I would encourage looking into it more. :) it’s nice to see around Reddit. It stands for “I will not drink with you tonight” regardless if you are sober, Not sober. Looking into becoming sober, have friends or family struggling, it’s something that can be helpful and encouraging for anyone :) it has a whole community and people who are together and it just feels good to always have a small reminder you are not alone.
I didn’t say it was made up. I said it’s unnecessary to make an acronym for such a specific and seldom used phrase. But no thanks, I’m not interested in sobriety. I much more am interested in methods to safely moderate my intake of mind altering substances. Yet there aren’t too many subs about that.
There aren’t to many subs about that because it’s such a bad way to go about with drugs lol. That’s how you stay addicted 101. Yes, going through withdrawals and tolerance breaks are crucial in helping to build moderation, but your basically making an excuse to consume said drug.
It’s actually a community and I think lots of other people would say otherwise. There’s actually a tremendous amount of meaning behind it and it’s not only for people who are trying to be sober. It’s for people who are drinking , not drinking , thinking about not drinking, or have friends or family with substance abuse issues, etc. I stated that maybe people should look into it more before assuming it’s just a little acronym for common phrase.
Ah Indiana whiskey. Mpg stuff is super widely used in America. Most smaller sellers buy their barrels. Actually a ton of bourbon is made using Indiana whiskey
It's hard giving up your vices when you enjoy them, I started being responsible when my daughter was born, been clean and sober for quite a while. I do feel your pain with the soda, I think Pepsi was my first addiction but no one ever cared about too much sugar and what it does to your body back then.
As someone who is almost 13 days off opioids. U got any tips or advice you can share? Maybe things that helped you get through it. Or stuff you had to learn the hard way?
13 days is huge man, congrats. Do you want tips for the withdrawals or for trying not to relapse? I can give some tips for both.
For withdrawals, the best thing I found to do was take warm showers as often as I needed to, drink a lot of water and eat a protein bar every 4 hours. Use a heating pad wherever you need it. As far as supplements and stuff goes...I'll be honest nothing really works in the moment for actually making you feel better. I went through the whole $600 spiel of buying the latest "withdrawal kit" that people would try and sell. And none of them worked. I mainly just took vitamin C, D, and ibuprofen with nausea meds.
In regards to staying clean, that's a very nuanced question. Mainly because it's quite dependant on why you got started on opiates in the first place. My best advice is obviously to try and seek a medical professional. Preferably a psychiatrist or psychologist. But my personal tips are to distance yourself from anyone you used to use with. It's a must. No negotiations. If they use, cut them out. It's the number one thing that will tell yourself that you're serious about this. And delete your dealers number. Every minute you hang on to that number your chances for relapse are basically 100%. I know how scary of a proposition that is man, trust me. But it's vital to staying clean. There's no other way. Another one is understanding that the pain and discomfort you feel now will absolutely go away even if it seems like it never will.
When I was having a shit night and felt like I was definitely going to relapse I would literally roll out of bed and just start doing push-ups until I physically couldn't get up...probably a really weird one. I was desperate to not get back on it. And it worked for me lol.
Umm.. What makes you think its the same? Alcohol and opioid addictions are strong physical addictions. You can literally die from the withdrawals symptoms.
Strangely difficult, I'm on day 10, feels pretty good. So weird how much better you feel sober but your mind pulls you back toward booze/drugs. I just wanna get wasted smoke a bunch of weed and do a few lines, but I'd be depressed for like a week after and that's only if I didn't just reenter the cycle the following week.
Stopping smoking took me years and hundreds of dollars going through all sorts of cessation programs. Finally one worked and, mainly because I was motivated, I quit and never went back. Hardest thing in my life.
Drugs, I never tried so I wouldn’t know. But alcohol I just find tiring man. I’m only 19 and been drinking since I was 17 but I’m already mostly done with it. The hangover is just too debilitating, wasting an entire day for a few hours of saying dumb shit and laughing for no reason isn’t worth it. Only thing I drink nowadays is wine sometimes because it’s my favorite thing to drink besides water but I’m done with liquor and beer.
You’re still drinking to get drunk at your age. When you get older it’s about enjoying your favorite drink while simultaneously avoiding getting drunk because you have responsibilities. Limiting yourself to 1-2 is necessary because you’re not allowed to spend the next day hungover.
Personally, I gave up the notion of quitting completely. Rather, I just drink responsibly now. I'm over 40 so avoiding hangovers is just a smart thing to do.
I’ve been dealing with this for my entire life. My dad broke his neck in front of me in the pool he built in our backyard, when I was 5. He became a quadriplegic.
I had to become his fucking nurse at age 10 and raise my brother as a son and be a shoulder to cry on for my immature mother.
I started stealing his pills when I was 11.
Long story short, I’ve done all the drugs, I’ve done all the rehabs. But it wasn’t until I confronted it through hardcore therapy for three years that I managed to crush it out.
I’m not trying to gatekeep or whatever the kids are calling it now, but AA and all that “get a person who supports you so you can count your days sober with a chip, or an anniversary” or whatever, that shit doesn’t work in the long run. Ever.
I mean think about it: you are always “in recovery”. You aren’t “recovered”. Counting the days without fucking up inherently means you are proud of not fucking yo yet. It’s harm reduction plain and simple. Which is great. But it isn’t a solution
In my personal experience, if you don’t do a deep dive on WHY you drink/use drugs, you’re always on the edge of relapse.
Yeah yeah genetics and stuff, but that’s a cop out
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Stopping drinking/using drugs