Alcohol setting boundaries for myself with alcohol

[spypilot]

i got back into drinking about a month or so ago i think and the first few days where disastrous
i almost got kicked out of school as i was getting wasted every day
i feel like completely quitting is an option but i feel like a better answer to the problem would be to set boundaries with alcohol
i no longer day drink on school days and i rarely go over 3-4 drinks at all now
what are your guys opinions on this

 

[Themailman]

i got back into drinking about a month or so ago i think and the first few days where disastrous
i almost got kicked out of school as i was getting wasted every day
i feel like completely quitting is an option but i feel like a better answer to the problem would be to set boundaries with alcohol
i no longer day drink on school days and i rarely go over 3-4 drinks at all now
what are your guys opinions on this

One day I got old and honest enough with myself to realize the only "healthy" boundary I have with alcohol is complete abstinence.

If you're like me and are a real deal alcoholic, that is the only real option. I am allergic to alcohol. I simply do not have the ability to moderate.

You can only sit back and wait for the stop to start for so long before you realize the insanity in your situation.

But if you can do 3 drinks and stop, then there may be hope for you in moderation. If you gave me 3 beers and then took it away I would fucking murder you. I would do anything to continue drinking. Literally

 

[spypilot]

But if you can do 3 drinks and stop, then there may be hope for you in moderation. If you gave me 3 beers and then took it away I would fucking murder you. I would do anything to continue drinking. Literally

i honestly should go down to 1 or 2 drinks cuz a drink for my is a monster or a redbull mixed with vodka

 

[Dr. John Thackery]

alcohol is the most compulsive drug i’ve ever done besides cocaine/crack.

good luck dialing it back m.

 

[Themailman]

The most compulsive drug I've ever done is MDPIHP. It involves the obvious compulsiveness of the 2 hour long crack high it provides but also downregulates glutamate via disregulating GLP1. The result is a drunk-level disinhibition which makes resisting redosing virtually impossible. It also leaves your short term memory absolutely fucked after binges... you'll take a hit then forget you even took a hit.... might be the most evil drug I've ever done. Shit is insidious. It's a psychosis factory.

But yeah, alcohol is definitely up there too.

 

[paranoid android]

Why not switch to beer? Even if you have like 12 beers thats not a huge amount of alcohol. Im not a alcoholic at all but i do like a drink and have a natural tolerance to alcohol and i can put away 16 in a night without getting to drunk. I dink regular 5% beer though not that high gravity shit. Can stand the taste of those

 

[spypilot]

Why not switch to beer? Even if you have like 12 beers thats not a huge amount of alcohol. Im not a alcoholic at all but i do like a drink and have a natural tolerance to alcohol and i can put away 16 in a night without getting to drunk. I dink regular 5% beer though not that high gravity shit. Can stand the taste of those

when I drink I wanna really feel that shit
also I can get bottom shelf vodka dirt cheap
getting beer just isnt worth it for me

 

[Opee]

I would say alcohol is no different from any other addiction and that setting boundaries is just another way to “attempt to control” and that means you can’t control it once you’re in it…that’s the whole crappie part of it, once the feelings hit, it’s gonna overtake the rational thought and your back drinking. I was the stereotype pain pill addiction to drug addiction then to 24/7 drinking and I kept working and living a life, but it was not my best life. I had to quit each addiction 100%. You can’t dance on the line with this shit. Sorry, but setting boundaries won’t work. However the good news is if you break and go on a binder, don’t fret. Just stop ASAP once you can get a pause. I don’t believe in guilt if you have a bad day. Be honest and move past it. I have been 24 years with this journey and can share the truth about I have never ever been able to set a boundary and keep to it. It just feels to good once you get that feeling going…it sucks, I know…but if you stay with it, you actually will feel better and be happier. It’s a fact. Maybe rather than setting a boundary you instead set a goal to taking pride in drinking NA beer and be the one who is so proud you’re willing to show your strength by not drinking . No real friends should judge you for that.