This is physical dependency
Well THIS part of I understand, But does it START out that way? I thought it was something that the body became akin to like heroin or something that once enough of it has corrupted your system your body actually physically needs it.
Functional alcoholic here. And for the record I'm drunk as we speak. I can drink to passing out every night but get up and go to work the next day like it's NBD. Not that I'm not affected, but it's mostly my personality. In terms of performance I'm about the same whether I drank the night before or didn't. And i can quit for for weeks at a time but never suffer from withdrawal. Alcohol is one of the few drugs that can actually kill you when you stop, but for me it's a walk in the park. My grandfather was a drunk until he died at 80 and my father had all the markings of one but was also driven in other ways and always managed to keep it in check. Point being that genetics appears to have a strong role here, at least for me.
Do I need it? Absolutely not. But I really really like it and that's about the gist of it. Sorry that I can't provide more insight, but if you don't have the bug then you probably can't understand.
Do I need it? Absolutely not. But I really really like it and that's about the gist of it. Sorry that I can't provide more insight, but if you don't have the bug then you probably can't understand.
You're right I cant understand but that's what I'm trying to do here since I have them in my family. Can we go back to the line..But I really really like it ? What is it you like exactly? Being wrecked, getting there the taste? I'm not trying to be a prick and keep prodding. I'm trying to learn something here
As a reply let me ask you the following: What does an apple taste like?
If you've never been in the grips of an addiction then you probably aren't going to get any better appreciation of what it's like beyond that of an observer. I get that you really really want to have a better understanding of what it's like, but you'll have to take my word for it that even if you could it won't help dealing with an addict in the least, assuming that's your end game here.
Addicts lie and cheat, and will deceive you in ways you will not see coming. They are not themselves any more, rather they are beings that live to serve their master, ie. the addiction. 'Course there are many degrees to this and you'll range from "gee I could hardly tell he's an addict" to those poor souls who literally lose their lives to chasing the high. In the greater scheme of things I actually feel that I personally have gotten off lightly.
There's been so much research done on addiction but there's really hasn't been much by way of useful results. Suffice to say that the most important thing you can do is protect yourself and your loved ones first, and then do what you can to help the addict in your life.
What can I say beyond that I really enjoy the buzz that alcohol brings me. I'm an introvert but I'm not one of those that drinking brings out of their shell, so that's not a reason that I drink. In fact I prefer to drink alone, period. I don't enjoy the dull head and all the rest the next day, but not enough to keep me from drinking. I wish that I had a lesson here for you to learn there's no lesson; it's just humanity.
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