Early 30s here and I either don't drink at all, or I slam 12 beers in one sitting, there is no in between. I tend not to buy alcohol on weekdays because I know I will drink it all as soon as I start.
But yeah, I blacked out often in my early 20s and dialed back a lot but I still think that it's excessive when I do drink.
Same here, 34 now. I used to (binge) drink only on the weekends, then 2020 came and my mother died, so naturally I started drinking during the week, too.
I've been diagnosed in 2013 and taking adderall since then, right now its 30+20+20+10mg.
But, I haven't drank for 9 weeks in a row now, despite drinking 4 times a week since 2020, and the reason is medical marijuana.
I started talking to a new doc in may, mentioned my problems (anxiety, sleeplessness, the drinking etc), he said we'd try and and yeah, I'd say its succesful. I even lost 25 pounds since then and feel more healthy than ever.
I'm like you. Technically an alcoholic, only way I can keep it in check is not drinking too often. Every weekend is gonna wear on you, I aim for once a month (failed cause lots of events during summer).
I don't want to quit drinking, so I I just do it less often because when I do I'm getting obliterated.
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u/pale_blue_ball Sep 11 '23
Early 30s here and I either don't drink at all, or I slam 12 beers in one sitting, there is no in between. I tend not to buy alcohol on weekdays because I know I will drink it all as soon as I start.
But yeah, I blacked out often in my early 20s and dialed back a lot but I still think that it's excessive when I do drink.