Alcohol addiction... will I overcome?

How have you guys beat your alcohol/weed/drug addictions? I have always smoked weed but have been drinking a lot lately and I know I should stop before it becomes a issue. I try to find the real reason why I stay out of my normal mind but yet still cannot find the answer.

I used to have a big problem with drugs. Got on the road to recovery when I realised how badly it affected the people I loved - friends and family.

took a long time to get myself sorted but it was worth it.

looking back I see that addiction is like an escape - for me it was an escape from life, pressure, unhappiness, not knowing what to do with myself and so on.

Try to just think about working on your life - try to fix or remove problematic areas and work on the positive areas of your life. Try to find and follow your passions and also know that life is hard - it’s not just you that (might be) struggling; we’re all in the same boat and we all struggle sometimes and even if you feel like you’re not achieving much, it’s not the case; sometimes just moving slowly in the right direction is massive progress.

i couldnt stop smoking weed till i had the first respiratory problems (just from smoking not weed itself). Now i dont even miss it and my life is the same to be honest.

Did you read my story?
Anyway.. Im probably the most qualified guy on here when it comes to addictions and a lot of other shit. Anyway, how old are you man?

It helps if you choose to drink on special occasions, I smoke weed every night but its not problematic for me. I hope this helps a little bit. Just think about the money you are drinking up for whatever reason.

davids355 said:

I used to have a big problem with drugs. Got on the road to recovery when I realised how badly it affected the people I loved - friends and family.

took a long time to get myself sorted but it was worth it.

looking back I see that addiction is like an escape - for me it was an escape from life, pressure, unhappiness, not knowing what to do with myself and so on.

Try to just think about working on your life - try to fix or remove problematic areas and work on the positive areas of your life. Try to find and follow your passions and also know that life is hard - it’s not just you that (might be) struggling; we’re all in the same boat and we all struggle sometimes and even if you feel like you’re not achieving much, it’s not the case; sometimes just moving slowly in the right direction is massive progress.

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Thanks for the reply man. I still work on all of my internet business and keep in touch with my family regularly. I have a lot of time to myself and that is when I tend to drink. I guess it doesn't seem like an issue to me since I try to do what I want in life and at this point in life, drinking is what I like to do... that sounds bad now that I say it

stelios0 said:

i couldnt stop smoking weed till i had the first respiratory problems (just from smoking not weed itself). Now i dont even miss it and my life is the same to be honest.

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Tbh I have gone without and been fine but it is just the lack of appetite and mood swings that keep me on weed.

Billy Batts said:

Did you read my story?
Anyway.. Im probably the most qualified guy on here when it comes to addictions and a lot of other shit. Anyway, how old are you man?

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I have not read your thread. I am 21. Alcohol or substances haven't really "affected" my life up to this point but idk what the future holds. I just really want to find the real reason for what I am trying to mask

Hellhole said:

It helps if you choose to drink on special occasions, I smoke weed every night but its not problematic for me. I hope this helps a little bit. Just think about the money you are drinking up for whatever reason.

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I dont even tend to think about the money I am spending because I enjoy it. Drinking satisfies me for the time being but its not what makes me happy.

I used to smoke weed every day all day quit that years ago havent touched it since other than accidentally that was easy. I had a opiate problem with percs for 2 years or so and one day I has enough and got off of it using kratom. I didnt touch anything for months than got into left over kratom I had and now dealing to ease off that.

Its dangerous to quit cold turkey I would suggest easing off of it. Talk to a family doctor or w.e and they might prescribe you benzos temporarly to ease the withdrawals. Your not alone we all have demons and no one is perfect. Quiting something is one thing going back to it again is another.

I wish you the best.

I quit alcohol back in 2017.
I used to be a heavy drinker.
I have photo of myself having the first beer when i was 5 years old with my father. My father was proud of his son drinking a whole bottle of beer ( such a shame when i look back at it). Thats how all started.
At age 20 it was hard to find me sober after 8 PM.
Things got worse when i got a real job at 23 years old. CEO at an Oil Company in my country. Having a very good salary at a young age wasnt that good.
Party every weekend.
Started having problems with stomach and fainting 2 times in the morning when i woke up. Even the doctors couldn't figure it out!
Not to mention the money loss. Champagne, hookers and cocaine put me in huge debts as i couldn't control myself when i was drunk.
I Decided to leave everything. Started with my job first because it was the only way to stay away from the fu**ed up lifestyle that i was doing. Moved to US for sometime.

Still not that easy to quit it! I was drinking only on occasions ( birthdays or family dinners).

On 2017, i started learning more about my religion and deferred by that i promised myself that i am not going to drink anymore!

It was not easy to be honest but thank God i have not put any alcohol on mouth since 2017.

After i quit it all my life came back to normal.
I mean everything changed. I was much more responsible and conscious about actions and life.

If you really want to quit i will give some advices based on my experience:
-If you want to quit, make up your mind to quit it forever. Dont fall in the trap “ i will drink responsibly” or “i will drink occasionally”
- First 40 days are very difficult. Try your best not to drink for 40 days and you may escape from that addiction.
- Avoid friends that drink. My friends didnt like the fact that their homie was quitting alcohol. They used to see it as a betray!
Try to avoid them at the beginning till they get used with the idea that you dont drink anymore.
- Dont stay late at nights and avoid parties at all cost in the beginning.

Wes32 said:

How have you guys beat your alcohol/weed/drug addictions? I have always smoked weed but have been drinking a lot lately and I know I should stop before it becomes a issue. I try to find the real reason why I stay out of my normal mind but yet still cannot find the answer.

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I don't drink don't smoke around 7 years already. Nothing changed in my life but sometimes I see my old friends who did not stop drink and now they have bad health...

Need to develop yourself everyday

Try yoga or BJJ.

You:
- are impatient and want quick results
- are bored
- are uncomfortable with some part of your life or yourself and are trying to self medicate
- are frustrated because you don't have control over other people or situations in your life and feel this gives you empowerment

Weirdly enough BHW contributed a lot to me being sober, I'm at 6 months off everything apart from the good green and all I have to thank is people on this platform that'll roast you in a nice way. Hardest part about going sober seems to be changing your friends circle. Make BHW your friends circle

Heck if I know, this isn't an AA meeting this is BHW

It's been a month and half that I'm fully sober and training 6x a week, I have smoked weed I'd say for 8 years or more I couldn't go a day without smoking, I've also been a hard techno raver for the last 2-3 years I felt in love with raving and it's culture so I was going hard in them drugs mixing everything. In 2018 I stopped some drugs but weed was everyday there and went parties here and there did only coke or speed but still I was feeling depressed I was down no hope for anything last year went fully depressed and doing nothing at all. This year I stopped everything got myself psyched back up and full recovery hitting the gym everyday and getting my shit together, staying more in BHW learning rather than social media, and going beast mode this year I wish will be my year for the greater good.
I'd give u a few tips:
Cut your negative thoughts, cut your negative surroundings friends that drive you to go for a joint, spent time wisely reading&learning something new, go hit the gym everyday, implement what you learn from BHW take some action see some $$ and get motivated to do more, also seek a psychiatrist forgot to mention that I'm on some Mirtazapine it has the effect of cannabis it's not hard benzos but more easy than those has the sedation effect that you don't feel depressed but energized to do more. I hope and wish maybe 1% of what I wrote helps you to do better and become better, stay blessed