Or maybe you can find happiness in life and not have to get drunk or high every night?
Oddly enough I don't feel unhappy. I had a brief period of depression in my late teens but that cleared up quickly and I've been happy ever since. I wonder whether a psychologist or someone might try to tell me different, who knows, maybe they'd be right, but I feel good 99% of the time. I've asked myself on many occasions why I drink too much and I can't find an answer other than I like it, and always have. It's more of a habit than an addiction, if there's a difference. I haven't gone an evening without drinking for well over a decade but I've been what most people would consider "drunk" perhaps once in the last year?
Also I mean I'm not quitting beer forever and going thru a program or anything. I just thought a few days before school started that this isn't the best for my health, so I should quit for a bit. I've been drinking roughly 3 liters of beer a night for four years now, daily. The key is moderation. Quitting all together isn't something I have in mind - instead, moderation is the key. I don't feel tempted to drink because I'm just telling myself beer never had that control over me like most alcoholics, it was just something to wind down the day with and help with sleep.
I've read quitting cold turkey isn't the best, but since I only drink beer and not hard liquor maybe that's why I haven't had the shakes or whatever else happens when detoxing.
I drink about the same - it seems to be perfectly sustainable and I have strict rules around when I can drink that I never break. It does sometimes make me seem like the bore in the group if I go to something that involves day drinking with friends and I just say no thanks. Bit of a paradox. The only reason I ask is I know that internally I must be doing some damage, I don't particularly want to die from liver disease in my 50s.
Simple Troll: I don't give a fuck what your thoughts on this are.
Wondering exactly what your "booze habit" consisted of exactly? No matter the dosage, edibles will fuck you right up after years without any THC. Once you get through the initial phase of getting back into it, you might have success depending on what you're expecting.
Don't really know what I'm expecting, just an evening diversion really?
I recommend doing something physical, like LS said. Weightlifting, running...something. Get some of that natural endorphins, sleep better, and have more energy throughout the day.
I do a fair bit of sport, play for a club once a week and train another day. I can't lift weights anymore due to an endless shoulder injury.
Oh, and after training and games we all go to the pub.....
If it’s a true alcohol addiction, replacing it with cannabis probably won’t work because your body is dependent on the booze. I’m talking if it’s half a bottle of vodka or more a night sorta levels of drinking. If that’s you, talk to your GP.
If it’s something to do in evening because you are bored, then yeah sure cannabis edibles are a viable alternative. It can take an hour or longer for the effects to kick in, so I like a whiskey or a beer to tide me over till the bomb drops.
It’s tempting to eat another weed cookie or brownie as you think the first one hasn’t done anything. That can be a mistake, but as fanny said you’ll probably just fall asleep- no harm done.
Here is an old, but decent video on weed cooking. Basically you want to buy lots of weed, and make cannabis oil and/butter. You can then use that to make nearly any recipe you can think of.
Nah it's not a physical addiction, though it perhaps was at one point a while ago.
Cooking it up myself is a no go - I've got kids and this isn't something I want to be a part of their lives. Should I be doing it at all in the first place then you might ask - answer is I don't know, maybe not.
Not sure drinking whisky while I wait for the weed to kick in is the best advice in this thread but I appreciate the sentiment lol
If you don't want to smoke you cold trying using a vaporizer, which isn't nearly as bad for your lungs. They work better with hash though.
Edibles are kinda hard to measure.
I have looked into this, I do prefer the idea of being able to get the instant hit and also know when to back off. My concern is the smell, with neighbours etc. Think I'd get away with it?
"Beer is a meal" - Someone
Time is irrelevant when it comes to what to consume and beer is not exempt from that rule. That said I don't really like day drinking because when I drink I'm officially done with eating. Drinking during the day at say a brunch or lunch and then stopping just leaves you tired and at that point the practicality of the day is over. For me if drinking is starting in the morning or midday then I'm drinking until I go to bed so when I do choose to drink it's from about 8pm onwards which seems to be best practice.
I've reduced my drinking to the weekends nowadays as the everyday habit is hard in the morning and overall your work performance and fitness goals go to shit. Besides I truly look forward to a beer on friday evening, it's much more special now.
I'd probably like to do this, to turn it back into a weekend pleasure. I've convinced myself I won't be able to do it though. Maybe I'll have a stab at it, I convinced myself I wouldn't be able to quit smoking too and turns out I could so who knows.