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I never realized how much I crave alcohol (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Assian_Candor@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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I drank a lot in my 20s and got into some bad situations but luckily nothing life altering. Ive now reached unc status and I didn't get drunk that often with kids and all, maybe 4 or 5 times a year and usually when traveling. Though I had been traveling for work a lot and drinking too much, and I was starting to drink like 4 a night which felt like too much even if I wasn't getting hangovers or whatever.

Decided to take a pause, not like a 12 step thing or anything but just to... not drink. It's been a couple weeks now. I have a bunch of NA beers that for the most part fulfill the ritual but I'll be damned if I wouldn't like a real beer or a glass of bourbon right now. I could just have one like it's not a big deal but also like, can I not? The craving is as strong as it is for cigarettes from back when I smoked socially

Brain need chemical

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[–] Rey_McSriff@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

I feel this. For a while I started drinking one or two beers every night, which eventually became more like three or four every night, plus more on the weekend. It never felt like it was a problem because I wasn't waking up hungover and I was still exercising and eating healthy, but it definitely felt like a problem when I tried to cut back. Not having the itch scratched despite the NA ritual is so true. I think I was drinking more because I was stressed and either felt isolated or bored. I still drink but not nearly as much and not every day, and that feels fine now.