Deckard1997

This has worked for me when there is no money or I get strong insane cravings. Go buy a few canisters of peppermint Altoids. And take five at a time and you swear you are drinking liquor but you are not. Try it if you are set on getting drunk but deep down you don't want to and need a little help in staying dry and focused.

Dee74

Wouldn't it be a better use of your energy to work on not chasing the feeling of getting drunk Deckard?



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Deckard1997

But the cravings do actually go away temporary of course and in a time when you might be in panic mode to drink so I see no harm with this at all. Key word here is temporary.

Dee74

OK I read it like the mints were like drinking alcohol effects wise but you mean just the burn...gotcha.

If it stops you buying real booze..go for it

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SoberNunn

I do something similar. I drink sparkling water with a squeeze of lemon out of a wine glass

Soberwolf

Although this might have worked for you and i appreciate the sentiment but anything that replicates drinking in such a fashion is in my view a really bad move

You want to get over a craving knowing you done it without succumbing to the urge & whether it's romanticising, taking mints to replicate the feeling of drinking liqor, drinking NA alcohol you name it is all AV

There is a full community here that will help anyone with a craving rather than them not saying anything and just taking 5 mints to make them feel as if they are drinking liqor - what happens when the mints arnt enough ?

I think you came at this from a good place deckard i know that but the thinking is flawed

Coming here saying the words i feel like drinking is such a hard thing to do at first but it is the most practical way of riding out a craving & seeing it for what it truly is the addiction the av the irrationality of it all

Much better to come here & say what's really on your mind there are people from all over the world with tons of experience in this

Not to rain on your parade and i did read your follow up post to D but would ask you to think about what I've said I'm not being cocky just sharing what i think from my last 4 years of recovery

Thank you Deckard it shows you have a good heart brother

August252015

^^^^^Completely agree.

MsCooterBrown

I say whatever works. I used Altoids to get off the nasty insatiable smoke habit! Near 40 yrs of smoking and I have been smoke free for four (Oct will be 4 yrs)...I no longer have an urge for an Altoid or smoke! This is one of those individual choices of how to break an addiction. We all have our own opinions on this.

I accidentally agreed with SoberWolf and can't take it back. It won't let me delete my Thank You.

Soberwolf

If you refresh the page you can remove the thanks Mrs CB

MsCooterBrown

Thanks!