PunchySunshine
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OMFG....we tried quitting sugar....after nine days we both looked feral and I said "this ain't livin!" Now we just say we try and moderate sugar intake at this point. Jesus, that shit is in EVERYTHING!!
1,000 Days Sober
- Thread starter KR Sound
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I believe it was 1985 in September on a windy freezing night when my Father in Law & some of his Mates decided to to go fishing off the Rocks in Mandurah for some Cobbler fishing as they were plenty.
After 4 Hrs & no Bites, we headed back to the House we were staying the night.
We ended up in the Games room & I was still Chivering but the rest of them were drinking Stubbies (Beer).
They said get one of these into you, it will warm you up, I guzzled the first one down & it did the trick!
They talk me into another one as we were playing Pool (Billiards).
I started feeling light headed & said that I was going to Bed, I didn't drink Alcohol apart from a shandy once a year at Christmas!
I flaked out on the Bed instantly or should I say I think I did, I don't know the time lapse but all of a sudden the whole Bed was spinning as fast as a Chocalate wheel & I was hangin' on for dear life Screaming & my Father In Law came running in & said '' Are you Alright ''!
I don't know if I woke or was already awake but I stopped Spinning, told him what had happened & he laughed & said Go Back To Sleep.
I crashed immediately & woke up with in the Morning no side effects!!!
That was the last time I ever had a Beer, I have had a Cider watered down with lemonade about 6 times since but that's it!
Coca Cola is my favourite Beverage!!!
After 4 Hrs & no Bites, we headed back to the House we were staying the night.
We ended up in the Games room & I was still Chivering but the rest of them were drinking Stubbies (Beer).
They said get one of these into you, it will warm you up, I guzzled the first one down & it did the trick!
They talk me into another one as we were playing Pool (Billiards).
I started feeling light headed & said that I was going to Bed, I didn't drink Alcohol apart from a shandy once a year at Christmas!
I flaked out on the Bed instantly or should I say I think I did, I don't know the time lapse but all of a sudden the whole Bed was spinning as fast as a Chocalate wheel & I was hangin' on for dear life Screaming & my Father In Law came running in & said '' Are you Alright ''!
I don't know if I woke or was already awake but I stopped Spinning, told him what had happened & he laughed & said Go Back To Sleep.
I crashed immediately & woke up with in the Morning no side effects!!!
That was the last time I ever had a Beer, I have had a Cider watered down with lemonade about 6 times since but that's it!
Coca Cola is my favourite Beverage!!!
I remember this thread from a while back.
Always been a lush, but ramped up my drinking hardcore (again) during the pandemic. Hardcore as is turn-your-liver-into-time-bomb level, not quite lose-your-job hardcore. Been there done that. Got canned from the recording studio I engineered at (next door to a liquor store) about 14 years ago. Then quit drinking for one year.
I had a knee surgery recently (torn meniscus), which meant I had to be booze-free before the anesthesia. They also had to check my liver (still healthy).
That was almost two weeks ago. Still dry. I can’t drive or even carry anything, so it’s not like I can run to the liquor store.
Feeling energized about it this time. Today I started naltrexone. It blocks the opioid receptors in your brain that produce the euphoric effect, and it reduces cravings. I got over the pride of “pushing through it myself”. I want to be set up to succeed.
I figure it will come up, so I’ll mention I got a buddy that’s been sober for a year that I talk to, and my wife is very supportive and has stopped drinking in solidarity.
Always been a lush, but ramped up my drinking hardcore (again) during the pandemic. Hardcore as is turn-your-liver-into-time-bomb level, not quite lose-your-job hardcore. Been there done that. Got canned from the recording studio I engineered at (next door to a liquor store) about 14 years ago. Then quit drinking for one year.
I had a knee surgery recently (torn meniscus), which meant I had to be booze-free before the anesthesia. They also had to check my liver (still healthy).
That was almost two weeks ago. Still dry. I can’t drive or even carry anything, so it’s not like I can run to the liquor store.
Feeling energized about it this time. Today I started naltrexone. It blocks the opioid receptors in your brain that produce the euphoric effect, and it reduces cravings. I got over the pride of “pushing through it myself”. I want to be set up to succeed.
I figure it will come up, so I’ll mention I got a buddy that’s been sober for a year that I talk to, and my wife is very supportive and has stopped drinking in solidarity.
Mentaltossflycoon
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BuddytheReow
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Just keep talking to someone who understands what you're going through. It also helps to keep busy in some way or another.
KR Sound
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Right on- keep it up man, it makes a huge difference in your quality of life. I’ve been making hop water by making a “hop tea” and mixing it with carbonated water when I get cravings. Passed the 3-year mark last month, too.
Congrats on the 3-year
Lagunitas makes a zero alcohol Hop Water that is quite refreshing. Despite being old enough that I have adult children, AND it literally has 0% alcohol, I still got carded!!
KR Sound
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I’ve had it- it’s good! We have a dedicated NA shop here in town where I’ve been able to sample quite a few.Congrats on the 3-year
Lagunitas makes a zero alcohol Hop Water that is quite refreshing. Despite being old enough that I have adult children, AND it literally has 0% alcohol, I still got carded!!
Here’s mine made with Amarillo and Galaxy:
KR Sound
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I used to brew also for a long time. For this, I’m just steeping cryo-frozen hop pellets in cold water for 24-48 hours. I shake it up whenever I’m close to the fridge. Still working on the amount to use, about 5-10 grams per mason jar seems to be good so far. After a day or two, I filter it out through a couple of coffee filters, then I use about a couple teaspoons or maybe an ounce or so per glass. I’ve found that the Yakima Chief cryohops taste the best- they don’t have the grassy flavor that’s left without a boil. I’m still experimenting. I might boil some first to get more of that bitterness, then dry hop.
This giving me ideas… I will most likely be trying this… I already do experiments with espresso, citrus juice and carbonated water.
This has become my favorite place on the world wide web.
Good people, good times, no BS, hostility or ads. So much deep knowledge from so many people. Inspiring projects… I could go on.
The last time I found an online group like that was iam.bmezine (that would be wild if any of you were members), and that fell apart about 18 years ago.
joeyd
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Congrats on 1000 days of sobriety! That's huge!
I spent about a decade working as a public librarian. You end up spending a ton of time helping people struggling with addiction to find treatment, housing, work. It's tough to explain how necessary it is to see people recover and thrive to make all that time feel worthwhile. I can't tell you if it gets easier but I can say that even a stranger on the internet is wishing you success!
I spent about a decade working as a public librarian. You end up spending a ton of time helping people struggling with addiction to find treatment, housing, work. It's tough to explain how necessary it is to see people recover and thrive to make all that time feel worthwhile. I can't tell you if it gets easier but I can say that even a stranger on the internet is wishing you success!
tegendemuur
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1077 days.
I started my own version of these "activity trackers" I saw on Reddit (these are simply colors representation of what I did mostly that half hour; work, sleep, passive leisure, active leisure, crafting, music, family, chores, etc). Back then I was shocked by the amount of hang-over days per year. Went down fast to 10-15 per year and than, at some point, I just quit drinking alltogether. Only by visualizing it, it started to dawn on me what a waste of life drinking was.
(Started a new job, so the objectivity of having as much different colors throughout the week has been put on hold for a bit until I figured out a new sort of rhythm that fits my rigid mind... I've started to read some books I wanted to get through.)
I started my own version of these "activity trackers" I saw on Reddit (these are simply colors representation of what I did mostly that half hour; work, sleep, passive leisure, active leisure, crafting, music, family, chores, etc). Back then I was shocked by the amount of hang-over days per year. Went down fast to 10-15 per year and than, at some point, I just quit drinking alltogether. Only by visualizing it, it started to dawn on me what a waste of life drinking was.
(Started a new job, so the objectivity of having as much different colors throughout the week has been put on hold for a bit until I figured out a new sort of rhythm that fits my rigid mind... I've started to read some books I wanted to get through.)
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