cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/2749844
I don’t know if I’m a low key alcoholic or so cheap because in my past I was homeless and dependent on the charity of (sometimes) strangers and feel I only “deserve” alcohol when it’s on sale.
I know binge drinking is stupid, I know if I drink more than a pint of beer without food my stomach feels bad and I feel dizzy, but each time I find beer on sale I buy at least a 6 pack (6 pints). I then promise myself to drink it within several days, not all within 3 days, but something snaps in me each time I open the fridge and see all that beer. I sometimes drink 2 pints a day till I have no more beer.
The only thing stopping me from buying beer every day is the price: if beer is not on sale, I don’t buy it.
Beer is the only alcoholic drink I buy, I cannot tolerate anything else.
There are much healthier alternatives there, like tea, milk or juicy fruits, but my brain still associates beer with a good time, which is very ironic, because now, after drinking almost a pint, I have a headache. It doesn’t even taste as good as I thought it would.
Another thing that stops me from drinking more is reading about other alcoholics, their regrets and health issues, but my brain still “wants” the beer.
To be even more ironic, I usually run 2 miles and do some stretching and yoga before going to work, but yesterday and today I was so tired I skipped this routine and started drinking.
Am I a high functioning alcoholic?
How do I stop being so fixated on alcohol on sale?
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I do get the thing of being stuck on the association of something with pleasure or such, despite knowing from repeated experience that it doesn’t actually work out that way. All I can say is keep reminding yourself of this.
The other suggestion I have is to try to find some other special beverage with which you can cultivate a special association.
It may be tricky to find the right sweet spot. It can’t be something too expensive, since it sounds like that will stop you buying it, but it can’t be so trivial that you just drink it all the time and it then fails to function as a substitute special treat. Possibly the effort of making it could imbue it with specialness. Kombucha is possibly a thing like that you could make.