stephendu

Can't it be neither?

StormiNormi

I am a booze only gal. I was a young single mother, so could not afford either.By the time I could, my social circle were drinkers only.
By the Grace of God, go I.

kinzoku

The cool thing is we are learning that we can rewire our brains to think in new ways.

Congrats on five months. I wish you the best.

Ichi

I did everything I could get my hands on down through the years. Acid, Shrooms, E, Speed, Coke - just super grateful things like smack and meth weren't doing the rounds when I was younger. The funny thing is that despite the rep of stuff like coke it was booze and weed that really stuck around, became a long term problem and wreaked complete havoc. Don't get me wrong I remember some comedowns off 3 day E and booze benders years ago and it's hard to imagine feeling worse. But booze and weed are the two intoxicants that have really landed me in it over the last 6 -8 years.

The thing I have finally learned though is that while the specific effects and negatives may differ the thing they all share is that they lead back to the same place - physical and mental illness, confusion, depression and self-destruction. I'm determined to stay off weed this time too which I have used as a crutch. It may be slightly better than booze in not absolutely guaranteeing I go on a massive bender - I have smoked a lot during several 'sober' periods and managed to show up for work every day - but the nasty mental side effects have meant I have become withdrawn, distant, paranoid, moody, irrational, difficult to work with and this led me back to the booze anyway. Different things work for different people but for me I am finally listening to all the people who told me it needed to be 100% sober, no crutches! Best of luck