Problem with drinking [with poll]

I like to drink. I come from a long line of drinkers. I don’t like to get drunk though. Just enough to take away the edge and I don’t see anything wrong with it. Most people drink and seem to do fine in life. It’s not as terrible as people make it out to be, assuming you know how to keep it in check. If you can’t, then it’s best not to touch it at all.

 

Alcohol addiction is a slow, gradual and very malicious development.

I started at a young age (14-15 years, exact same age like my PMO addiction started) and I think I'm an alcoholic now.

Alcohol is relaxing, it takes the edge off, it calms you down. Yes. But you pay a hefty price for it.

Do that for 10 years and you will end up getting used to it, dependent on it and eventually addicted to it.

There comes a day where you are so used to it that 1-2 beers in the evening don't do it anymore. You drink 1 beer and you end up at 5-7. You tell yourself „That just happened on the weekend“. Then it suddenly happens every weekend. Suddenly even a few days during the week. Suddenly every day. And not even mentioning the times when you drink alcohol on social occasions/parties or when you are frustrated because of girls/sex/porn.

Now I'm at a point when I drink 1 single beer, I automatically drink 5+ beers. I can't control it anymore. The craving is just too strong. I love the feeling of intoxication and numbness (every alcoholic loves it, otherwise they wouldn't be drinking. Actually without exception everybody who drinks alcohol inherently craves for getting a glimpse of this chemical feeling, otherwise their receptors wouldn't respond for alcoholic drinks in the first place.) But the unavoidable bill comes the next morning. It heavily fuels my PMO addiction. I wanna quit so bad, since years.

Watch out with alcohol. It will ruin you and own you at some point, especially if you are a PMO addict.

 

I drunk only two times in my life, in two weddings, and I'll never do that again.
Never smoked either, why harm your body for short pleasure? Why at all? I look at people and I can't understand why they do it to themselves. Addiction is addiction and it has to be dealt with, but those who justify the use - pathetic.
And even in social situations, I'm an 18yr old and there was a school end party. You just gotta act smart and look for ways to avoid it, me for example people didn't pay attention but even if yes, f*CK that. That's the mindset.
And for those who are addicted, they should know how it affected them and as long as they stopped they should never drink, not a sip. A sip is a chance of being alcoholic, and being addicted once again. Which ruins people lives because they are depending on this and they'll look for it when they are stressed.

 

I don't like headaches and loss of judgement