Topic: Do you ever feel like you need alcohol to cope with life?
Jerry !nquHDsyzvg started this discussion 15 years ago #8,062
Despite the sleep deprivation, I find it is the only thing that helps me cope with life.
r04r joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #140,411
Lolno
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,412
Rarely.
Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 12 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,413
> expect Leo> get Leo
RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 57 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,414
I don't drink smoke or take drugs.
not that I am without vices lol
not that I am without vices lol
Jerry !nquHDsyzvg (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,415
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 12 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,421
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,428
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 17 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,429
@OP
I have a friend who sleeps very little (not more than 6 hours max unassisted by medicine). He tries to tire himself out by going to the gym and other activities but it rarely works. The only thing that helps (besides medication) is alcohol and boy let me tell you. He can drink some alcohol. The other day he woke to find he drank 21 beers in a single setting. The funny thing is he doesn't need it to cope and is puzzled by his lack of dependence. Usually he days he just likes the taste but I am guessing he has some kind of void he is trying to fill with the drink.
I have a friend who sleeps very little (not more than 6 hours max unassisted by medicine). He tries to tire himself out by going to the gym and other activities but it rarely works. The only thing that helps (besides medication) is alcohol and boy let me tell you. He can drink some alcohol. The other day he woke to find he drank 21 beers in a single setting. The funny thing is he doesn't need it to cope and is puzzled by his lack of dependence. Usually he days he just likes the taste but I am guessing he has some kind of void he is trying to fill with the drink.
dreamworks joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 47 seconds later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,431
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,434
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,443
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,447
@previous (Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ)
Well tell your "friend" dependence sneaks up on you, he'll be dependent long before he's ready to admit it, or maybe before he even realizes it.
Well tell your "friend" dependence sneaks up on you, he'll be dependent long before he's ready to admit it, or maybe before he even realizes it.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 30 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,450
@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
I think my "friend" is waiting for the let down and enjoying the ride (even if it is circling the drain).
I think my "friend" is waiting for the let down and enjoying the ride (even if it is circling the drain).
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,456
@previous (Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ)
Eh whatever man. I didn't take good advice when people gave it to me either lol. Enjoy the ride. ;)
Drinking nightly isn't that big of a deal, its when you're waking up to a bottle... then shit gets real.
Eh whatever man. I didn't take good advice when people gave it to me either lol. Enjoy the ride. ;)
Drinking nightly isn't that big of a deal, its when you're waking up to a bottle... then shit gets real.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 35 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,460
@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Yeah my friend woke up the last couple days, not hung over but thirsty, oh so very thirsty.
Yeah my friend woke up the last couple days, not hung over but thirsty, oh so very thirsty.
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 37 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,462
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 40 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,463
@140,447 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
this
One day your friend may wake up to find that the drinking that started as a fashionably self-destructive hobby to make life a little more bearable has become a requirement for day-to-day functioning.
Seriously, tell your "friend" to enjoy a bit of crazy time, but take a vacation from the drink once in a while to prove you still can. Finding something to do that keeps you interested outside of being in a stupor is the key to filling that void, but many never find anything because it's difficult to really look for something to fill it while drunk.
@140,456 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
oh, and this
this
One day your friend may wake up to find that the drinking that started as a fashionably self-destructive hobby to make life a little more bearable has become a requirement for day-to-day functioning.
Seriously, tell your "friend" to enjoy a bit of crazy time, but take a vacation from the drink once in a while to prove you still can. Finding something to do that keeps you interested outside of being in a stupor is the key to filling that void, but many never find anything because it's difficult to really look for something to fill it while drunk.
@140,456 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
oh, and this
Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 42 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #140,465
@previous (H)
Life is so much easier and entertaining when you're drunk. You soberists wouldn't understand.
Life is so much easier and entertaining when you're drunk. You soberists wouldn't understand.
Anonymous H replied with this 15 years ago, 4 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #140,594
@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
> Life is so much easier and entertaining when you're drunk.
Oh believe me, I agree.
> You soberists wouldn't understand.
LOLno. Seriously, I spent about a year where waking up to vomiting blood and polishing off most of a bottle of vodka to take care of the shakes was a normal morning. I still drink occasionally, but I know it's an easy road to head down unwittingly if you have a lot of time of your hands.
> Life is so much easier and entertaining when you're drunk.
Oh believe me, I agree.
> You soberists wouldn't understand.
LOLno. Seriously, I spent about a year where waking up to vomiting blood and polishing off most of a bottle of vodka to take care of the shakes was a normal morning. I still drink occasionally, but I know it's an easy road to head down unwittingly if you have a lot of time of your hands.