Drink to cope

Everyone has their vises and addictions but i never understood how ppl get addicted to alcohol. Tastes like dogchit and feels like garbage, both during and afterwards.

Anyone else here have a drinking problem? Am I just a pussy for not being able to stop. Every time I get in my car it's like it's on autopilot and drives me to the gas station and I don't even realize it until I'm already drinking.

its legal and most people are afraid to do what is illegal even if it isnt as harmful to your body.

I really expect when marijuana becomes fully legal we will see far less alcoholics and DUIs

Everyone has their vises and addictions but i never understood how ppl get addicted to alcohol. Tastes like dogchit and feels like garbage, both during and afterwards.

So why the defensive posture? You made it.

You literally have had to agree with my sentiment in order to achieve that.

its legal and most people are afraid to do what is illegal even if it isnt as harmful to your body.

I really expect when marijuana becomes fully legal we will see far less alcoholics and DUIs

Drunk rn. Wasn’t gonna drink today. Happens every time dfs

This is probably very true. It’s been my experience that most people drive far more cautiously when they’re smoking weed than when they’re not. In sensible states like California, weed duis don’t exist. Because that’s not really a thing... not like it matters as it pertains to this... cuz quest plus upmc, double win. Plus you’d done it under the direction of Google with information you’d read off opio and connected to an online drug empire agora... misrepresented documents and abused the legal system.

Yeah, this pretty much. My most recent ex-gf had an issue with my drinking. I realized that sometimes when I intend to get a buzz I end up blacking out. Then I wondered why I cared if I was buzzed or drunk. Then I realized it was the gf, so I dumped her.

really I only drink moderately, but I also puff the magic dragon and that's when the black-outs happen... But I'm medical, so it's medicine. right?

Drunk rn. Wasn’t gonna drink today. Happens every time dfs

Yeah bro I know exactly what you mean, probably. It’s awful. Being ashamed of it and feeling like chit all the time makes it worse. Like why the fuk does my brain make me like this. I literally gain pleasure living vicariously through normal people

one or two points in my life I definitely abused alcohol pretty hard but I drink pretty responsible it doesn't even bring me that much pleasure or enjoyment plus desire to be healthy and have a good physique makes it pretty easy for me not to PLUS cannabis is legal where I am so I would choose that every single time over alcohol and to be honest since legalization my usage has cut down to virtual zero I would say if you can live a happy and successful life free of vices you truly made it despite celebrating or maybe relaxing after a long day most substances are PURE cope and thats where the abuse comes in since you GOTTA keep reinforcing the cope with more substance because it wears off SRS

If you just invest into yourself to make your life better you will virtually not touch anything SRS.

Not bragging but I have a great physique and am strong as hell despite the drinking. Plus have access to legal weed. Definitely using alcohol to cope though.

Well, I would say great physique is relative same with strong as hell personal I feel like drinking PREVENTED any ability for me to gain muscle and have a good physique MAYBE very sparingly like once a month or every couple months you could probably have a great physique but in my opinion if you're even drinking once every week it's over SRS not my opinion but SCIENCE your body isn't going to be able to process protein to build no muscle let alone maintain your current muscle and plus you will AGE like milk. Can't fathom how you can be a boozer and have legal weed HALF of what made me drink in the first place was not having access to weed.

Stop coping you ****GET loser or get used to your PATHETIC life srs cus AIN'T chit gone change SRS.

Honestly, you're right. I have gotten used to being a pathetic loser. That's why I want to change.

The first thing you need to understand is that you are lying right now. Not to us. You believe what you said so even though it is inaccurate, it isn’t a lie.

You are lying to yourself.

You make the decision to drink long before you go to the gas station. ****, long before you get in your car.

Pretending this is some type of magic warp in time is simply a transparent and obvious attempt at deflecting accountability and responsibility.

That being said, alcoholism (and addiction in general) is literal insanity.

People drink alcohol and use drugs long after what most people would consider a rock bottom. They are not ignorant about the negative consequences of their behavior, they feel it. At least until the next chemically induced dopamine rush.

Fat people know they are fat and they hate themselves for it.

Alcoholics know and understand they are self destructive to the point of indirect suicidal behavior, but the insanity helps us ignore it.

Denial is both one of the best and worst natural human tendencies that we exhibit as a species on a regular basis.

So stop being in denial and lying to yourself.

You choose to drink long before you get in the car to go get a drink. This is not an opinion or speculation. You will agree after being exposed to wording.

I appreciate simplicity. So make it simple. When you get in your car, say one of these two things out loud....

“I choosing to go get alcoholic beverages to drink”.

“I am choosing to not get an alcoholic beverage”.

Then do that thing.

If you say the second phrase, but then pretend to be in some type of delusional autonomous uncontrollable state, and find yourself in a gas station cooler, or swiping your card, say it again.

I am choosing to drink. I don’t have to. I could not do this right now. I am making the decision to do it. Because you are. And denying that is lying to yourself.

I strongly support you and your process towards sobriety, but it is your process, or lack of.

Be real with yourself bro.

You don’t black out at the gas station and you don’t black out the multiple hours before hand when you make the decision to do it.

Accept responsibility.

Personally I am much more forgiving and accepting of people who accept responsibility but still fail to meet whatever standard, than those who pretend meeting that standard was beyond their conscious decision making process.

My opinion doesn’t matter. I don’t matter. I hope this message does matter. It is not my message. It is a message.

Do with it what you will.

Well, The first step is realizing and admitting you have a problem and recognizing the desire for change it should be pretty obvious what you need to do you just need to stop procrastinating and do it that simple action will yield far greater results then COPING like a FOOKING loser SRS.

I would also suggest swapping booze for cannabis completely NOT as a way to get messed up and numb the pain but a way to transition away from a substance that hurts you pretty badly physically to one much more gentle and hopefully you will feel better as a result and as that happens you won't feel the need to smoke or drink anymore and try to stick with vape or edibles I wouldn't suggest anybody smoke cannabis because that is really not that healthy at all.

Pretty sure I completed your first step by making this thread. I know I suck and I'm pathetic. I've tried cannabis. That's not the solution for me.

The first thing you need to understand is that you are lying right now. Not to us. You believe what you said so even though it is inaccurate, it isn’t a lie.

You are lying to yourself.

You make the decision to drink long before you go to the gas station. ****, long before you get in your car.

Pretending this is some type of magic warp in time is simply a transparent and obvious attempt at deflecting accountability and responsibility.

That being said, alcoholism (and addiction in general) is literal insanity.

People drink alcohol and use drugs long after what most people would consider a rock bottom. They are not ignorant about the negative consequences of their behavior, they feel it. At least until the next chemically induced dopamine rush.

Fat people know they are fat and they hate themselves for it.

Alcoholics know and understand they are self destructive to the point of indirect suicidal behavior, but the insanity helps us ignore it.

Denial is both one of the best and worst natural human tendencies that we exhibit as a species on a regular basis.

So stop being in denial and lying to yourself.

You choose to drink long before you get in the car to go get a drink. This is not an opinion or speculation. You will agree after being exposed to wording.

I appreciate simplicity. So make it simple. When you get in your car, say one of these two things out loud....

“I choosing to go get alcoholic beverages to drink”.

“I am choosing to not get an alcoholic beverage”.

Then do that thing.

If you say the second phrase, but then pretend to be in some type of delusional autonomous uncontrollable state, and find yourself in a gas station cooler, or swiping your card, say it again.

I am choosing to drink. I don’t have to. I could not do this right now. I am making the decision to do it. Because you are. And denying that is lying to yourself.

I strongly support you and your process towards sobriety, but it is your process, or lack of.

Be real with yourself bro.

You don’t black out at the gas station and you don’t black out the multiple hours before hand when you make the decision to do it.

Accept responsibility.

Personally I am much more forgiving and accepting of people who accept responsibility but still fail to meet whatever standard, than those who pretend meeting that standard was beyond their conscious decision making process.

My opinion doesn’t matter. I don’t matter. I hope this message does matter. It is not my message. It is a message.

Do with it what you will.

Sucks bro, like I try to hide it from people close to me even though they can tell the second they see me.

Everyone has their vises and addictions but i never understood how ppl get addicted to alcohol. Tastes like dogchit and feels like garbage, both during and afterwards.

Can you elaborate on that, bro? Srs

I’m the last person that would judge you. And sometimes it helps to talk about it. Also there might be people who are struggling with the same thing dude

I mean I dunno whatever, much love bro

I mean like my mom invites me over for dinner and I show up with a sprite bottle filled with vodka. She'll ask if I'm ok and I jsut say yes.

Oh ok I usually go with a vitamin water bottle filled with vodka. Lime flavored

People seem to be relatively tolerant as long as you manage your behavior to a decent degree

I also can’t seem to be sober around my family. It’s sad and a huge source of pain