Stop Drinking

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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.

Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile.

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I scared the shit out of myself. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world to c/stopdrinking@lemmy.world

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I saw a video on YouTube that people on the stopdrinking subreddit were talking about. Kurzgesagt's Alcohol video and now I'm fucking terrified. I already suffer from health anxiety and that video sent me over the edge.

I'm a 38 year old male and I've been binge drinking on weekends for about 20 years. I'm terrified that I've done irreparable damage to me my body. I've had liver enzymes tested and they were slightly above normal, nothing too crazy. I actually stopped drinking for a month once and they were normal. However, I'm still freaking out.

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[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 6 points 3 weeks ago

I never wanted to give up drinking completely, but going to the gym had the same side effect for me. If you can’t drink the day before nor the day of, and you go 3/4 times a week, you pretty much automatically stop drinking. Since, I stopped exercising so often, but my alcohol consumption is still way down (1 beer a week versus around 2-3 evenings of 3-4 beers a week).