I have to tell you, I personally view it as a gift. I’ve never processed alcohol well, but I forced my body to build up a tolerance to it. A big tolerance level. I quit for a week and drank half of what I used to, omg, I’ve never been so sick in my entire life-for days too!! As soon as the first few sips go down, my face is flushed and hot, then it spreads to my chest, my fingers swell, my stomach knows it’s in there and fights to get it out any way it can, my legs have terrible muscle spasms, my feet get burning burning hot w/aches and my knees swell. Coming from a line of alcoholics, I always said it was a good thing I didn’t handle it well-I still drank every single day by the end with these results, I just tied it in my brain to my autoimmune dysfunction. Nope. That’s not it. Stopped the alcohol and all of that went away! Now that I can think clearly, I know exactly what it was because it’s always done it to me. I’m not meant to drink and after I have lost my father, my aunt and many others to alcohol -I find myself counting my blessings at this new chance at life they never got. 
I’m sticking with it because I’m meant to be sober. Sounds like you are too! I don’t believe in coincidences, embrace it and life will give you new and amazing things to replace alcohol with. Try keep your eyes, heart and mind open to see them with. Good luck!
I’m not one for the platitudes either. I think it’s important to remember that alcohol is a poison plain and simple. It’s toxic and has no ACTUAL benefits whatsoever. We’ve been conditioned through marketing and drinking culture to think that we need this in our life so that a multi billion dollar a year industry can continue to prosper and so that people can stay sedated and spending. Sometimes it helps me to think of myself as somewhat of a revolutionary. “I will NOT go quietly into the night!!!” Etc…not sure if this lines up with your beliefs…but it’s helpful to me. Good luck out there
Much Love,
Ely
I have an allergy to alcoholic. Every time I drink it, I break out in handcuffs
I just started laughing in my training I’m in haha.
One quote of wisdom daily is fine. I keep reminding myself of how shitty I feel after drinking. And how scared i was when i saw my arm shake after one night of heavy drinking. I also found a great Facebook group.
THIS is the thread…
Imagine being told any other thing was medically bad for you, that your body was intolerant to it, and still lamenting not being able to have it to the point where you were considering doing it anyway.
“I’m sorry but you can no longer eat apples” would almost certainly not be followed by anything more than a fleeting feeling of deprivation.
Alcohol is a slippery bastard to make us think this line of thinking (which all addicts are guilty of) is anything other than complete lunacy
Agreed. I feel that alcohol has ingrained itself into society so much that people feel like they could never give it up completely because it’s just part of life.
I’m a living testimony that its not though. I’ve never drank a sip of alcohol in my life and I dont feel like I’m missing out or that I’m unfulfilled. It’s poison and completely unnecessary.
Just curious how you joined this group. Not to say you can’t be here. Are you identifying with any of the posters here?
Thanks for the clarification. I didn’t mean to offend and really appreciate your response. I’m just so focused on the addiction of alcohol, I totally forgot about others. Got it! Again, thanks.
Right, thanks Jessi! @Phoebe I’m a Pornography Addict. There’s a decent sized group of sex addicts here. Also Narcotics and Opiates and tons of other drugs. Overeating recently started showing up more too.
Yeah, makes sense
Well, you can’t get addicted to something you’ve literally never done, so it is possible for your system to get addicted, you just have never opened up the can of worms, lol! I wish I had never drank before.
Isn’t it crazy how certain addictions are taken more seriously than others? We can all (addicts) relate to that pull towards our DOC and the need to keep ourselves in check for the greater good.
I’ve dealt with binge eating, alcohol, porn, lust and I have a bad habit of twirling my hair lol personally I think porn and lust/alcohol/food control are all very prominent and accepted things in our society and very hard to get away from. All should be taken seriously.
It’s probably more to do with the fact that people with eating disorders might have a difficult time finding a sense of community here. The majority of posts are about alcohol, other drugs, or SA. Eating disorders are one of the most under treated diseases out there- so there may even be some that have joined the forum but are not super active in the threads.
Haha lolzzzzz
Lol damn now I’m doing it! I’ve done it all my life and really really hate it. Obviously gets worse when I am stressed.
I totally get this. The addiction I suffer from is even encouraged by lots of people.
And @L3AH, I’m not saying that I couldn’t get addicted to it. What I’m saying is that people think it’s an important part of our society because its culturally acceptable and because media portrays it as something it shouldn’t be. But, it’s not. It’s not necessary
Considering what others think of us is part of normal human interaction. I sometimes mention the “human virtues”. These are “Resume Virtues” or those things we think and say about ourselves, “Eulogy Virtues”, those things others think and say about us, and “Legacy Virtues”, those things about us that leave a multi-generational impact, and survive long after we’re gone. All of these can be positive or negative. I’ll give you an example:
My father was not a good man. He was a classic narcissist. I lived with him for a few years as a child. Fortunately, after going to live with my mother, close to her family, my father had limited contact with me. Every time he visited or I visited him, was a negative experience. He, as a narcissist, only cared about himself, couldn’t/wouldn’t see his own character flaws, so did nothing to change. He was also an anti-violence pacifist. He had no sense of service. His legacy was a son who rejected everything about him, did not mourn his passing, who continues to strive to not be like him.
My uncle, married to my Mother’s sister, was a good man. He was kind to me. He was a life-long student of military history, and when he noticed that I had a child’s interest in this subject, he indulged it. He shared his experiences in the Korean War. He gave me tons of books and magazines on military history. He answered my questions. I joined the military. My knowledge of military history served me well as a Marine, and I was selected for a commissioning program. This gave me the opportunity to attend college, and I went to a military college. I majored in History. I am still a student of history. I was for many years the chairman of my city’s historic resources board, providing oversight to the city’s museum system. I still have those books he gave me as a child. Up until my uncle’s passing a few months ago, we still shared our mutual love of military history. When I last saw him, I gave him several signed copies of books about the American Civil War. I have taught both of my kids the importance of history, in understanding how we got “here”. My daughter loves the history of Celts and Vikings. My son is researching our genealogy and writing a family history.
My point is, which of these men left a lasting legacy? Which had positive eulogy virtues? One was all about himself, and left little more than bad memories behind. One gave of himself to a boy, and had a tremendously positive impact on not only the boy, but the man, and that man’s children. I do worry about my eulogy virtues, because they eventually become “legacy virtues”. I want to leave a good one.
I think eating disorders are one of the most challenging of addictions, for the simple reason that one cannot abstain from food. Alcohol, drugs, sex, porn, self-harm…all of these can be abstained from. None, even sex, is a requirement for individual survival. But food? That would be like trying to abstain from breathing.
I feel for those fighting an issue with food. Gotta be tremendously difficult.