Fuck everything about these people. And I mean everything.

hanzvermhatt · 10 days

I think you'd have to be a really quick lay if you want it before she's killed.

wsender · 24 days

I believe the Rohrbach's on Buffalo Rd has hops growing in their patio seating area. Don't know how helpful this is, but it's neat trivia.

rebelman233 · 1 month

Sorry, I'm on the other side of the city, Gates-Chili area so I'm just gonna hit the meeting around the corner from me. I move back downtown in 2 weeks though. PM me if you feel like meeting up sometime.

NonDrunkNorse · 1 month

It's fantastic. I can wake up from a shit night of sleep (~3 hours) full of bad dreams, but I can wake up feeling ok about the night before. I know I don't have to make any apologies for myself from last night. I know I didn't hurt anyone last night. I know I didn't lose anyone or anything last night.

The only thing that brings me down these days is the anxiety and self-loathing from those nights I drank over the past couple years. And AA helps with that. I feel a little lighter after each meeting. Shit, I actually wish there was one I could go to right now.

NonDrunkNorse · 1 month

If you have negative issues happening in your life because of drinking and you felt the need to check out a meeting, you belong there. If you've gotten there without hitting rock bottom, you're lucky and no one will fault you for it. Be envious, maybe. I wish I would've gone sooner. I'd still have an amazing girl, be moving to Seattle in a couple months, having a great life.

But I waited. I tried to control my drinking on my own. It only got worse with time. It cost me almost everything.

If I'd been at the meeting and talked to you, I would've given you my number. I would've made a plan to hit another meeting with you. I'd have tried to keep you from going as far down as I did. Go back. Go often. Learn about what can (and likely will) happen if you don't stop.

You're here because YOU know you have a problem. Don't wait until you're going to meetings because EVERYONE knows you have a problem and none of them want shit to do with you because of it.

Nusent · 1 month

Just went through this. Lost the most awesome girl I've ever known on our anniversary. Drank a liter of booze a day for a few weeks. Went to detox, needed meds and supervision to get past the withdrawals. I got out and started going to AA.

Go to those meetings. You'll hear a lot of important shit about yourself from what the people there say about themselves. It's scary how much you'll hear your story come out of other people's mouths. You'll realize a lot of things that'll help you deal with the emotional trauma you're dealing with.

You'll have people showing you that when they started to deal with their negative feelings, they could tackle them, move past them, and start working on themselves, living to make their own lives better.

You can basically ignore all the "god" talk. But the rest of what you hear there is important. Not every meeting is going to be awesome or ground breaking, but sober up and go. See a doctor about quitting if you're worried about withdrawal (although I don't imagine it'll be too bad with your drinking habit), then go to a couple meetings and just listen. You don't have to say a word until you're ready.

throwaway748932749 · 1 month

Nope. Not by a long shot.

Im_Fucking_Done · 1 month

You're lucky you're catching yourself this quick. It's a scary, ugly road to head down. I lost just about everything to this shit. I'm 33 and crashing on my mom's couch. (Getting into my own place in 3 weeks). Lost the damn love of my life.

Follow through. Getting through withdrawals is one thing, keeping yourself from going through it again is another. I HIGHLY recommend going to some meeting. You don't have to say a word, just sit through a couple of them. If you're anything like most of us with a drinking problem, you'll learn a lot about yourself listening to the epiphanies and stories of the people in those room. If I had a time machine, I'd go back in time to the first time I quit and make my ass go to meetings. I would've realized somethings about myself that would of kept me from screwing up the best thing in my life.

Good luck, my friend.

Im_Fucking_Done · 1 month

This bit about food is true. When you manage to make yourself eat a couple big meals a day helps a lot. It's far from easy, and it may take you an hour to get through a meal, but you'll feel better with a full belly. Also, vitamins.

Im_Fucking_Done · 1 month

What did you drink? I've noticed that people who stick to beer seem to have much less of a withdrawal issue than people who spent everyday going through a liter of whiskey. I never had bad withdrawal until I had a good solid daily booze habit. Just anecdotal observation here.

Im_Fucking_Done · 1 month

I was drinking a liter of vodka or whiskey a day, everyday. I couldn't have pulled it off with out benzos. If you were only doing a pint a few times a week, you'll be ok. The Klonopin would definitely help, but I'm pretty sure you'll be fine in 2 or 3 days. PM me for my number if you wanna talk.

jls08 · 1 month

I'd probably go for a different prosthetic for the missing left hand. Something less intimidating and dangerous for sexy times.

Wannabeclimbing · 1 month

Also, if you have an Android phone, I recommend these apps.

Recovery App FREE

or some of these Hazelden apps. I read the daily reflections from '24 'Hours' and 'A Day at a Time'. $5 a piece :(

Wannabeclimbing · 1 month

Congrats on making the first week, getting a sponsor, etc. One day at a time and all that, stay out of your own head when the anxiety kicks in. Maybe try Buspar to help with the anxiety. It's helped me a lot and isn't a Benzo.

Also, I'm an atheist and struggle with the higher stuff. Check out the Agnostic AA website. And also, here's a nice bit from "As Bill Sees It" on the issue.

mark_detroit · 2 months

That works for me. A lot of guys might be intimidated by it though. Their loss.

AlcoholicAlt · 2 months

I hit rock bottom, it sucks. Don't get there. If you can stop drinking with out needing detox for the withdrawals, stop now. Go to meetings. You'll find out so much about yourself listening to those other people talk.

Self-medicating? Yeah, I was doing that. I realized that I have problems with anxiety and sleeping. I drank to deal with those issues, among others. I got my doctor to put me on Buspar (non-benzo) for the anxiety. I still suck at sleeping, and may seek out some help from my doctor about that too.

Ultimately though, meeting with people that have made the decision to quit, who have the time sober, whose stories are a window into your future as a drunk, that's what really starts to open your eyes. The things they'll tell you they've realized about themselves, you'll think for a minute and say "Holy shit, me too. I never even realized or admitted that to myself."

supadupac · 2 months

I got out of detox on the Feb. 29th. 9 days in there. I had about a year sober (save a slip or two), when my girlfriend of two years split up with me on our 2 year anniversary (Feb 7th). I went right into the bottle, hard. A couple of weeks of putting down a litre of whiskey or vodka a day. I'd done that year sober without meetings or support. That's why I lost her. That's why I turned right to the bottle when the going got tough.

Since getting out of detox 2 weeks ago, I've been going to AA. I wish I'd done that when I stopped drinking a year ago. The support is needed, the talking is needed, the epiphanies of others and the ones you'll have yourself are all needed.

I may not have lost everything in my life if I had gotten the support to face my issues. Now I'm practically broke, living on my mom's couch, and alone. Congrats on detox, but get continued help and support. I'm an atheist and I still love going to AA. The first meeting or two might seem confusing and awkward, but tough it out, reach out to someone. Almost everyone there is willing to take you under their wing, give you some good literature, walk you through it.

*EDIT: Drinking is never necessary. I went to the bar with friends last night. Didn't drink. Remember the show in vivid clarity, and had a great time.

b00mb0 · 3 months

"Awww."

mark_detroit · 3 months

Sorry, forgot to put genre in title. Actually, not even sure what genre I would use. Thoughts?

dhjin · 3 months

GPU = Graphics Processing Unit (video card).

questionTimeELIF · 3 months

Good to know.

Aedan91 · 3 months

Why are there so many cheese graters hanging behind Red?!

questionTimeELIF · 3 months

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juicymangos · 3 months

Look everybody! This guy knows about everything that's on Netflix and thinks we should too! Let's shut this subreddit down. Nothing to do here.

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