good advice for you.
All I got, but having lost a brother to alcohol & drugs, I wish for the best outcome for you and your brother.
Thanks man.
Asking around if anyone I know has any experience with any of them here in MA, I’ll post any responses here.
Good luck. Also wishing you and your brother the best.
Sorry, ice, I got nothing but hoping for the best for your brother and you.
Yeah man, mostly what's posted above. Sounds like he's asking for some help which is great. He's probably got to get into some detox. He's got to get into AA. Tons of ppl will be on the jump to help. Search local AA meeting and go. They will know what to do.
Two people so far have brought up McLean hospital.Quote:
Originally Posted by Self Jupiter
Friend’s mom cares for patients often sees them discharged from Adcare (Rhode Island) and Recovery Centers of America, national outfit.
Daughter update.
5 days in the hospital after a bender
10 days in detox
38 days in rehab
Working on 100 meetings in 100 days.
Meds back in check and working well
Starting her Intense Out Patient therapy next week.
Moved her and her pup into my Mom's house, so she has a place to stay away from a resort town. She has a job lined up at a country store restaurant that doesn't serve alcohol. Starts in a week or two. Working cleaning a condo that my son-in-law just completed getting it ready to turn over to the owner.
So far so good, saying all the right stuff, fingers crossed this time.
I was also in a death spiral at the end of my drinking. I was hell bent on drinking myself to death.. until I found a reason to live. Short of that no detox or treatment or program would have mattered. I pray for everyone here and their troubled family members.. You have to decide you want to live and go to any length to stay alive. But you might have to detox before you can see that reality.
Hey Ice, it’s a harder road sometimes, but if you can get him to an ER and he is in as bad a shape as you say they can do a 72hr hold on him while you get the next step lined up. Could go a few ways, but hopefully if you catch him in a moment of lucidity you can get him into a longer stay somewhere. Catching him at the right time is key, as if the cravings dominate he may just go after the 72hr. As stated, he needs to want it to some degree and you can help keep him in motion. Best wishes to you my man,
Yeah hopefully that's the plan for tomorrow if he'll go. We'll see. Thanks.
some rehabs will require the detox at a medical facility first
when I went to rehab they sent me to the hospital to detox first but I’d already been off the beer for a couple weeks so it didn’t matter - but they required I go there first - the hospital kicked me to rehab the next morning - the guy in the bed next to me had a heart attack and died while I was eating pizza I DoorDashed to the hospital
He ate the poisoned slice?
Fuck.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~mikey b
he had been drinking a handle of tequila, along with a case of beer to wash it down, every day for months
seeing that shit will wake your ass up, let me tell ya
Congrats to those clicking off anniversaries. I’m okay with being a very light drinker right now. That came after a lot of time sober. I am stunned sometimes to think of how much I negatively effected so much of my life heavy drinking. Baffles me now. I’ve lost a lot of folks to drugs and alcohol, so thoughts and prayers to those of you fighting to help saved a loved one.
I wasn’t that far off. I was drinking 1/3-1/2 a bottle of cheap Vodka and between 4 and 8 Steel Reserves every night by the end. All pretty much 100% hidden from my wife, and basically everybody else. And it was getting worse by the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~mikey b
I had these insane notions that I could have been a great spy or something because I could hide my second life so well, fucking delusional.
April 28, 2010 is my day.
Otzi, I wish you and your brother the best.
And mazeltov to Byates! (Listen to the whole song, not just the happy birthday!)
wow man
Jerry Garcia died in detox. The risks of detox are significant for a severe case of addiction. but I'd wager that every single person who ever died in detox was dead by rights had they not tried detox. It's always worth the risk because if you're that bad off you're definitely gonna die without it.