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 vinsue
GRAND OLD FART
 
Registered: 02/07/09
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Loc: The Garden State(NJ) 
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 Booze bag... 
#753971 - 10/19/14 12:42 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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So yea, I'm an alcoholic and had to quit in Jan.
(HCV and other health problems, increasing blackouts, doing really stupid shit, family and money problems, etc.)
40+ years of  will do that.
I tried quitting numerous times the last few years with little success.
My drinking actually got much worse. Finally checked into a detox/rehab for a month.
Anyway, I did my first 4 months or so completely sober; no weed, caffeine, tobacco, no meds except my monthly Vivitrol shot to help w/ cravings.
Then I picked up coffee and tobacco smoking again(been doing the AA thing about 5 times a week. They smoke ALOT), plus some weed now and then. Finally decided to quit the tobacco, limit the caffeine, and get my green thumb back. Expect to see me 'round these parts more, not just when I win the ban lottery. I need to study up.
I'm also going to get involved locally to help change NJ's fucked up MMJ laws.http://www.cmmnj.org/ Proposed laws would cover my condition which they don't now.
Anyone fighting that alcohol demon,( or other ones), know that it can be beat. I'm doing it one day at a time.
Anyone else struggling out there?
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drawde
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 Re: Booze bag... [Re: vinsue] 1
#753972 - 10/19/14 01:01 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Everyone has their own demons.
Best of luck to you on your sobriety.
Looking forward to seeing you around more! 
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The amount of pot that Gask smokes is equivalent to a guy shooting heroin on weekends
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 RasJeph
Psycho Pete
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: vinsue]
#753999 - 10/19/14 03:34 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I hear ya homie...I keep cutting back my drinking, but I keep fucking up too. I really need to quit outright, but it's tough.
I just stick to beer now, and try to not smoke when I'm drinking (I always black out). I drink once a week, but still probably way too much in one day.
I was waiting to quit for good until my best friend left for the military (24 year friendship, 10 year drinking buddy) but he hasn't left. Don't get me wrong, I don't want him to go - ever - but I was waiting for him since he's my main reason for buying beers.
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Why should that mean it isn't real?
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webster10
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: vinsue]
#754003 - 10/19/14 04:29 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hey vinsue, I didn't know you had an account over here. If I had to guess, out of everyone on the boomery, who is an alcoholic, you'd be my last guess.
It's great that you're working on kicking it. Good luck man and best of luck 
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KaptKid
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 Re: Booze bag... [Re: vinsue]
#754004 - 10/19/14 04:35 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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this is a great place to get that green thumb greener.
i do that one day at a time thing to.
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vinsue
GRAND OLD FART
Registered: 02/07/09
Posts: 470
Loc: The Garden State(NJ)
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 Re: Booze bag... [Re: webster10]
#754005 - 10/19/14 04:58 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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41 weeks dry.
A few hits here and there sure makes it easier.
I'm going to check out kratom soon enough, though,(before it gets scheduled).
See what all the hub-bub is all about... . . .
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Data
That Guy
Registered: 08/12/08
Posts: 3,980
Loc: Southwestern US
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: vinsue]
#754008 - 10/19/14 05:08 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I tend to have a hard time moderating my drinking when there is no bud around.
If bud were legal in my state I would probably stop drinking altogether...I prefer smoking to drinking 
My first year after graduation (when I was growing) I actually made the switch completely...those were the days...
Now I have a job that actually does random drug testing, so I tend to drink a lot more than I should.
I swear one of these days I'm gonna get fed up with it and just blow all of my savings to move out to Colorado. 
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vinsue
GRAND OLD FART
Registered: 02/07/09
Posts: 470
Loc: The Garden State(NJ)
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 Re: Booze bag... [Re: Data]
#754019 - 10/19/14 06:33 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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My state(NJ) has MMJ, but it has to be less than 10% THC, costs $500 or more/oz., no edibles, no growing, and a piss poor supply. Not to mention the most restrictive medical conditions needed to qualify.
http://www.nj.gov/health/medicalmarijuana/pat_faqs.shtml#7 (see Patient FAQ’s #7)
Then there's this (from http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/christie_says_medical_marijuana_programs_are_a_front_for_legalization.html
Quote:
... the president and chief executive of Compassionate Care Foundation, Inc. of Egg Harbor Township — one of the state's three medical marijuana dispensaries — announced he had quit because he couldn't keep working for no pay in a struggling industry.
Christie said it's clear there is not a demand for medical pot.
"What there's a huge demand for is marijuana. Not medical marijuana," he said... "Because when we run a medically based program, you don't see the demand."
Some lawmakers, dispensary operators, and patients blame the low enrollment on the program's strict rules, high costs, the small amount of doctors willing to recommend patients, and Christie's lack of involvement in enhancing participation.
"There is so much reticence on the administration's part, I don't know how you break that logjam," state Assemblyman Reed Gusciora...
...Gov. Christie has said that while he will administer the medical marijuana program by law, he will never support the legalization of recreational pot use in New Jersey while he is governor...
Only 2,342 approved patients (as of June 2014), limited number of approved Doctors, and they are NOT taking new patients. I've tried.
This coming from the guy who wants to be the next President. 
/end rant . . .
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poor boy
Village Idiot
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: vinsue]
#754020 - 10/19/14 06:40 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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6 weeks sober. Its been a long bitchy ride, but the worst should be over with.
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Learning to love life by living through loss and mistakes
Lessons learned then gradually surfacing, Letting go, stripping naked to scream
I am not perfect nor do I strive to be, I am alive in this world of face first falls and public breakdowns
I'm a retarded, disfigured clown
Dying to be heard through the simple art of letting this heavy wall finally fall
I'm an equal being of no race, or color, a hallucination if you will
Sneaking into the lives of strangers, and letting them fall apart to a new rhythm just to feel better
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poor boy
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: poor boy]
#754021 - 10/19/14 06:49 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oh.
On top of what I mentioned in the
Water. Lots of water. I try and drink at least 1.5L of water a day. Some days its easier and some I have to force myself, but your body will appreciate it and thank you for it. Trust me.
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Learning to love life by living through loss and mistakes
Lessons learned then gradually surfacing, Letting go, stripping naked to scream
I am not perfect nor do I strive to be, I am alive in this world of face first falls and public breakdowns
I'm a retarded, disfigured clown
Dying to be heard through the simple art of letting this heavy wall finally fall
I'm an equal being of no race, or color, a hallucination if you will
Sneaking into the lives of strangers, and letting them fall apart to a new rhythm just to feel better
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Magash
The Feminizer
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Posts: 6,634
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: poor boy]
#754024 - 10/19/14 07:11 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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lol
Quote:
Water. Lots of water. I try and drink at least 1.5L of water a day. Some days its easier and some I have to force myself, but your body will appreciate it and thank you for it. Trust me.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256
Quote:
The Institute of Medicine determined that an adequate intake (AI) for men is roughly about 13 cups (3 liters) of total beverages a day. The AI for women is about 9 cups (2.2 liters) of total beverages a day.
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poor boy
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: Magash]
#754026 - 10/19/14 07:17 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Like I said, at least 1.5L...
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Learning to love life by living through loss and mistakes
Lessons learned then gradually surfacing, Letting go, stripping naked to scream
I am not perfect nor do I strive to be, I am alive in this world of face first falls and public breakdowns
I'm a retarded, disfigured clown
Dying to be heard through the simple art of letting this heavy wall finally fall
I'm an equal being of no race, or color, a hallucination if you will
Sneaking into the lives of strangers, and letting them fall apart to a new rhythm just to feel better
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vinsue
GRAND OLD FART
Registered: 02/07/09
Posts: 470
Loc: The Garden State(NJ)
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 Re: Booze bag... [Re: poor boy]
#754028 - 10/19/14 07:26 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yea, I'm on doctors orders to drink shit tons of water.
That, and I have to force my self to eat 3 meals(minimum)/day.
Not much appetite lately, except for the munchies sometimes, and I'm nauseous, lethargic, daily headaches...
Got a Colonoscopy on Wednesday to see what's going on inside. I can't wait...  . . .
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poor boy
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: vinsue]
#754029 - 10/19/14 07:40 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Fun. I can't wait for my 40s!
Is the non drinking related to headaches? I've been grinding my teeth a lot more, but I'd fig it was due to stress...
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Learning to love life by living through loss and mistakes
Lessons learned then gradually surfacing, Letting go, stripping naked to scream
I am not perfect nor do I strive to be, I am alive in this world of face first falls and public breakdowns
I'm a retarded, disfigured clown
Dying to be heard through the simple art of letting this heavy wall finally fall
I'm an equal being of no race, or color, a hallucination if you will
Sneaking into the lives of strangers, and letting them fall apart to a new rhythm just to feel better
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Merman
I'll put your tampon in for you
Registered: 02/05/14
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#754030 - 10/19/14 07:46 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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There comes a point in time where you need to freeze your account, grab a tent, and go hiking in the woods on your own to find yourself.
I know I came out a different man
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poor boy
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: Merman]
#754031 - 10/19/14 07:48 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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That's cool if you don't have real life responsibilities...
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Learning to love life by living through loss and mistakes
Lessons learned then gradually surfacing, Letting go, stripping naked to scream
I am not perfect nor do I strive to be, I am alive in this world of face first falls and public breakdowns
I'm a retarded, disfigured clown
Dying to be heard through the simple art of letting this heavy wall finally fall
I'm an equal being of no race, or color, a hallucination if you will
Sneaking into the lives of strangers, and letting them fall apart to a new rhythm just to feel better
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vinsue
GRAND OLD FART
Registered: 02/07/09
Posts: 470
Loc: The Garden State(NJ)
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 Re: Booze bag... [Re: poor boy]
#754033 - 10/19/14 07:52 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Headaches might be from the Protonix I take for my stomach or my Hep C.
Maybe stress related, too. They're not too bad, but pretty much every day.
Weed helps a lot. Guess it's time to track down this kid in the hood with the green... . . .
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" One toke over the line... "
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poor boy
Village Idiot
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Re: Booze bag... [Re: vinsue]
#754034 - 10/19/14 07:53 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Learning to love life by living through loss and mistakes
Lessons learned then gradually surfacing, Letting go, stripping naked to scream
I am not perfect nor do I strive to be, I am alive in this world of face first falls and public breakdowns
I'm a retarded, disfigured clown
Dying to be heard through the simple art of letting this heavy wall finally fall
I'm an equal being of no race, or color, a hallucination if you will
Sneaking into the lives of strangers, and letting them fall apart to a new rhythm just to feel better
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