Do you also feel better when you drink alcohol?

[darkwater]

Isn't it funny that they say alcohol doesn't solve problems. I drink five bottles of wine a week and always take two days off in between. At least then I feel good for a few hours. Because I can not quit when I get something I always buy a maximum of one bottle. Is there anyone else like that?

 

[TheHatedOne]

Yes. Alcohol is the only thing that makes me feel kinda okay nowadays. It's annoying when people say "alcohol bad". You know what's even worse? Humans. After all that's the reason I drink. Without drinking I would have gone a really dark path. I tried a new vodka yesterday and I liked it. Wish I could be able to drink more bottles like I used to in the past.

 

[Shadowplay]

I drink 3 to 5 beers a night. I used to rarely drink. Go figure.

I actually gave up for a nearly a year and I was ok with it - just rough first coupla of days.

 

[Gray Wounds]

There are weeks where I would go into a drinking streak. I actually want to try vodka this week. Drinking allows me to think and decide easily. It numbs my body, enables the best my brain could get in order for me to write (joke's on me, I check my writing in the morning and I think "what a cryptic idiot"), and on top of it all, I actually get the sleep of my dreams when drunk.

 

[TheHatedOne]

There are weeks where I would go into a drinking streak. I actually want to try vodka this week. Drinking allows me to think and decide easily. It numbs my body, enables the best my brain could get in order for me to write (joke's on me, I check my writing in the morning and I think "what a cryptic idiot"), and on top of it all, I actually get the sleep of my dreams when drunk.

Vodka is really beautiful I recommend it, though if you have low tolerance to alcohol in genenral I recommend to have some snacks along with it. And be careful not to drink too much on first time cause my second try ever I ended up feeling like I could fly and couldn't stop talking, I fell dead on my bed and slept many hours and I'm saying this as someone with high tolerance to alcohol.

I totally relate on the sleeping part. I had the best nap ever after I binged on champagne.

 

[callme]

Nothing wrong with alc. As with menntal illness, the "cure" is no better:

 

[Gray Wounds]

Vodka is really beautiful I recommend it, though if you have low tolerance to alcohol in genenral I recommend to have some snacks along with it. And be careful not to drink too much on first time cause my second try ever I ended up feeling like I could fly and couldn't stop talking, I fell dead on my bed and slept many hours and I'm saying this as someone with high tolerance to alcohol.

I totally relate on the sleeping part. I had the best nap ever after I binged on champagne.

Thank you for the recommendation. I've been really into trying it since brandy hits too bad at hangover for me. I'll definitely try it out maybe tomorrow.

 

[motel rooms]

I've never understood why anyone would choose to get drunk on wine. Doesn't red wine give you the worst hangovers?

 

[Scribble Fan]

I can't drink alcohol because it messes with my meds. It's a shame because I absolutely loved pale ale. On second thought, it's probably a good thing though. I can totally see myself turning into a complete alcoholic. My personality is just naturally kind of addictive. RIP

 

[darkwater]

I've never understood why anyone would choose to get drunk on wine. Doesn't red wine give you the worst hangovers?

A bottle is not really drunk more like very tipsy. Wine is the alcohol I tolerate best in comparison to high-proofs like vodka or rum.
Especially it is cheap 2,5€ and tastes good

 

[littlelungs]

Yes... alcohol has always been a source of comfort to me. Honestly, any kind of substance that puts me out of my mind for a bit and helps me forget the relentless pain I'm in is a great thing as far as I'm concerned. Just so desperate for any kind of relief.

 

[Shadowplay]

I've never understood why anyone would choose to get drunk on wine. Doesn't red wine give you the worst hangovers?

I'm told cheap wine does that cos of all the preservatives and additives, but not sure. I drink the cheapest Aldi wine so a hangover of that would end me (I usually drink beer).

 

[TriggerHappy]

Tequila /vodka and extacy
Whisky /brandy and cocaine
Gin and heroin

...erm isnt alcohol a gateway* drug? What does that even mean?!
(*You get so fucked after a night out; u passout at the front gate...?)
Been there, done that. (and the front porch, and in the garden, and at the petrol garage parking lot enroute home, and... )

My life has been lived with dignity.

And for the record, I don't like Marijuana (chemicalbaby, me.), or wine or Moët & Chandon.
See i have self control, waaah!

 

[LonelyBrazilian]

Getting drunk and listening to music are the only ways i can forget about my shitty life.

 

[UseItOrLoseIt]

Oh yes. I've been drinking almost every day for the last 2 months. It's even better when you add a bit of drugs to the mix (except marijuana cause it makes my panic attacks skyhigh). The number I feel the lesser I care. The lesser I care the more I'm able to cope ofc.
Good thing is, judging from past experiences, I can't get really addicted to anything, so I can quit and function whenever I want, just more miserably. Which is why I don't quit.
Honestly, since the brother of my sister in law died in his sleep at 40 from overusing every possible drug and alchohol I just fantasize about achieving the same.
Last tuesday I overdid it. I drank almost a litre of vodka 10 min after waking up, took a bunch of benzos, did a bit of meth and took 5 tramadols. And then went for a cup of coffee with a "friend". Not surprisingly, 10 min into the coffee I started getting sick. My "friend" had to take me home, where I was recieved by all my family, including my nephews who were visiting with my brother. I think I was never that sick in my entire life. I vomited my soul out. My left hand went numb. For a moment I hoped... But no.
My long term plan is I don't give a shit. I'll fuck myself up every day for the rest of my life until my body can't take it anymore.

 

[cloudnone]

Combined with my meds it's like a tranquilizer. It doesn't make me feel better, but if I'm particularly miserable it can knock me out.

 

[completely-done]

Yeah. I'm trying to use it less so I can focus on ctb successfully and get this crap over with

 

[Death_of_a_Phynixx]

When I drink alcohol, I awaken memories that I would rather stay repressed. My sadness becomes stronger and I get enraged. Guess I'm an angry drunk.

 

[GrumpyFrog]

I don't get really wasted with rare exceptions, but I do drink rather regularly, and I almost always go straight for hard liquor. Having a bottle of whiskey/tequila/gin/vodka is as normal for me as having food in the house, I am really uncomfortable just knowing I'm out of alcohol, although I can go weeks without drinking if I am really busy, but just knowing that the possibility is there is comforting. Alcohol does make me feel better for a while, the drunker I am the longer is the effect. So thank god it is available.

 

[Sherri]

No, me and alcohol don't mix well. Specially if I drink alone, I will start calling all my exes, most of them now married. I try not to drink cause I know I'm gonna do something silly. Danced on top of a speaker once in a nightclub and fell on my face. My friends took pics of me on the ground, it was the most embarrassing moment of my life. Course I got kicked out,

 

[ncmxm]

Doesn't everyone

I love alcohol, I love both the taste and how it makes me feel

I pretty much always feel tense and anxious, just the levels of the tension and the anxiety differ, and alcohol makes me feel so relaxed and at peace

If I drink I drink alone because I don't have anyone to drink with now

 

[bad luck]

If it wasn't for the hangover I'd always be drunk.

 

[lucid]

Despite being literal poison which I don't really care about anyway, alcohol is my best friend. It's the go-to confidence booster and anyone who tells me it's not the solution to my problems, sure, but it's the only temporary one I have at least.

Hanging out with friends to drink would always be my escape, but everyone has a life now. And covid. So now I just drink at home all by myself. "Comforting".

 

[TerminalConscience]

Not necessarily "better" but some relief. Helps drown out the thoughts in my head.

 

[Somber]

I'm too much of lightweight for heavy drinking. But a few drinks with some cannabis can make for a relaxing evening.

 

[Unicornsrnot4dislife]

Alcohol is my saviour right now, I can forget all the crap for a little while and my head can stop making so much noise. It is my coping mechanism right now, and I wish I had another one that would provide me with the relief that I need.

 

[Insomniac]

Isn't it funny that they say alcohol doesn't solve problems. I drink five bottles of wine a week and always take two days off in between. At least then I feel good for a few hours. Because I can not quit when I get something I always buy a maximum of one bottle. Is there anyone else like that?

I feel bad when I take xanax as sleeping aid.

Five bottles of wine per week isn't that much, I also heard that it could be good for your health.

But I understand why you don't like this habit. I don't take xanax very often but I feel really guilty when I take it because I feel like I could be doing something more productive to ease my anxiety (like learn a new skill) instead of relying on these passive means.

what helps is having a solid to do list of how you'll use your time instead of drinking. For example it could be cleaning your house, calling relatives, etc.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I actually don't feel better when I drink alcohol most of the time.

I'm either drinking something that tastes bad for my immature palate and only getting lightly buzzed (which I don't need a substance to make me act stupid) or I'm piss drunk and vomiting constantly. Hangovers also suck. Drinking definitely doesn't help as much as I'd like it to and I've done more terrible things while under the influence than had fun with it.

 

[TerminalConscience]

xanax

Much better effects than alcohol.

 

[allesistgut]

yes and no, depending on how much i drink it can turn into a real rollercoaster of emotions.