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Man reviews Whiskey while his wife is packing her stuff and leaving him in the background (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by Guster to c/mildlyinteresting

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Here it is. He says "Cindy and I are breaking up" - then proceeds with the review of Laphroaig 10 Year Single Malt Scotch, which he tells us has been his go-to single malt - it's a "no compromise" Malt, he assures us.

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[–] fkn 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you are serious about help, and you are still early in the process, just one less bottle per night every day for a week, then the next week one less than that.

It takes will power, but if you want it you can do it. It doesn't have to be cold turkey. If you are at a six pack a night, or a 4 pack of some 12% ones you can wean yourself off nightly binge drinking in a month or two.

When you are down to one a night, switch it to one every other night... Then don't buy any for a week. Then you can figure out how to drink more responsibility.

If you are to the point where you drink one when you wake up, you will need medical detox. If you wait... You will probably eventually die from alcohol related diseases.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Thanks for reaching out. I'm at 12-15 6-9%s every night. Once or twice a week I'll drink one or two before I leave for work so that the worst of the hangover hits at home/ can be staved off with another beer once I get back. I truly appreciate your sentiment and want to use this to give me some momentum to quit. I know I'll have the shakes and be super sweaty for a week, but I can work with that. I quit meth, alcohol and smoking before, I can kick beer again. I think part of the problem is it's a lesser issue than the other stuff I quit so I let myself keep slipping. Again, thank you

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Genuinely, I encourage you to see a doctor first- at that rate you have a good chance of serious alcohol withdrawal. It is more dangerous than heroin withdrawal and the symptoms can range from sweats and shakes up to seizure and death.

Quitting booze will improve your life immeasurably but you need to do it with the assistance of a doctor or GP, your life depends on it. I believe in you, mate.

[–] 13esq 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For me, if it's in the house it's getting drunk. I was lucky that my drinking wasn't so bad that I could go cold turkey.

Weaning myself off doesn't work for me, if I have one I'll just keep going.

Now I only drink on the weekends which is a massive improvement for me.

[–] fkn 4 points 1 year ago

Stay strong. Give yourself a reasonable limit. Keep that limit. Reduce that number. Maintain. Stay strong.

There is a community stopdrinking that has daily check ins. Check it out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe in you too buddy, happy you've decided to make a change. You can do it!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you. I'm gonna do it this time