We all have bad habits. Some more than others. Many of us are nearly constantly in some stage of cutting down or altogether quitting one or more bad habits. It’s still early in the year. Maybe some of you are still fighting the good fight to keep your new year resolutions. Many of us also recognize that we will never be perfect. We allow ourselves one or two vices; hopefully something on the less dangerous end of the scale. My experience in recovery has shown me that some people select one addiction at a time because quitting everything at once cold turkey is too overwhelming. Whatever our reasons, many of us allow ourselves one “bad” behavior or a couple. So what is your dangerous behavior that you refuse to give up?
It's alcohol for me. I don't drink enough before sleep and I see dead people and have super nightmares. I'm in a constant struggle trying to get through the days and wake up on time... and it's the only cure I've found to help me out... that and to listen to long ass youtube videos until I fall asleep... but that sleep is short lived.
I've found that if you use alcohol in order to sleep, you will have to get up to pee. Then you have to drink some more to get back to sleep. In the end you won't be able to get to sleep again for some 16 hours. So it's no solution to not being able to sleep.
@NoDecision It's definitely not the best choice for sleep. Better thn others... like Benedryl for instance where I'll wake up, but I'm like a zombie all day. I also have a weird chemistry where morning coffee makes me the sleepiest fuck ever and melatonin turns me into a crack addict... like my mind just wants to sleep but I can't stop moving because tons of energy goes into my calves, biceps forearmes, and... my limbs basically. Like a living fidget spinner.
I honestly think the military did it to me. Years of working until midnight and getting back to work at 3a. m. in the morning. Deployments was even worse... and it all went really down hill when this particular officer loved to destroy sleep. 72 hour watches with only 8 hours off for about 2 years. When I did get time off... nothing to do, but drink and try to sleep. Also I'd go years without seeing daylight. I need to hit VA up for some finacial help because of all that. It really has shit all over my life and basically turned me into an alcoholic.
@strateguy632 Close, but not really how it works. @chazmatazz269 is correct. See, my brain has gotten used to being normal with high ammounts of alcohol. The surge happens when I try to stop drinking, and that when what you're describing happens if I can sleep at all.
Basically me not drinking... is a mentally tired mess but I can't stop moving. I can't even just sit and play a video game... mind is racing all over the place. Drink some strong beers though... back to normal.
I've wondered as of late, due to being around 4 people over the past year, if gambling addiction is dangerous to ones health? These 4, two of each gender, have thrown thousands away since I've gotten to know them. Sometimes thousands in a matter of hours. Each one is known to be in the drug world and one a fence (handler of stolen goods). All but one is in jail, possibly only one female is only doing jail time the other two, prison. One guy is trying, failing miserably I think but avoiding jail. I've heard around that he's still feeding those betting machines.
Tobacco and a drink every now and then for me but up until 2019 I was working with pain pills, muscle relaxers, and alcohol, and pot. After an 8 + year addiction I quit the pills cold turkey. That gets you puking and shitting for a week. But after a few weeks things look better. After years it's a lot better.
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