Best alternatives to booze/thc?

[Anonymous]

I have quit thanks for good recently and severely limited alcohol intake. I’ve been experimenting with Kava and alcohol free beer.

Anybody else have other suggestions? Trying to stay clean during the holidays.

[Oliverlogan263]

Here are some ideas for alternatives to booze and weed man:

- Sports - Hit the gym, shoot hoops, go for a run etc. Physical activity is a great natural feel-gooder.

- Gaming - Nothing like zoning out for a few hours playing video games with your boys.

- Art - Try your hand at drawing, painting, making music. Creative outlets can relieve stress.

- Cooking - follow some bomb recipes on Youtube and learn to make badass meals.

- Clubs - See what extracurriculars your school offers like debate club, robotics, drama etc.

- Road trips - Load up the car and explore new spots around town with tunes blasting.

- Hiking - Being in nature is super refreshing, pack a snack and hit the trails.

- Kava like you said - it's more mellow than drinking but still gives an relaxed feeling.

- Seltzer waters - find some flavored varieties you like, the bubbles are satisfying.

Hope those give you some other options to keep busy and feel good without substances. Lemme know if any of those sound fun, maybe we can check some out together. You got this dude!

[exitseven]

I gave up drinking over 20 years ago. When I did it I was in graduate school. I got myself to believe I was substituting one thing for another.

[Asker]

Good for you @exitseven!

[jennifer_bloom]

Chamomile tea comes me down very well. I have never done weed but I would guess it works better than weed cause for me, it works very very very very very well. It's also cheap, more than a low grade green tea but affordable when you consider how beneficial it is. If you are looking for a recreational addiction and not just a mood pacifier, strawberries are great, 2 kilograms of frozen strawberries are less than 300 calories total. It also detoxes your body better than a fasting cleanse when you consume a lot of it. Just make sure you get it from a reputable farmer that you can trust not to use pesticides in their fruit.

[Asker]

That’s not a bad idea. But tbh I am looking for something that has a “kick” to it. Kava is a mild sedative. Wonder what else is out there.

[jennifer_bloom]

What about a non alcoholic Caesar which is sometimes called a Bloody Mary.. You can buy Clamato juice which is premixed for you to taste like a caesar without alcohol or you can make your own using tomato juice, grenadine, Worcestershire sauce, and a hot sauce such as tobacco or any brand name chili sauce. I know some people say they put pieces of dried pork or pickles in theirs but I'm too cheap to make it that good. During my vacations, I drink 20 caesars a day with no alcohol, and might drink 30 or more because tomato juice does not make you fat. As you get tired of the flavour, you will naturally decrease your intake until you're drinking just 2 a day.

[Andres77]

Ask for a sleep study and find the problem. I take Ritalin on bad days. Prescription necessary and only possible with a diagnosis. Find the cause instead of just treating the symptoms.

good luck

[Andres77]

Lots and lots of exercise

[Asker]

I love exercise so that’s not a problem. But anything that is a healthier “kick” like Kava I am interested in. I sometimes get non alcoholic beer with kava

[Andres77]

Started smoking a pipe after listening to 56+hours of Sherlock Holmes on audiobook.
I recommend long stem pipes and getting mouthwash with hydrogen peroxide.
Follow me and I’ll give you a tutorial. I finally figured it out. I can keep a bowl lit for almost 5 minutes now.

[Asker]

I don’t smoke anything nowadays. But thanks for the advice on that.

When it comes down to it I shouldn’t be relying on a “substance” to relax I guess. But some things like Kava were a great alternative to booze. It’s a mild sedative and much more healthy. No hangover. No liver damage (unless you take tons of it). No brain fog. No negative impacts on my testosterone levels.

[Andres77]

Where do you find the kava? Is it in kachava?

[Cuminginside]

Kava bars have it Do not mix alcohol with it Let me repeat to not mix them together!

[Anonymous]

why does there need to be a substitute to drugs and alcohol. you're clearly a weak human desperatley seeking something to cling to. you're a pussy, if you werent you wouldn't need some substance to make your life bareable.

[Asker]

Fuck off troll

[Opinion Owner]

facts aren't trolling, you are a dependent little pussy. keep telling yourself every hard hitting fact spoken about you is everything but the truth, and stay a pussy.

[Asker]

Go suck a cock and beat it. Really get lost.

[Cuminginside]

Don't have the balls to show yourself be a man come on out of the closet!