breh, i went cold turkey years ago and have never gone back to the dark side. i smoke a shytload of weed though. remember this: you are stronger than it. do you want a healthy liver? do you want to avoid cancer? stop drinking. start smoking weed
Do you know how many carcinogens are in weed? Do you know that marijuana causes and also exacerbates anxiety problems? have you ever heard of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome? Smoke is smoke man. Its not good for you, doesnt matter if you smoke cigs, e-cigs, weed, hookah, anything. Weed or alcohol are vices one isnt better than the other. Two sides of the same coin really. I hate to come down on people who smoke pot, especially thinking they are better off than smoking cigs, the truth is out there. Dont just google, is smoking weed healthy, and listen to articles about smoking and cancer, and also read headlines about drs prescribing them as if they arent getting bucks off every prescription they flip. Remember this: you are stronger than it. Your better than it.
I work evenings
Mon- 5th of Vodka - drink about 3 drinks - stumble to bed
Tues- Still working on 5th - 3 more drinks
Weds - finish off 5th
Thurs - 1 beer - half pint vodka
Fri - drink whole pint - few beers- drive home one eye open from where eva i am
Sat - buy 5th - few beers- drink half - drive home
Sun - finish off 5th - buy a half pint - few beers - chill at the crib watch dvr
Im trying to slow down too. I drink alot but at most I think i'd be grumpy, I dont think i'd have withdrawls....
I keep saying I can stop but I think it's gonna be really hard, close to impossible. If I can get over a one month hump i think it'd be easy from there
This is true, 30 days is the minimal whether your going to quit or become a moderate drinker. The best thing you can do is see how far you can take it. The good thing is, you dont have to do that for years you only need 90 days. The first 30 is based of sheer will, plus the heavy getting the alcohol out of your system and your body really starting to function without it. People think that not drinking monday-friday that there body is clear, then they put more alcohol in it. This isnt true. Like Op said, He would stop drinking Sunday and finally sober up Wednesday. This is not an exaggeration. His body would finally get rid of the bulk of the alcohol, through pissing and such, but as far as his liver theres still a lot of time needed to really heal and recover.
the second 30 days or 60 days, is a test of peers and beliefs. If you can go 60 days without succumbing to a drink for a reason, which by this time you will have gone out with friends or been offered, or even thought to yourself "hey im doing good, I can have one", your own thoughts are very powerful, they can be tricky too, if you make it past 60 your in really good shape and moderation will probably work well for you.
If you make it to the full 90, there is a decent notion that 1. You can moderate and 2. If you decide to never drink again, then you can do that as well. I say notion and not stat because theres not necessarily a statistic. There are too many variables and factors to consider especially for someone who hasnt had a clinical evaluation, such as, when you started drinking, the amount, frequency and duration of your drinking, times when youve voluntarily been abstinent and other factors.
The only true testament to not drinking comes from studies from AA, whereas if a person goes 5 years they are less likely to drink or have an issue drinking than anyone else who has never had an issue drinking. Its not a fluke like 30-60-90 because at this point youve made a conscious decision. "I am not going to drink". There are 3 people in AA. Veterans, 10-20 sober, will never ever drink again in there life but choose to stay in AA and pay it forward. Successfully abstinent members- Sober for 5-5+ years and arent present in AA. And then new members working toward being sober or staying sober.
The thing about moderation vs Abstinence is that you have to know yourself. Some alcoholics know that if they take one sip of alcohol their entire life will fall like a house of cards. They know themselves and they know this, moderation wont work for them and they will never try it. Some have to learn the hard way like being 15 years sober, getting married and having alcohol at the wedding only for their life to nearly crash and burn.
AA has or used to have whats called the abstinence violation effect. Which means that for a man who has been sober for 20 years, then has 1 sip of alcohol, that all the hardwork and effort they have put in is basically null. The AVE is not really valid because think about it, if your sober for 1 year, and then you have one drink and feel bad about it 365 days of 366 you felt good and worked hard and now your back to zero? It sounds silly but alcoholics have dreams about drinking alcohol and wake up feeling guilty and talk about it at meetings and such. Theres always something, so dont let too much get you down.
Approaching 6 months since I quit drinking. You can do it.
Congrats
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nikkas clowned me to Bolivian but that shyt helped more than all my aunties with the "poor baby" stuff).
At that point I knew if I kept smoking I was going to go through it again but worse. Luckily I was good again after about 2 days. it's all about will power. mind over matter.
