Late 30's. I love how these AA group, therapists and the list goes on thinks that alcohol is what is making someone depressed and they will feel so much better without it. Well, I've officially hit 18 months no alcohol. Not a single drop. I feel just as sh*tty, depressed, and anxious as I did when drinking. My one suicide attempt at 18 where the rope budged (ded fuking srs) i had never up to that point had a sip of alcohol. Never did drugs.

Antidepressants made me worse and made me gain 30 lbs (lost it back the last 4 months).

Whether it's feelings of dread, nervousness. and utter despair, alcohol would fix it. Whether my nerve spasms in my back from years of competitive sports, a few sips of alcohol would get rid of it.

I am literally no better off than 18 months ago mental health wise. Let's not of course forget getting no female intimacy because I can only do that when drinking (which I had pretty good success with).

So unless you are getting behind the wheel or have health problems with your organs, I say go for it.

Anyone who expresses how great they feel about now being sober means they certainly never needed alcohol, and the reason they became hooked to it was simply to get drunk. (srs)

stop crying and fist yourself

Not seeing the problem here.

enjoy your life homie.

Imagine being so useless you can't even rope yourself. Typical red insect, cry me a river

Alcohol doesn't fix the problem like you state in the OP. It just treats the symptoms for a few hours. You should see a therapist OP. Also, if you aren't, go to the gym and starting eating healthy. Do you pursue any kind of worthwhile goals like career or hobby wise? What gives you drive?

Happiness comes from within. Despite how corny that sounds, it's true.

stops working after a while and just makes it worse, unless you're only drinking rarely, but if you're using it to cope with life then i doubt that would be the case

Drinking alcohol does not fix your problems. Quitting alcohol also does not fix your problems. You obviously have issues other than alcohol addiction. Stop being a ****g0t and fix them.

I quit for almost 3 years before and my life was still just as empty and meaningless

U arent the only one op

Holy chit your sig gave me cancer srs.

You are a new user. Join date in 2018 means you don't even know what the real misc is.

SMFH indefinitely. Neg away if you want, doesn't mean anything from you. Just came out of retirement to say this

I mean I fully believe that some of my happiest and most fun memories/experiences involved alcohol. Nothing wrong with it in moderation IMO.

just accept yourself for who you are. lots of successfull drunkcels.

Stop drinking and stop taking anti-depressants. Your life will be way better.

If I spent my life rooting for cheaters, I guess I'd need a constant escape from reality, too.

What is nice about being drunk? it fkn sucks. how can you just get dissy and headache

For a lifelong alcoholic with a legit issue. Go fuk yourself you larping piece of chit.

Go back to Reddit fgt.

Thanks.

Yeah this, I just don't get the appeal. Alcohol is a terrible drug. Zero euphoria compared to certain other substances i won't name.

Don't lie to yourself. Alcohol does give euphoria.

~201 days sober

Euphoria only occurs during consumption and the uptick tho. After you start metabolizing and aren’t consuming more it’s gone.

Pretty much one of the reasons once I start I don’t stop, even if I decided to have a shot at 5am, would probably be 30 deep by end of day.

Perhaps it doesn't for him. I'm sure there's some people out there like that.

So in that 18 months did you just stop drinking or did you also get help for all of your other issues?

You are a weak minded sympathy seeking individual

What's your main account, OP?

It's part brainwashing so you get euphoria from social interactions with other drunks, but intrapersonally we may drink because we are stressed. However, stress is necessary for survival as it tells us something in our lives is wrong. If it's a job we hate, we should quit instead of numb the pain. That's akin to suicide srs.Jelly of those people srs. I met a chick once in college allergic to alcohol. She had to attend one of those Intervention classes because she didn't know of her allergy and ended up in the hospital.

She might consider herself unlucky, but not according to Allen Carr...

your life is ****, the alcohol just hid that from you and made you forget.

Now that you're clean you just realize it

Do something about it

Well being drunk IS fun. But everything that comes after sucks.

Why did you Basically tell me to kill myself?

He is indeed prone to bouts of *******ry