I never was a drinker, hadn't really had the time for it, instead devoting myself to work. In my mid 20's, I decided I had enough and decided to lose weight and get fit. It went well, I lost >240 pounds. This was a few years ago.
I ended up on a dating site (go figure, newly fit guy) and ended up finding someone I meshed with. She's an absolute legend. She also introduced me to drinking ("social"). It ended up getting a bit of out hand, especially with the pandemic.
I then started "hiding" the alcohol, and binge drinking 2-3 bottles a few nights a week. Crazy stuff thinking back on it. I'm so glad she stuck with me through this.
So yeah, we tried a lot of things (therapy, a drug that didn't work and gave me incredibly bad side effects), but I never had the urge to drink, until it hit me and I couldn't stop until I did. I can't believe I managed to hold onto my job, and actually perform well.
Anyway, I ended up getting diagnosed with ADHD (or at the very least, ADHD traits, it's a giant spectrum, i guess). This was 18 months ago. Since then, I haven't had the urge to drink, I'm on new medication which helps SO MUCH, and therapy where it actually makes sense. I might not have ADHD, but damn close to it.
I ended up on a dating site (go figure, newly fit guy) and ended up finding someone I meshed with. She's an absolute legend. She also introduced me to drinking ("social"). It ended up getting a bit of out hand, especially with the pandemic.
I then started "hiding" the alcohol, and binge drinking 2-3 bottles a few nights a week. Crazy stuff thinking back on it. I'm so glad she stuck with me through this.
So yeah, we tried a lot of things (therapy, a drug that didn't work and gave me incredibly bad side effects), but I never had the urge to drink, until it hit me and I couldn't stop until I did. I can't believe I managed to hold onto my job, and actually perform well.
Anyway, I ended up getting diagnosed with ADHD (or at the very least, ADHD traits, it's a giant spectrum, i guess). This was 18 months ago. Since then, I haven't had the urge to drink, I'm on new medication which helps SO MUCH, and therapy where it actually makes sense. I might not have ADHD, but damn close to it.