I Was Able to QUIT Drinking Alcohol for 8 Weeks.. (But Something Still Needs Fixing)

[@colinveitch1203]

Weed...alcohol...same thing...same problem...same excuses im sad to say my friend...even gym can be an addiction....until you ACCEPT THAT....nothing will change...EVER 😢😢😢..

[@JoshNightingale-o8x]

Wow, give the guy a break. He has stopped drinking for 8 weeks and is documenting his journey. Sure he still smokes but he is aware and is working on it. We are all fighting our personal demons. I’m sure you have behaviours that you are not proud of.

[@noneofyourbusiness-c7h]

Talking unfettered RUBBISH if you are equating the gym to alcohol. Absolute garbage.

[@carmenl163]

@@noneofyourbusiness-c7h He is equating one addiction with another. And as long as someone is substituting one addiction with another, there is no freedom. That's what he's referring to.

[@shiviefmn8092]

Brother. It is if my brother is talking to me. I resonate with what you say a lot. Sobriety teaches me being consciounteus a LOT. That little voice in my head always tells me, you did great at the gym, as a reward you deserve only one smoke. And then I am on the bandwagon again. However, the sublety in that is more the feelings of guilt which induced the cycle again. I had a coach for a while and he told me to enjoy a cigarette then. The key is to implement it mindful and dont let it control you again. So, my story is that I smoked weed, I binged alcohol (and sometimes with drugs) in weekends partying, I drank daily coffee and spend hours on my phone. I have quit now for more than 2 months, after a relapse. And I am so fcking proud of myself, that I dont even want to go back. This weekend I went out partying again with friends, they offerend me alcohol but I drank water. I did smoke however, because of the nervousness but I am oke with that. I feel tired now, low productivity. And I am really curious how that feels again, from the perspective of the old me and that it serves me no purpose. And I love it from that mindset. I know, I wont do it again, it is not worth it again, because I experienced the other side of the medal. For me, the best strategy in becoming sobre was hitting rock bottom. I lost my lovely girlfriend who was the best woman in the world, I lost my job. This made me realize what for awful person I was. It is bizarre that I was too numbed out all those years that I didnt realize there is so much more to life. I started quitting alcohol and drugs first. This had by far the biggest influence on me. After a month of that I quitted smoking and after a month of that I quit coffee. I made sure I substituted it for something meaningful. So coffee I substituted for Japanese Tea or Gember tea with honey. I wrote every morning how much better I feel, more calm, more collected as to forcefully remind myself that this is THE WAY. I think the increase in self respect I gained for sticking to sobriety as a big impact on me. As for symptoms: I feel no social anxiety, I am one big bubble of energy, I am able to think deepy again, connect with others on a deeper level, I am quick witted again, I am a leader again (which I thought I had lost), I am a good son, brother and friend again. I am just not allowed to let that slip again. I picked up a daily reading habit and I finished in 2 months 5 books!! (i havent finished books or started reading since my childhood), I have gained so much financially already, And it seems the universe or whatever u can call it is rewarding me for my efforts of becoming a good person. Since reading, I realize that life is suffering, you cant simply avoid it. If you choose addictions, you suffer the meaninglessness of existence, if you choose sobriety you choose fulness of experience with all its implications. You feel bored, you feel desperate, you feel sadness, you feel the full spectrum again. You choose human experience again, instead of running away from it which is in my opinion cowardice now. I always have big admiration for people who face lifes difficulties in its fulness. What right do I have to look away from it, especially when I read the accounts of people who have it way worse than me and make the best of life and be a good person. You really have to let that sink in. You have to be kind and compassionate to yourself, but also real, as a strong good father would do. And this is exactly your starting point. Because this is the reason of your addictions. And it meant I had, and have to take full reposnsibility of my life and finally can make a change by accepting this. I hope you will do the same. Eliminating the bad substances and actions I did was by far the best decisions I made in my life!. Remember that every time you resist the temptation, the universe compensates you! This is a law of nature in almost every facet! Kevin

[@janwarriner6554]

Don’t give in now. You’re close to being totally clean and sober. That will be that you’re part of the 10% of those in recovery who fought addiction. You can do this.

[@Don-Is-Good]

Stopping weed would be good but I would be more concerned on staying off alcohol for now. You know your own limitation’s. Hope you succeed at both.

[@hypnotechno]

any addiction is never "the problem"

[@TheInnerSession]

i get really bad weed withdrawals , no eating n very depressed for 3-5 days but then feel amazing after... until booze slowly comes back and then that becomes bad n switch to weed.... thankfully i dont do weed and i dont care for alcohol i can have a pint and be fine, i never get drunk or go crazy like i use to. maybe i grew out of it, i dont know what changed

[@exportmc5445]

Hi all im 45 years old, Im on day 25 no acohol, its been tough, earlier this year i went 26 days no alcohol and got inside my own head and caved, i thought i could be ok just having a drink on that day and man i was dead wrong, then spent the last 6 months back on the poison it was ruff realy ruff and my health has suffered. Next Wednesday will be 4 weeks, Christmas is around the Corner and im torn between having a drink since its christmas ive not told freinds or family I've stopped alcahol.

[@willhutton4150]

Don't do it mate not worth the suffering.

[@CMoore8539]

Congratulations on Eight Weeks Alcohol Free!🎈 I have no doubt that you can quit the weed too. Just keep on keeping on!!

[@CMoore8539]

Thumbs Up 👍 and shared out.❤

[@robertaprilmaclean9258]

Sobriety is a process. You are doing great with no alcohol for 56 days. Whatever you do don't drink alcohol, you are too far into your sobriety. Just work on getting rid of the weed. You can do it!!

[@Brandon-wt3vt]

Just use more caffeine in sobriety. Pre workout gets me to the gym with excitement

[@peajay5517]

How do smoke drugs and work ?

[@rqn1998]

Ciggies ? ;)

[@chroniclecobalt338]

Believe it or not man, I’ve been clean from weed for 5 days, I just realized, and it’s not because my heart feels like it’s gonna explode, it’s not because I don’t have any, it’s literally just because decided it was making my intrusive thoughts worse, and I honestly think getting a job, falling in love and being a good working man is more important than sitting around all day smoking weed and playing guitar, I’m still gonna play a lot of guitar but, with all of the drugs I’ve done in the past, weed does nothing but not help, maybe I feel better for the first 20-30 minutes with the initial high, but as that fades it’s just pure intrusive thoughts so I’m just craving more and more, and I guess once that stops working then it leads to alcohol and other drugs. Hell I’m not even taking kratom or ashwaganda anymore. My only true obstacle now is nicotine, that one’s gonna take a while. Good luck though man, I see you relapsing a lot but I once saw me relapsing a lot too, sometimes you just literally have to go through the hell just to have hope for it to get better

[@BigBoss1979.]

Excellent comment, I agree with everything

[@BigBoss1979.]

I’m currently 6 months off liquor but still smoke , lately I’ve found I’m just doing it to feel normal and don’t even want to get high half the time. Stuck in the constant loop, just like liquor. It really is all the same

[@Tom_Tabbing]

You have not successfully quit have you, weed is not an excuse bro it needs to all stop man

[@Ah__ah__ah__ah.]

Uhhh weeds literally so awesome compared to alcohol you can have a good life smoking weed a lot you can’t drinking

[@Tom_Tabbing]

Yeah i get that but hes using that as a way to stop alcohol now yes atleast hes off the drink but he's on another drug, i get what your saying but he needs to be off everything tp be sober bro​@Ah__ah__ah__ah.

[@selenaclarke]

OK Dad

[@lesleyjoli2700]

Mañana

[@nikonfx8763]

i'll tell you what you need and that's a boot up the arse..there's nothing wrong with you compared to folk who really struggle

[@noneofyourbusiness-c7h]

Replace weed with pre-workout THEN go to the gym. Thank me later.