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Beavis & Butthead in Their 50s

I was gonna write a long post but it got too personal. I have serious issues yet I've been weening myself off of hard alcohol the past few years and down to just drinking beer and I want to be completely alcohol free by the time I turn 40.

It was a promise my grandfather made me agree to a few months before he passed away in 2018. He was the only person in my family that I truly respected because he went through a lot of bad shit in his life. I hit the bottle hard after he died then stopped drinking liquor and switched to beer.

The beer is fucking up my digestive system more than rum and whiskey, and I don't want to look like a bloated beer belly guy. I need to stop. Now. And I'm saying this as I have 2 four packs of 211 in my fridge atm.

AA doesn't work. NA doesn't work. I did 7 months at the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center and that didn't work. I tried shrooms, DMT, Salvia and those didn't work.

I live in Wisconsin and at least 25% of the state's economy is related to alcohol. There are 14 bars, 4 liquor stores, and 3 stores that sell beer within a 1 mile radius of my home.

I need to move to some state like Utah where it's really difficult to get alcohol.

I need help.

[Beavis & Butthead in Their 50s](https://poal.co/static/images/KOKUYy.png) I was gonna write a long post but it got too personal. I have serious issues yet I've been weening myself off of hard alcohol the past few years and down to just drinking beer and I want to be completely alcohol free by the time I turn 40. It was a promise my grandfather made me agree to a few months before he passed away in 2018. He was the only person in my family that I truly respected because he went through a lot of bad shit in his life. I hit the bottle hard after he died then stopped drinking liquor and switched to beer. The beer is fucking up my digestive system more than rum and whiskey, and I don't want to look like a bloated beer belly guy. I need to stop. Now. And I'm saying this as I have 2 four packs of 211 in my fridge atm. AA doesn't work. NA doesn't work. I did 7 months at the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center and that didn't work. I tried shrooms, DMT, Salvia and those didn't work. I live in Wisconsin and at least 25% of the state's economy is related to alcohol. There are 14 bars, 4 liquor stores, and 3 stores that sell beer within a 1 mile radius of my home. I need to move to some state like Utah where it's really difficult to get alcohol. I need help.

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I was a heavy boozer and drug user for 30 years, with periods of sobriety. I finally got sick of it all about 8 years ago. You will quit or at least slow way down when you are sick of it. I rediscovered playing music, which I had quit years earlier, now I play in a band with two dudes that also sobered up. I drink to marginal excess with my neighbor every 5-6 weeks, just for the hell of it, but there's no way I'm ever gonna be a regular drinker again. Waking up sober is a high in itself. I hope you get sick of feeling like shit soon. Feeling anxious and depressed is a waste of precious life.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Damn dude you are amazing being able to quit and then moderate. That takes unbelievable power of will. Liberating aint it?!

[–] • 1 pt

Yes! The thing is, I thought I was doomed for many years. Often felt suicidal. Turns out I was wrong! My housemate is a chronic weed addict, and always has beer. I will drink a few with him every few weeks, but that's it. I can play music in a nightclub full of coked-out drunks, and go home sober. Took me MANY years to get to this point, but now it's nothing.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Well done brother, you have my sincerest admiration. Stay strong and forever expanding!