Smoke Weed
Alcohol withdrawal is KICKING MY ***. Official support thread.
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Smoke Weed
dennis roadman
nuclear war in my bag
we need some of these in here
I'm going down the wrong path now.I can't smoke so newbie drinking like crazy its like I don't know when to stop.I'm getting drunk a good 4 times a week today I woke up drunk ain't get sober till like 3pm
Hope yall are able to get up off the stuff. I know any kind of addiction ain't easy to deal with.
I'm thinking that ya'll will have to gradually get yourselves off of it. With any addiction, if you just try to quit cold turkey, it will be extremely difficult. Certain people have the willpower to pull it off, but most don't... When you cold turkey quit, there's often a big void and you may be able to quit for a little while, but you will rubberband and go right back into it harder than ever. You have to gradually quit and find a replacement.
If you're used to 4 shots a day, each time you take a shot, instead of filling it to the top, only fill it up 3/4 of the way. Do that for a while, and then take it down to 1/2. You have to slowly wean yourself off and find a replacement drink, whether it be gatorade or whatever else to drink along the way.
If you're used to hard liquor, start using less potent hard liquor, and eventually go from hard liquor to beer... and then from beer to something else. You have to gradually step down and find a replacement.
I'm thinking that ya'll will have to gradually get yourselves off of it. With any addiction, if you just try to quit cold turkey, it will be extremely difficult. Certain people have the willpower to pull it off, but most don't... When you cold turkey quit, there's often a big void and you may be able to quit for a little while, but you will rubberband and go right back into it harder than ever. You have to gradually quit and find a replacement.
If you're used to 4 shots a day, each time you take a shot, instead of filling it to the top, only fill it up 3/4 of the way. Do that for a while, and then take it down to 1/2. You have to slowly wean yourself off and find a replacement drink, whether it be gatorade or whatever else to drink along the way.
If you're used to hard liquor, start using less potent hard liquor, and eventually go from hard liquor to beer... and then from beer to something else. You have to gradually step down and find a replacement.
Been kinda off schedule but sticking to my six drink limit so far.
Yesterday I drank my sixth drink from Friday at like 8am then proceeded to drink all six of my Saturday drinks by about noon.
As soon as midnight hit I stared on Sunday's drinks. Two shots back to back. I have four drinks in my budget for the rest of Sunday...
I have been on the four drink routine for the weekdays but I might allow six drinks Monday too since I'm off work.. We'll see.
I am hardly even getting a buzz drinking a couple drinks at a time but I haven't been feeling symptoms this weekend so prayerfully I am getting over the hump.
Yesterday I drank my sixth drink from Friday at like 8am then proceeded to drink all six of my Saturday drinks by about noon.
As soon as midnight hit I stared on Sunday's drinks. Two shots back to back. I have four drinks in my budget for the rest of Sunday...
I have been on the four drink routine for the weekdays but I might allow six drinks Monday too since I'm off work.. We'll see.
I am hardly even getting a buzz drinking a couple drinks at a time but I haven't been feeling symptoms this weekend so prayerfully I am getting over the hump.
Born2BKing
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Damn this is a real ass thread. 
The coli fam for sharing their stories and struggles. I myself used to drink liquor damn near everynight. I still drink beer pretty often but trying to slow down on that too. Those shakes are a mufukka though. Saddest time in my life was when my mother noticed them and confronted me about it. 
The coli fam for sharing their stories and struggles. I myself used to drink liquor damn near everynight. I still drink beer pretty often but trying to slow down on that too. Those shakes are a mufukka though. Saddest time in my life was when my mother noticed them and confronted me about it. 
UserNameless
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I was gonna say that, too.
But the amount of alcohol consumed isn't necessarily THE barometer for alcohol abuse. It's up to the person to determine whether misuse/abuse is occurring (if functionality hasn't been adversely effected). Technically, if functionality isn't effected, then he/she probably doesn't meet the textbook definition of being alcohol dependent and/or even an alcoholic, although a chemical and/or psychological dependence might have begun to form.
But if someone who rarely drank started drinking a beer a night or a glass of wine and it slowly progressed to two, leading to a practice that had once been foreign to that person, then that's at the least misuse for that person and it probably should be checked.
I just smoked a bowl of loud and downed a 4 pack of,...and ate a pack of Snackwells....BUT, I cooked healthy, drank 20 oz of water (after 20:00) and plan on 8 hours of great REM.
fukk are yall non-balanced ******s on?
This nicca said "Snackwells!"
I noticed that before I noticed the N word in the post. Didn't catch the N word 'til someone quoted it.
But now...It all makes sense.
Man, AA ain't religious. Or at least it's not supposed to be, although it can be viewed as having religious elements. But AA groups are often held at churches because churches don't charge AA groups for using the space.
Peer support could help.
Again, this is a misconception. From my understanding, AA promotes spirituality. Spirituality is acknowledgment, acceptance and reverence to anything outside and greater than yourself. There is a push to acknowledge the Creator, though.
Attending NA/AA and taking it seriously in and of itself could be a spiritual experience for you. I bet it is for some who attend.
It's about how you view the experience, and, I will say, the group culture could effect that experience. You'd just have to find the right group. I think they have young 20-somethings groups.
...And I know of atheists/agnostics who attend AA.
Eastside Get The Money
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I think I was turning into an alcoholic for a minute when I was looking for a job. What I would suggest is cut all liq out first, drink on brews. And don't buy a case at a time, buy a tall boy or two. I hardly ever drink liq now (shyt is really poison 
) but it's hard to quit cold turkey. At least the beer isn't as bad for you 
) but it's hard to quit cold turkey. At least the beer isn't as bad for you
dennis roadman
nuclear war in my bag
I was gonna say that, too.
But the amount of alcohol consumed isn't necessarily THE barometer for alcohol abuse. It's up to the person to determine whether misuse/abuse is occurring (if functionality hasn't been adversely effected). Technically, if functionality isn't effected, then he/she probably doesn't meet the textbook definition of being alcohol dependent and/or even an alcoholic, although a chemical and/or psychological dependence might have begun to form.
But if someone who rarely drank started drinking a beer a night or a glass of wine and it slowly progressed to two, leading to a practice that had once been foreign to that person, then that's at the least misuse for that person and it probably should be checked.
This nicca said "Snackwells!"
I noticed that before I noticed the N word in the post. Didn't catch the N word 'til someone quoted it.
But now...It all makes sense.
Man, AA ain't religious. Or at least it's not supposed to be, although it can be viewed as having religious elements. But AA groups are often held at churches because churches don't charge AA groups for using the space.
Peer support could help.
Again, this is a misconception. From my understanding, AA promotes spirituality. Spirituality is acknowledgment, acceptance and reverence to anything outside and greater than yourself. There is a push to acknowledge the Creator, though.
Attending NA/AA and taking it seriously in and of itself could be a spiritual experience for you. I bet it is for some who attend.
It's about how you view the experience, and, I will say, the group culture could effect that experience. You'd just have to find the right group. I think they have young 20-somethings groups.
...And I know of atheists/agnostics who attend AA.
i've spent my fair share of time in religious atmospheres and for my own situation, that shyt is as bad as using. that's why i personally choose to avoid it. i'd probably benefit more from some bobby seale proletarian mindfulness than acknowledging a creator and spirituality mumbo jumbo tbh. but whatever works, works..
Roaden Polynice
Superstar
This will be perhaps one of 20 serious opinionated posts out of my thousands that I've had on Sohh and The Coli:
Keep up the good work brehs. shyt is real.
I can't speak from personal feelings and experience, and I can hardly imagine going through some of the withdrawal symptoms of alcoholism, but keep your resolve strong.
Though, I do think it is harmful to bounce from one substance/dependency to another.
I've always felt that people suggesting that others should consume more weed to overcome their addictions to other things, and even beyond that, suggesting weed consumption to cope with other things in life is terrible and misguided. Especially with the rise of more potent strains of marijuana with higher levels of THC which lead to higher addiction and abuse rates. Couple that with the fact that marijuana is more and more accessible than at any time in history, it's simply just bad advice to wean yourself off one addiction to another possible addiction.
I don't necessarily agree with smoking weed, but I've never tried to make anyone stop.
Of course, those weed posts could have been tongue in cheek, however, those are just some thoughts. And that's all I got to say about that.
Keep up the good work brehs. shyt is real.
I can't speak from personal feelings and experience, and I can hardly imagine going through some of the withdrawal symptoms of alcoholism, but keep your resolve strong.
Though, I do think it is harmful to bounce from one substance/dependency to another.
I've always felt that people suggesting that others should consume more weed to overcome their addictions to other things, and even beyond that, suggesting weed consumption to cope with other things in life is terrible and misguided. Especially with the rise of more potent strains of marijuana with higher levels of THC which lead to higher addiction and abuse rates. Couple that with the fact that marijuana is more and more accessible than at any time in history, it's simply just bad advice to wean yourself off one addiction to another possible addiction.
I don't necessarily agree with smoking weed, but I've never tried to make anyone stop.
Of course, those weed posts could have been tongue in cheek, however, those are just some thoughts. And that's all I got to say about that.
Just dont drink?
When you're already addicted, you can't 'just not drink' since you get terrible symptoms once you stop drinking.
What makes alcohol so addiction so easy to get into is that you just start making excuses... just sitting back talking about, "Well ain't nothing wrong with knocking back a shot or two to relax..." or if you're into beer, you don't even think about the fact you are putting poison into your system on a daily basis. Beer is almost looked upon as harmless, but really, you are starting to develop a pattern of consuming alcohol every day with beer. Wine is the same thing, especially if you are one of those who like to 'have wine with a meal.' It's always best to look at drinking alcohol as a special occasion kind of thing because it's real easy to get into the habit of drinking alcohol.
Another addiction that is just as bad is soda addiction. It will burn straight through your teeth as well as through your stomach. Best thing to do is to keep sodas out of your house and avoid buying those huge jugs of alcohol if you can't control your drinking... and never store the bottle in plain sight, because as soon as you see it, your thoughts start racing. Put the bottle in a place that's difficult to get to like the very top and back of a cabinet, so that every time you think about drinking, you associate it with a lot of effort that needs to be extended... and soon you will start thinking, "Man this is too much work," which will help you start the process of getting off. The thing about addictions is they have little to do with 'logical thinking'... It's all about dealing with your feelings and training your feelings to start having a negative association every time you look at that bottle.
What makes alcohol so addiction so easy to get into is that you just start making excuses... just sitting back talking about, "Well ain't nothing wrong with knocking back a shot or two to relax..." or if you're into beer, you don't even think about the fact you are putting poison into your system on a daily basis. Beer is almost looked upon as harmless, but really, you are starting to develop a pattern of consuming alcohol every day with beer. Wine is the same thing, especially if you are one of those who like to 'have wine with a meal.' It's always best to look at drinking alcohol as a special occasion kind of thing because it's real easy to get into the habit of drinking alcohol.
Another addiction that is just as bad is soda addiction. It will burn straight through your teeth as well as through your stomach. Best thing to do is to keep sodas out of your house and avoid buying those huge jugs of alcohol if you can't control your drinking... and never store the bottle in plain sight, because as soon as you see it, your thoughts start racing. Put the bottle in a place that's difficult to get to like the very top and back of a cabinet, so that every time you think about drinking, you associate it with a lot of effort that needs to be extended... and soon you will start thinking, "Man this is too much work," which will help you start the process of getting off. The thing about addictions is they have little to do with 'logical thinking'... It's all about dealing with your feelings and training your feelings to start having a negative association every time you look at that bottle.
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