re: Anyone here in Alcoholics Anonymous IRL?

Wow, gotcha. Just trying to figure out how it gets to that point

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Just trying to figure out how it gets to that point

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It's progressive and it sneaks up on you. Over time you just convince yourself this is ok somehow. Gotta do lots of mental gymnastics to get to that point and think its all ok. Then again I was a true alcoholic. Everytime I drank I wanted more and more. Knowing that on Sunday you can get alcohol after 12am and before 11am at this certain store because it's just outside of the parish, or waiting for 6am so you can go buy some more....you might have a problem

I always got hungover, and as time went on and I drank more they got worse. I don't know about these people saying they dont get hangovers anymore, I would just drink the next morning to avoid the hangover

You know Ritchie K.?

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Do you eventually stop getting hungover? That’s always my quick reminder that this lifestyle isn’t sustainable

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No. You start drinking in the morning to alleviate the hangover. Then you keep drinking to do the same all day.

A hangover is simply alcohol withdrawal.

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I think I’d learned to pace myself or how to avoid hangovers.

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Not here. I had no way of pacing or controlling it. Towards the end I would buy 2 bottles of wine because one wasn't enough. and then I'd hit the whiskey after that. I've heard some people would drink a handle of vodka a day and stuff like that.

The way I remember it, I was so addicted to it, once I had the first drink that was it. There was no pacing or trying to control it.

I got sober working the steps and could argue I still work steps 10,11, and 12 daily, but no longer attend meetings.

I didn’t get sober to spend multiple hours per week talking about alcohol and drugs. I got sober to live my life. I feel like going to meetings regularly allows alcohol to continue to control my life, just in a different way than when I was drinking.

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Got Blaze
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Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
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I’ve been sober since 12/27/87 living one day at a time.

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In Dec of 2013 you claimed to have “blaze”.

That doesn’t sound like you were being sober, guy.

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Didn't matter what time it was. Last 6 months to a year or so of my drinking I'd go on 4-5 day binges, sober up for 2 days or so and then do it all over again.

Binges = drink till you pass out, wake up and the first thing you do is drink some more whiskey

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That was my last year of drinking. I'd black out for several days. It was hell on earth. I've now made 6 years without a drop.

AA was critical the first 2 years. I've slowly slipped away from AA meetings but I still practice what I've learned. Ive surrounded myself with good people and don't run from my past.

It can be done. My life is better now than it's ever been before. Not bad from a guy who's parents had already bought a burial plot for.

While different things certainly work for different ppl and AA may not be for everyone for those or you who have said things like "I went to a meeting and didn't like it" or "everyone was too old" or "it felt like a cult" but still have problems with drugs or alcohol try a different meeting

AA is a little like church in that the tone, tenor, and demo of each meeting is different so while they all follow the same basic outline the experience at different meetings can differ quite a bit