☰
×
Login Register an account
Top Submissions Explore Upgoat Search Random Subverse Random Post Colorize! Site Rules Donate
29

Guess I'm heading off to rehab soon

submitted by Smedleys_Butler to whatever 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:16:43 ago (+29/-0)     (whatever)

Haven't drank since Friday. Usually feel fine without it, but cravings are hitting pretty good, with all kinds of stuff on the mind. It's a nice place, really helped my dad and they can fast track some legal stuff, I've put off for too long too... A change of scenery will be nice


62 comments block

sort by: hot new top old low

[ - ] FacelessOne 15 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:23:16 ago (+17/-2)

I still can't understand the lack of willpower required to just you know not do something.

I guess that's cause Jesus got my back.

Good on ya though, whatever works

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 10 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:29:17 ago (+10/-0)

I may have said the same thing once. Where I'm staying is not gonna help me get the grounding I need... I've snowballed into this situation. Now I need somewhere to melt... I'll climb out of this mess as I always do

[ - ] JudyStroyer 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:14:55 ago (+3/-1)

Hey man, have you tried smoking cbd? That stuff is incredible for getting off the sauce. It kills anxiety instantly and sets a mellow tone to your life. It looks exactly like weed, but is actually just hemp. No thc. I quit drinking and did that from time to time and it made life easier. You’ll get past this shit man. You just need to determine in your head that no matter what symptoms or cravings you have, you are going to both accept that they are there, and also be willing to ignore them. They aren’t going to magically not be there by doing x or y or z. You need to just be willing to accept that you are going to have a rough time for a bit; yet you cannot get to where you want to be without going through it. You can do it brother.

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:23:03 ago (+1/-0)

I did. My vape pen lasted a week. Helped some. Made a post about it. Used to smoke a lot of weed, overall not crazy about its side effects, but I think I'm wired different or something

[ - ] Sector2 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:41:25 ago (+2/-0)

Different strains and crosses of weed have different effects. For example:

https://seedsupreme.com/dougs-varin-feminized.html

"Feminized Doug’s Varin seeds produce plants with high THC levels, but for once, that’s not the most important stat. This marijuana strain also contains unusually high levels of THCV, or tetrahydrocannabivarin.

Scientists link this particular cannabinoid to bubbly responses and, unusually, reduced appetite. This cannabis strain offers significantly higher concentrations of the chemical compound."

I wouldn't recommend a non-drug user to start using weed, but if you could use it to shake the alcohol addiction, that might be one thing to try.

[ - ] MuricaPersonified 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:25:16 ago (+2/-0)

He's right, you know. Just take the money you'd spend on rehab to go somewhere with comparable/better scenery and do something you'd enjoy.

In your scenario, at best you're admitting yourself, but they could always diagnose you with bullshit or hold you longer involuntarily. I would personally never risk my ability to be able to fill out a 4473.

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:54:34 ago (+1/-0)

I have coverage

[ - ] rzr97 4 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:59:55 ago (+4/-0)

It's because you've never been physically addicted to something not mentally addicted. Many people don't know this but being physically addicted to something and going off cold turkey can kill you. You should ween off heroin for instance. You can quit cocaine cold turkey because it's only mentally addictive.

[ - ] MuricaPersonified 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:29:20 ago (+2/-0)

being physically addicted to something and going off cold turkey can kill you

Especially true with alcohol and benzos. The DTs are no joke. Incidentally, you can interchange those to ween off the other. For alcholic outpatients, they'll typically either tell you to nut up and carefully taper down, or prescribe you Librium (a benzo). Inpatient is typically Librium only, AFAIK.

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:04:57 ago (+1/-0)

Hardcore, long-time alcoholics face SERIOUS withdrawal symptoms that can be life threatening if not monitored.

Imagine the worse hangover you ever had x100, and it lasts for 5-10 days as your body slowly cleans itself up.

[ - ] deleted 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 22:11:40 ago (+1/-0)

deleted

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:45:47 ago (+0/-0)

I may have said the same thing once. Where I'm staying is not gonna help me get the grounding I need... I've snowballed into this situation. Now I need somewhere to melt... I'll climb out of this mess as I always do

[ - ] chrimony 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:00:33 ago (+1/-1)

Which is it, willpower, or jewish fables?

[ - ] lord_nougat 7 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:32:14 ago (+7/-0)

I'll drink to that!

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 3 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:48:18 ago (+3/-0)

I took a half sip from an empty soco bottle I found. Cheers

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:55:07 ago (+0/-0)

I took a half sip from an empty soco bottle I found. Cheers

[ - ] beece 4 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:52:12 ago (+4/-0)*

I was 23 years old when I learned I was an alcoholic. Drank heavy in the military, heavier and daily in construction when I got out. Quit for a full year....shook for the first 4 days and that was my clue.

Now my move is to try and never drink 2 days in a row, which helps keep it under control. I recognize I'm an addict so I control it. Not everyone can do that - it takes a lot of work to manage it, but I do and am fine. I support you going to rehab and wish you well Smedly. Your life will be better with out alcohol! NAC doesn't do shit drinking-wise for me, I was taking it for Covid (along with vitamins E, C, D3 and Zinc. Which must have worked as I never got Covid even when everyone else did.

GOOD LUCK BROTHER!!

[ - ] Sleazy 3 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 14:25:46 ago (+3/-0)

rehab is a scam

just don't fucking drink

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 14:34:51 ago (+2/-0)

There's more to it than that. I'm not paying for it

[ - ] Sleazy 3 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 14:36:31 ago (+3/-0)

Court orders are the whole reason they are in business

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:08:59 ago (+2/-0)

Be sure not to let them put you on those Antipsychotic medications.

That shit is even worse for you than alcohol.

[ - ] SilentByAssociation 3 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:49:55 ago (+3/-0)

Has micro-dosing psilocybin ever come across your radar?

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 14:35:54 ago (+1/-0)

Friends have done it. Or LSD micro. Never attempted

[ - ] Jfjdjsksk 3 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:20:02 ago (+3/-0)

Try out NAC as well.

That helped me dry out. I drink twice a year now versus 364 days.

[ - ] Fascinus 3 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:24:20 ago (+3/-0)

N-Acetyl Cysteine?

[ - ] Jfjdjsksk 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:33:47 ago (+2/-0)

[ - ] Fascinus 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 14:39:39 ago (+0/-0)

Awesome!

Thanks :)

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:25:40 ago (+1/-0)

Interesting. It'll be nice to hit the gym. Get a good workout on my seasonal job, but I've been in a depressive funk lately, even going sober

[ - ] RMGoetbbels 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 19:38:57 ago (+2/-0)

Don't put coke in your butt, it's the first place they look.

[ - ] Inward 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:53:01 ago (+2/-0)

Talk to the counselors about the jews. Godspeed.

[ - ] dingbat 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:43:32 ago (+2/-0)

Get that dark cloak off your shoulders and let the light hit you for a while. Congratulations and best wishes to you!

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 14:36:42 ago (+0/-0)

But I like dark music, even when I'm happy.

[ - ] dingbat 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:41:37 ago (+1/-0)

You don’t have to quit THAT ;)

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 17:45:56 ago (+0/-0)

I'm serious. When I was a songwriter, id write more depressing music when happy, and more happy music when I'm sad

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:51:20 ago (+0/-0)

But I like dark music, even when I'm happy.

[ - ] Artificial_Intelligentile 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:01:58 ago (+2/-0)

yeah dude. im a heavy drinker myself, but abstaining just for a while is a really healthy experience.

maybe this time youll find a new way of life thats so fulfilling, you dont return to your old habits?

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:04:42 ago (+0/-0)

Yeah. I've done a rehab down south for two months a few years back, but that was just to look good for the court.

[ - ] Artificial_Intelligentile 4 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:11:06 ago (+4/-0)

your liver will thank you anyways, even if nothing more comes off of it. but be hopefull. there may be just one revelation around the corner that makes you embrace sobriety.

for me, it was that one place where i had so much work and such quiet nights, that i was able to sleep without being drunk. that was a paradise i could have spent my life in, if it wasnt for the fact that the whole experience was only available for two weeks in a lifetime. (i stayed and worked at a Hotel in the Alps, will never be able to afford that again..) yes i had to pay although i was working my ass off. weird situation, but cool people i met..

[ - ] big_fat_dangus 2 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:20:59 ago (+2/-0)

Good luck man. Make sure you play lolocaust episodes while you're there to trigger the tweakers lel.

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:22:44 ago (+1/-0)

Thanks dang man. Maybe I'll be a guest sometime. Occasionally I'm on runechat.

[ - ] fuck_usernames 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 7, 2023 00:07:43 ago (+1/-0)

It’s 21 days of real uncomfortable rollercoaster of emotions. 21 days which seems like it will never pass but it does. Rehab is not necessary. You can do it on your own. Medical facilities are dangerous places.

[ - ] NamelessOne 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 19:17:20 ago (+1/-0)

I spent 3 years going to aa daily, few things stick out that always took guys back to the bottle. Sticking your dick in rehab pussy and not going to aa as soon as they get out.

God's there if you want to find it.

[ - ] jigganiggaboo 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:42:29 ago (+1/-0)

The power of addiction can be overwhelming. You may find youraelf going back to drinking even after treatment. I hate to say it but its true. I myself have done it and know what its like. Celebrating 3 years this week. It is up to you to be strong enough to stop and know that any amount is too much.

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:52:33 ago (+0/-0)

Indeed. I've been there before, but I've never had long stretches of sobriety

[ - ] jigganiggaboo 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 17:13:53 ago (+1/-0)

I was like that once myself, I would do treatment then go like a week then go right back to drinking. Somethinginside you needs to click. For me i was tired of being sick all the time and my body getting weaker I felt like i was helpless both physicaly and mentaly. I wanted it to go away so bad i stopped drinking. IT helped me overcome my desire to drink. I binged for about 10 years straight i would be wasted more days than not I wish you luck on your endeavor and i understand it is not easy. Non addicts will never understand but know there are others out there like you and they can offer advice and ayou are not alone

[ - ] NoRefunds 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:22:50 ago (+1/-0)

Why don't you just work out instead of being a weak faggot

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:51:56 ago (+1/-0)

I can do that for free there

[ - ] NoRefunds 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 8, 2023 00:14:00 ago (+0/-0)

Huh? Stop being a weak faggot and putting shit in your mouth.

[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:13:19 ago (+2/-1)

Rehab is for quitters

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 3 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:21:16 ago (+3/-0)

Let's call it a sabbatical then

[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 16:38:15 ago (+1/-0)

Quitting boozing, smoking, and drugging was the best thing I ever did, hope you climb out of that pit

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 16:44:22 ago (+0/-0)

Yes. But I won't give up blowing faggots. Just got out of assessment. Probably leave tomorrow

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 16:53:31 ago (+0/-0)

😨

[ - ] DestroyerofSquirrels 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 7, 2023 07:14:26 ago (+0/-0)

Good luck bro.

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:01:51 ago (+0/-0)

Rehab might be the best thing for you to do really. Alcohol withdrawal can be risky and it's best done in a medical setting.

Good Luck!

[ - ] StealthNinjaTaliban 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 14:11:41 ago (+0/-0)

You already quit drinking! Now its just a process of denying yourself that first drink.

Even a sip will trigger your addiction. You made it through the first 48 hours. Its smooth sailing from here.

[ - ] Sector2 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:32:01 ago (+0/-0)

Just stop, unless you've gone so far you're physically addicted. You'll need medical care if you have.

Take some of that drug that makes you vomit and become unpleasantly ill when you consume alcohol.

Buy a taser and fry your balls if you put alcohol in your mouth.

they can fast track some legal stuff, I've put off for too long too...

Okay, sounds more complicated than just not having self control. Good luck.

[ - ] RobertJHarsh 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:37:06 ago (+0/-0)

Good luck. I have never had a real problem with it. I can go from daily drinking to not touching it for a year or more. I can just stop. I don't know how or why but I do feel bad for others who can't and alcohol destroys them.

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 12:47:22 ago (+1/-0)

I did have a handle on it. Circumstances have gotten away with me. Probably won't quit forever, but I think I need this right now

[ - ] doginventer 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 13:49:24 ago (+0/-0)

Blessings Smedley.

[ - ] Smedleys_Butler [op] 1 point 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 15:54:19 ago (+1/-0)

Thanks dawg

[ - ] serfer 0 points 1.6 yearsNov 6, 2023 16:52:27 ago (+0/-0)

Been in the same spot, hang in there man.