• Chris@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      I know it doesn’t help you, but weed really helped me curb my alcohol use. I’m in the same boat. I self medicate and drink too much. I’m worried about my liver, but I don’t drink and drive and only drink beer.

      I stupidly have given myself a nicotine addiction with sachets recently that I need to fucking stop. I noticed nicotine makes me grumpy, which is a drastic change for me.

    • iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Quit drinking and you will crave sugar like crazy. When I was in the navy, I’d start craving sugar about a day and a half after getting underway. Then we’d pull in somewhere, I’d get hella drunk and not crave sugar, go underway, rinse/repeat.

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 months ago

      You and I have extremely similar experiences. Nicotine for me was super easy, though—one day I had my morning cig and I felt like DOGSHIT. The next day I tried again and I just felt horrible, debilitated. Stopped smoking habitually that day, no cravings. I think I got lucky.

      Caffeine now makes me feel like an anxious mess. This happened almost overnight.

      I miss weed so much, but it ALSO makes me an anxious mess. I still try it occasionally but maybe one in four times it actually is fun. It’s been months since I’ve touched it.

      Alcohol… I drink with my partner every evening. It makes everything more fun. We’re trying to cut down/stop, but is it ever damn difficult.