tips to not drimkinh

[Sinister Intents]

Whatrw things to help prevebtddrinking

[Sasha]

disulfiram

[Taters]

not drinking helps to prevent drinking

[Quail]

Not buying alcohol, removing yourself from situations where people will offer you alcohol (at least until you feel more able to say no), finding a distraction to do instead. For example, if I get into doing something creative (drawing, writing, etc) then I get so into it I kind of forget that I usually have a drink in the evening. You play guitar, right? You could try using that as a distraction.

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

go to the library

[The Feral Underclass]

not drinking helps to prevent drinking

Hero.

[The Feral Underclass]

No matter how much I drink, I am always able to type words.

[synthesis]

No matter how much I drink, I am always able to type words.

Yeah, seriously. I've never really understood this "drunk typing" thing. It reminds me of being 13 or 14 when people would pretend to be a lot drunker than they were, for whatever reason, as opposed to actually being really drunk and doing everything you can to keep your shit together.

@ OP, you could look into naltrexone, which is a milder alternative to disulfiram.

[Quail]

Yeah, seriously. I've never really understood this "drunk typing" thing. It reminds me of being 13 or 14 when people would pretend to be a lot drunker than they were, for whatever reason, as opposed to actually being really drunk and doing everything you can to keep your shit together.


I'm just useless at typing in general so my typing gets a bit worse when I'm intoxicated. Also I guess if you can't see straight it's harder to find and fix typos.

[synthesis]

I'm just useless at typing in general so my typing gets a bit worse when I'm intoxicated. Also I guess if you can't see straight it's harder to find and fix typos.

I don't mean legitimate typing mistakes made while drunk. I'm talking about this whole tendency to write in a way that screams, "Look at me, world, I'm drunk!" where typos seem to be the objective rather than an unfortunate side effect.

[Quail]

When I mix alcohol with zopiclone I write alphabet soup vomit, but yeah I see what you mean.

[tallguy]

Where possible, at least in the short term, avoid places where alcoholic drink is sold or where it is freely available

Tell your existing friends and family unambiguously that you do not wish to drink alcohol and that they should not encourage nor facilitate you drinking alcohol.

Make friends with new people who don't drink alcohol.

[Anglo-Saxon Philistine]

I don't mean legitimate typing mistakes made while drunk. I'm talking about this whole tendency to write in a way that screams, "Look at me, world, I'm drunk!" where typos seem to be the objective rather than an unfortunate side effect.

Well, keep in mind that very drunk people might find that kind of thing funny. I don't know, though. In my experience the content of drunk messages/posts/whatever is much worse than the form. Or maybe I'm just nuts.

[Os Cangaceiros]

The presence of alcohol is everywhere where I live. All my friends drink alcohol (that's not to say that they're all alcoholics, but I can think of very few teetotalers I know). There seems to be a liquor store on every corner around here, you can go to few supermarkets without seeing the glistening shelf façade of sweet, delicious alcohol. Many, many social situations involve the consumption of alcohol in some way. So I wouldn't say that you should avoid "alcohol triggers" altogether, just set your mind to not drinking and then don't drink. Substituting alcoholism with exercise can sometimes help.

[Tenka]

The presence of alcohol is everywhere where I live. All my friends drink alcohol (that's not to say that they're all alcoholics, but I can think of very few teetotalers I know). There seems to be a liquor store on every corner around here, you can go to few supermarkets without seeing the glistening shelf façade of sweet, delicious alcohol. Many, many social situations involve the consumption of alcohol in some way.

Do you live in Texas by any chance? :ohmy:


So I wouldn't say that you should avoid "alcohol triggers" altogether, just set your mind to not drinking and then don't drink. Substituting alcoholism with exercise can sometimes help.

It is also good to have a lover who dislikes alcohol and cannot tolerate drunkards and drunkenness. Not all of us are that fortunate, I understand.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Do you live in Texas by any chance? :ohmy:



It is also good to have a lover who dislikes alcohol and cannot tolerate drunkards and drunkenness. Not all of us are that fortunate, I understand.

No, I live in Alaska, but I have lived in Texas and the situation is about the same there. Although the type of alcoholism in Texas is different from the type of alcoholism in Alaska, it's more like splitting a six pack of pint beers with your buddy in the sunshine while in Alaska it's more like desperately clutching a bottle of hard alcohol in your dimly-lit cabin.

I went out with someone who disliked drugs/alcohol once, but I still did those things. Maybe that's why the relationship didn't work....hmmm. Probably not though

[Queen Mab]

Look at me, I'm drunk.

Don't worry Sinister, I went through a phase like this too.

[motion denied]

If I'm really drunk I can't type properly. The keyboard will just be moving to avoid my hands.

[BIXX]

I can type well whilst drunk. Or high. But I cannot say thoughts.

[Os Cangaceiros]

If I'm really, really wasted black-out drunk I'll focus even more effort on punching the right keys, even if I have to resort to "hunting and pecking". I don't get people who post garbled letter salad on message boards

[Prometeo liberado]

I used to be the Pele' of drunk typing. Alas, no more. :unsure:

[The Garbage Disposal Unit]

Personally, I felt smoking a big fattie was sufficient to cure me of any immediate desire to drink.
In the longer term, learning what my "signs" were - how I behaved and thought when I was craving booze - really helped. Just knowing, "Oh, OK, I know this feeling, and I know that, really, I don't want to drink," and/or removing myself from certain situations really helped.

[Ele'ill]

Personally, I felt smoking a big fattie was sufficient to cure me of any immediate desire to drink.
In the longer term, learning what my "signs" were - how I behaved and thought when I was craving booze - really helped. Just knowing, "Oh, OK, I know this feeling, and I know that, really, I don't want to drink," and/or removing myself from certain situations really helped.

This was/is the case for me. I would get hungry and immediately crave beer. If I ate first I could do without the beer/alcohol. Dieting and getting my bodyfat down a little bit helped too cause food/alcohol didn't become a thing that I really looked forward to indulging in anymore, simply because I was used to a healthier less.

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

one thing i've found thats good to drink less is to not be a student.

unfortunately I am a student.

[Quail]

one thing i've found thats good to drink less is to not be a student.

unfortunately I am a student.

Unfortunately there can be quite a big drinking culture at university. Most people seem to drink more than the recommended amount so I find it makes it easier to justify doing the same myself. Like I think something along the lines of, "Well I might drink every day, but I only have a can or two. These people are drinking a whole bottle of wine every other night/drinking quadruple vodkas in clubs/etc." Then my drinking habits don't seem too bad in comparison.

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

I drink a lot and even I don't think I'm too bad in comparison. I reckon I drink at least double what I'm supposed to in the average week but I know people who are knocking back almost double what I drink and at least one person who's on James Bond levels of epic boozing (i.e 100+ units a week.) It's the people who don't drink at all I feel bad for.

[Admiral Swagmeister G-Funk]

I'm just useless at typing in general so my typing gets a bit worse when I'm intoxicated. Also I guess if you can't see straight it's harder to find and fix typos.
even at my most drunkest, i try hard to type correctly because it always looks like people are putting it on. if there are errors (beyond my lazy style) then i'm well and truly steamin'.

[Admiral Swagmeister G-Funk]

as for not drinking, you may need to seek help with it. i've been told to by various doctors, family members and friends but have never made the step. i have been referred to places and would've been put in rehab by the court (for offenses committed under the influence) but was homeless at the time so they wouldn't take me (back on the streets: the justice system!). also, i was scared of numerous places that help people as many of the people there had far worse problems and could possibly worsen my condition through socializing with them - one place in particular, which deals with alcoholics, drug addicts, homeless people and mentally unwell people, is a place i have been on two occasions to purchase heroin.

sometimes it is not as easy as simply not drinking, especially if there are other issues at play. alcoholism is a disease and in many cases coexists with other issues like depression, anxiety and many other psychological afflictions. its a vicious cycle, with these problems all affecting one another and sometimes, you have to seek help. 'you have to want help to get it' - cliche, but true.

not assuming that the op is an alcoholic like me, but just wanted to point out that it can be a very hard thing for people to do who are ill, not just looking to cut down on booze/quit it or improve their typing skills.

[synthesis]

also, i was scared of numerous places that help people as many of the people there had far worse problems and could possibly worsen my condition through socializing with them - one place in particular, which deals with alcoholics, drug addicts, homeless people and mentally unwell people, is a place i have been on two occasions to purchase heroin.

Oh, God, this. I got ordered into rehab after taking ~10mg of oxycodone per day for several months once I couldn't get prescribed Vicodin for my back injury any more. Then you're in an environment where everyone around you is always talking wistfully about how great taking heroin was, and the staff beats out of you the notion that your problem isn't as severe as everybody else's. I swear that environment did as much or more to get me into stronger opiates than the environment I came in there from.