| The thing to realize first is that alcohol is more addictive than many other substances. And it can affect anyone. There is a pretty sinister in my opinion psychological trick that the alcohol industry has pulled. They have managed to convince society that anyone who has problems after routinely consuming alcohol has a severe genetic defect. What other drug is looked at this way? None, because they don't have the marketing budget of the alcohol companies. I feel like that actually makes people somehow subconsciously want to prove that they can "handle" alcohol. Like avoiding it is admitting there is something wrong with them. But addiction is real of course. And regardless of your job it can destroy your life. I think to survive you must seek medical treatment if possible and concentrate on a plan to stop and avoid relapse. I think this probably should involve some type of medication. But long term you need one or two other habits to reach for. I think a really key thing for most people is exercise or sport. For me, I really enjoy table tennis in VR. What I have seen from closely observing someone with alcoholism is that they don't have a real plan and alternative activities or medication or anything. I think the hardest part is that the addiction will make them avoid those types of things that could get them past the hump. But aside from that, just realize that all of the commercials of drinking in bars and standing around etc. is marketing material and not something you need to model your life around. There is again perhaps a psychological trick for marketing is that you need to have a certain number of friends to drink with each weekend and that drinking will help you accomplish that. It's nonsense. And just because it's popular doesn't mean it's not the worst way to waste your time. Check out Demeo in VR. Very easy way to jump into an interesting game with people. |