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I've decided on going back to AA meetings

submitted by anon to AnonTalk 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:13:13 ago (+15/-1)     (AnonTalk)

Probably just do one a week I like going to. Don't really enjoy drinking anymore, but I'm falling into a rut of picking up a four loko or twisted tea for a light buzz.

Say what you will about it but I like em, lost touch with too many people, and probably be good to network and find a better job


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[ - ] Master_Foo 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:21:57 ago (+1/-1)

I think I'd rather just not buy liquor than hang out with people with no self control.

[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] -2 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:45:41 ago (+0/-2)

You sound like a christcuck

[ - ] Master_Foo -1 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:47:09 ago (+2/-3)

Nah, Christ-Cucks go to AA meetings.

[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 19:16:23 ago (+0/-0)

How did that funny get downvoated

[ - ] Master_Foo 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 19:39:52 ago (+0/-0)

Christ-Cucks are not too fond of being reminded that their sincere beliefs are humorous to everyone not trapped in the Hebrew Matrix.

[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 19:48:02 ago (+0/-0)

Have you lost all sense of irony

[ - ] Master_Foo 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 19:54:36 ago (+0/-0)

It's not that I've lost my sense of irony.
There is no irony to detect here.

Unless you are one of those people who think everything is irony.
In which case, you should go hang out with Alanis Morissette.
You can pretend everything is ironic together.

[ - ] deleted 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 20:00:18 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] anon 4237020 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:35:54 ago (+3/-3)

AA is a scam.

Right off the bat they tell you that you need to admit you are powerless and that giving yourself to a higher power is the only solution.

The real solution to addiction and self-destructive behavior is to figure out and confront the trauma that's causing you to self-soothe and self-medicate with drugs/alcohol/porn/gambling/sex/food/video games/etc.

[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:57:00 ago (+1/-1)

I've been debating therapy, but never had much luck there

[ - ] anon 4237020 1 point 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:02:26 ago (+1/-0)*

Therapy might help. It might not. It's hard finding the right match.

Maybe find a good social group. Bowling, board games, fantasy niggerball... something to establish social connections, develop positive habits, and reduce dependence on alcohol or other substances.

It won't be easy but you can do it. Good luck.

edit - see how someone downvoted you? They don't want you to get better and conquer your demons. They just want you to join their cult via AA.

[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 16:11:42 ago (+0/-0)

I need something. Maybe baseball/softball. Moving back to this shitty town has sucked

[ - ] anon 4237020 1 point 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 16:27:39 ago (+1/-0)*

That sounds like a good start. Get busy, stay active, and build good habits. As you know you'll be around alcohol at social events like baseball or softball leagues, so be mindful of that and focus on self-control.

edit - what's with all the deleted replies? I didn't refresh until now so I don't know what they said.

[ - ] deleted 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 16:34:45 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] deleted 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 17:06:11 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] deleted 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 17:06:21 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 17:48:04 ago (+0/-0)

Sometimes messages duplicate and I turned anon off I guess? Not that I care really... But yeah, certainly having trouble being a recluse lately. Need to cut back on smoking pot too, but that's a separate thing for now. I was extremely occasional when I drank

[ - ] albatrosv15 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 18:12:02 ago (+0/-0)

Explore the nooks and crannies of your town and find new places to hide bodies in.

[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 19:35:50 ago (+0/-0)

I found a pig farmer

[ - ] albatrosv15 0 points 8 monthsAug 26, 2024 04:13:51 ago (+0/-0)

Good, you now have some plans, when shtf.

[ - ] anon 8338073 -2 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:59:47 ago (+1/-3)

You're an idiot.

[ - ] anon 4237020 -1 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:06:31 ago (+1/-2)

AA is a gateway to the cult of the church. It doesn't address the root of the addiction - trauma.

Sorry that makes you feel so insecure.

[ - ] anon 2228102 -2 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:02:05 ago (+1/-3)

Sounds like Jimmy Swaggart giving hangover advice.

[ - ] anon 4237020 -1 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:07:26 ago (+1/-2)

It's the literal opposite of what a Christ-Cuck and conman like Jimmy Swaggart would say.

[ - ] anon 1833501 1 point 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:42:49 ago (+1/-0)

Last I checked,this is still a FREE country,Good Luck!

[ - ] anon 8338073 -1 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:56:06 ago (+0/-1)

There's some great AA meetings and content online. I'm going thru some shit rn so I'm going a lot. It helps. The thing about aa for me is there are some assholes and bible thumpers but there's also cool people and pretty girls. Sometimes I go just to hang with friends and look for women. True story. I'm years sober by the way. It's okay to just take away what you want or need. Good luck!
Maybe look at some of this.

https://www.aa.org/the-big-book
https://paintedbrain.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/As-Bill-Sees-It.pdf
https://www.164andbeyond.org/
https://silkworth.net/

If the neverending God talk pisses you off:

https://aa-intergroup.org/meetings/?tags=Secular
https://www.worldwidesecularmeetings.com/meetings

[ - ] anon 2228102 5 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 14:59:55 ago (+5/-0)

I did 7 years and have been sober since 1988.

[ - ] anon 2281313 3 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:08:17 ago (+4/-1)

Hey whatever works. I tried AA but it did nothing for me personally, though it was humbling to see what other people were faced with on a daily basis. Seriously the depth of character that some of these guys displayed was a revelation, especially when it occurred to me that if I knew them while they were still on the sauce I would have had nothing but contempt for them.

But even with AA I could see no reason to stop drinking. I liked being drunk.

Then one day I stopped enjoying drinking. Don't ask me what button got flipped but man it was the best day of my freaking life. It's been 18 or so months and I haven't wanted to drink once. 20 years of my life down the toilet. How my wife stayed is beyond me. And I'll never get the relationship with my kids back.

So yeah, leverage the "I don't really enjoy drinking anymore" and turn the corner. If AA helps you then do it! Your life starts to improve almost immediately, though it takes time for it to sink in. All the best.

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 3 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 17:33:09 ago (+3/-0)

I could see no reason to stop drinking.

It causes severe heart/liver/lung problems (not that much)later in life that don't go away and will likely be your cause of death if you don't stop.

That's the reason.

[ - ] albatrosv15 2 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 18:15:07 ago (+2/-0)

Then one day I stopped enjoying drinking.
Yep, that's how it works usually. I wasn't a drinker, but i don't want to drink at all anymore, because i saw too many immediate negatives. I got too tired too quickly and i want to think great things and alcohol interferes with that.

[ - ] CasualObserver 4 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:25:06 ago (+5/-1)

Just don't be a victim. Take accountability for your shit and correct.

[ - ] anon 7819827 2 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:35:05 ago (+3/-1)

It was an old movie called something like the producer or something. And in it I guess talking in a Hollywood producers office and he says he's going to the AA meetings and the other guy says I didn't know you had a drinking problem and he said oh I don't have a drinking problem but it's where all the deals are being done these days.

[ - ] anon 1010910 -1 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:38:40 ago (+0/-1)

four loko

light buzz.

I havent touched those nasty things in years, but 1 would fuck me up.

[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] 1 point 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 15:57:47 ago (+1/-0)

I picked up 2 Friday night, and regretted it.

[ - ] anon 3971939 1 point 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 18:24:07 ago (+1/-0)

God bless you, friend. Alcohol abstention is a matter of discretion for some. If you don't think it's good then it's not and you've made a good call. No need to feel self conscious. Good luck and I hope you make some good acquaintances.

[ - ] anon 1456258 [op] 0 points 8 monthsAug 25, 2024 20:16:19 ago (+0/-0)*

Idk. Maybe I should hire @PostWallHelena as a life coach, though she'd wreck me

[ - ] Trope 1 point 8 monthsAug 26, 2024 00:29:53 ago (+1/-0)

You need to build a more fulfilling life for yourself. That’s the only thing that can compete with the high of drugs and alcohol.

As you said: network and find a better job. Start devoting mental energy towards this.