This isnt a complaint or anything like #triggered, but damn.
I’m roughly 4 months sober this week, with occasional slip ups (3 days mixed in) of drinking. As I like to call it “field research” where I purposely drink myself sick as a reminder of why I needed to stop and of how little control I have as soon as it touches my lips.
With that said, Brewfest is surprisingly difficult to partake in and makes me want to destroy a bottle with a 24 pack to chase it. That’s no exaggeration.
Anyway. I will not drink with you today.
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If you’re being honest then hey, good job. No seriously. Alcoholism is hard to break from and even harder to keep avoiding it. Wish you all the best.
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No reason to lie, friend. Thanks.
I get ya. My struggle wasn’t with alcohol but pain meds. Not trying to compare like this is a tier list or anything. Just saying I understand
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Good job on four months so far. I imagine that it must be hard, like walking by a bar where everyone’s having fun and drinking. I also don’t drink (for religious reasons) but it can be tempting when it’s all around you.
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I hope you are going to get in a program because whe. You “slip up” as you are describing, you aren’t sober. If you field research drinking until you’re sick to reming you what not to do, you aren’t sober. You’re just drinking slightly less.
You need to stop drinking if you are truly an alcoholic and want to get better, because you never will if you stay on this path.
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Addiction is a heck of a battle. They should have a coffee / cider or pumpkin spice latte fest up in Dalaran as a second option to this holiday. Sipping coffee surrounded by cute mages? Yes please. Collect cute mugs instead of beer steins.
Edit: Also, congrats on your journey to sobriety. Keep chipping away at that mountain, the view is worth it.
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Meh. Thanks for the advice, but when you walk a mile and then take one step backwards you have still walked a mile.
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But you arent taking a step back. You’re walking half a mile and sprinting 2 miles back.
Its not easy to quit. If it were AA wouldnt exist, or need to exist.
My nephew is nearly 40 years old and spent MOST of his adult life on and off the wagon. in jail, in court, in trouble all the time. Hes a good kid deep down, but just couldnt stop the drinking.
FINALLY enough was enough and hes been clean for 3 years now or so. Met a nice woman and got married and has a great life now.
Heres to hoping it all goes great for you too!
Ive had to break off narcotic grade pain killers a couple times now. Not fun. I dont feel your entire pain, but I do have some level of understanding how your body just doesnt have a ‘quit’ button to cease and desist its demand that you take a drink or pop a pill when you dont really want to
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I won’t argue with you about levels of sobriety. I don’t know you, and you don’t know me. There’s nothing metaphysical about abstaining from drinking.
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just dont. Some of them in here are here to argue, not support or help.
Kudos to you for recognizing you have a problem and going after what you need to do to fix it.
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I don’t have a drinking problem but one time I stayed up after taking a sleeping medication and was on the Timeless Isle. The next day I realized the noodle vendors there had caused me to go watch ramen noodle reviews and I had ordered a case of ramen noodles on Amazon.
I learned NEVER to stay up after taking a sleeping pill, to get off the sleeping pills as soon as I could, and that those noodles were truly delicious.
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VERY welcome friend. I come from a long line of addicts and alcoholics. Lots of it in my family. Lots of addictied friends. Hell, one family I know the mother had 7 children…ALL ended up being addicted to something and nearly all of their kids are either dead from addiction or currently addicted. Dozens of people total from ONE family tree.
Really feel for people who start out pretty innocently just trying something out and get addicted.
My youngest daughter died in Jan 2020 from an overdose, so this crap hits home hard anyway.
YOU do what ever you need to do to get away from the substance and dont listen to anyone trying to put you down for having a set back. Get back on your feet and start again.
You can do this if you set your mind to it. Get into AA if you can. Its a real support system there
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Then you probably shouldn’t partake in it.
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One thing I always hated about WoW was the emphasis on alcohol. We have a whole spec dedicated to it, like dang. I hate alcohol and I hate what it does to people.
That’s what the folks in AA call “Stinkin’ thinkin’”.
I haven’t drank in 20 years as of August. I know from experience that it’ll pass.
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Hi, fellow recovered alcoholic here - 16 years now. I honestly never thought I’d hear that number.
It takes two years to get past the biological triggers - not just your own red flag situations. They typically happen every month for 3 months, 4 & 6 months you’re going to hit the hardest wall ever. You need to have tools and a foundation.
I’ve researched, written, and even was published on the subject. It’s too long to tell you everything. Bottom line It’s not getting sober, it’s staying sober. You need support and new purpose to help rewire your brain. There’s more including supplements like Vit C, L-glutamine helps with cravings.
I can’t write it all here. Just for now know your red flag situations. Be patient with yourself - it takes a lot of trial and error to know how to live a good life without it.
Best wishes (and do your homework on it!) 
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I’m not even going to read the replies because I don’t expect anything nice or open-minded.
Just stay strong my friend, you know the consequences more than anyone. Try to hit up a meeting if the cravings get bad. You’re still fresh at 4 months. Anything alcohol, even an ad on tv will make your mind wonder way to much. Stay focused on your recovery. 
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