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How exactly does withdrawals from alcoholism work? Does it differ from person to person or is it based upon duration?
To give a little back story here. After I turned 21 I drank pretty hard. I basically drank about a liter of vodka a night for nearly 3 years straight. Just after a few months of this, I noticed that alchohol no longer impaired my vision, speech, or motor functions. I never get sick and have never blacked out. To my understanding I'm what is known as a functioning alcoholic. I don't actually like to consider myself and alcoholic since I can stop and start at any time but whatever. I'm currently 25 and nowdays I might drink for 2 weeks straight, downing bottle after boddle of liquor, then go a week without drinking and don't feel any different. I should note that on workdays, I don't drink till I get off work and come home. On days off, I won't drink until 12:01. On the other hand, I have a few relatives who are bad alcoholics. When they stop drinking for 12-24 hours, they can't eat, get the shakes, can barely function, and desperately want more alchohol. Their symptoms can last for days. Meanwhile I can drink any of them under the table like it's nothing but I have never noticed withdrawals. Why am I different???
4 Answers
- CrustyCurmudgeonLv 72 months ago
Your relatives are addicted, you are habituated. Chances are, they have an alcohol allergy, and you do not. To keep your liver from killing you, you might slow down on your drinking nights. Try to get by on a pint or less of 80° proof.
- Anonymous2 months ago
Because you're not an alcoholic--you're not physically addicted. If you were your body would react. It's not something people can control.
- Anonymous2 months ago
Withdrawal varies from person to person - both the severity and the timeline.
If the most you've stopped drinking for is a week, don't assume you've got a "Get Out of Withdrawal Free" card.
The more detoxes you have and the longer you drink, the more likely you are to experience withdrawal.
You're still very young. Keep doing what you're doing for 20 years and your situation will be different.
"since I can stop and start at any time" All evidence to the contrary. You can't go more than seven days without binge drinking. I can hear you now saying, "Yes I can, I just don't want to". Yeah....you want to drink. A lot. That's alcoholism. And it's generally progressive over time. 3-4 years is nothing. But if you don't stop, you will be an alcoholic for 10, 20, 30, 40 years or until you're dead. That's just a fact.
So...when will you decide to stop? Tomorrow? Next month? Next year? Never?
