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@Lone_Ranger

Facts

To quote @Vermilion-Rx

Going to go 2 months at least though before keeping it to celebrations, dates, and birthdays.

Shit even I told myself six months which I just hit and it took me almost two year of talking about it and multiple attempts to hit that goal.

At this point I think I could handle a beer or two but I don't see the fucking point. Life is going good.

Like you're, I still go out to the clubs, pubs and dives with half a dozen old friends and even that's getting old.

The further I detach from that lifestyle, the less of an appeal it has on me.

@Typo-MAGAshiv

most addicts are powerless in the face of their addiction.

I am until I'm not.

You're right. It's similar to TRP in the sense you can read about it, you can talk about getting sober, you can go to meetings and will even have bouts of sobriety until your life of addiction is greater pain than whatever it is you're masking.

Much like TRP as well, you can come through it on the other side, head held high for years and fall right back into your old ways.

Been there done that. Could end up strung out again but as long as I keep moving forward, avoid a certain crowd and continue creating positive stressers in my life, I have my doubts.

@redpillschool

I've been drinking ginger beer a as a lot of bar tendera told me to do and also i think someone else said it here

I'll probably pick up some seeds or something

@Lone_Ranger

I don't think so. I just want to stop medication with it and drinking it just because, which was 99% of my drinking

I just don't want to problem drink

@Vermillion-Rx I'm going to be rough with you Vermy - (this is not the place where you are just going to get validated).

This is the booze talking. YOu say you are going to get sober, and then just keep booze for 'celebrations, dates and birthdays'.

You know, I know, we all know that will not work. You'll be exactly where you are now, probably worse off. The fact that you even seem to think that you will be able to keep it to 'occasional' means that the booze has dominated your brain, even during those moments when you are sober.

this is what addiction sounds like - making excuses, making plans to 'contain' the addiction. by the time you get to where you are now, you've already been through a thousands plans to contain it - and they all failed -

am i right?

@Kloi If you end up as an addict, the first step is to admit that you are powerless - that is where you will get your power.

I have known a few alcoholics. They are powerless.....WHILE THEY ARE STILL DRINKING.

The day they step away from it, is the day they get power.

@Vermillion-Rx so you plan on being an alcoholic for the rest of your life. I see.

@Typo-MAGAshiv I am not sure that's a good rule. It breaks the one great rule -never marry. If you are prepared t have her as a life partner and mother to your children, shack up. Otherwise don't.

@MentORPHEUS no you are literally projecting your fruitness on a tree because you don't go well as you uglilly insult me from your gypsy camp within your psychiatric ward as you insanely ramble and I have most scientifically and literally proven that you don't go well