• Admiral PatrickEnglish
    19•22 days ago

    Thankfully(?), I’ve reached a somewhat symbiotic relationship with my functional alcoholism. Drunk me does the laundry and empties the dishwasher, and sober me no longer nags drunk me for drinking so much.

    • db0OPMEnglish
      18•22 days ago

      functional alcoholism

      bruh I hate to break it to you…

      • Admiral PatrickEnglish
        7•22 days ago

        I accept that. lol

        OTOH, that’s pretty much the only reason I made it through 2016-2020 with my sanity intact. Now 2025 rolls around and…ugh.

    • verity_kindleEnglish
      7•22 days ago

      Hey, I’ve seen you posting/commenting hits here for the last year and a half, I like you sober. Sober you is cool.

      • Admiral PatrickEnglish
        4•22 days ago

        If it gets to the point I think I need to, I would give it a go.

        This isn’t the most cliche thing I could say (it is the cliche), but I can and do stop when I want to. Every few weeks, I’ll go 2, 3, or 4 weeks without even a drop. Mostly just as a self-check to make sure I can. If I ever can’t (yet to happen), then that’s my notice that I have a real problem rather than one I joke about on the internet.

        I do drink a lot and technically fall under textbook definition, but I don’t hide bottles around the office, drink during the day, or feel like I have to have a drink to get through anything.

        • @Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
          4•22 days ago

          That’s a little like saying you’ll get the brakes checked after you have an accident.

          Next time you decide to stop, why not go to the meetings? They have them online, 24/7. At worst, you’ll hear some wild stories.

        • @rooroo@feddit.orgEnglish
          2•21 days ago

          You’re using the same flawed logic I to to tell me I’ve got no real problem.

          However I spin it though, the booze really inhibits my happiness in a bunch of ways.

          If you quit again, even for just a few weeks, and need an accountability buddy, hit me up.