>>8713631Alcoholic anon here. Haven’t drank in over 4 years. You need to implement a system to deal with the boredom and anxiety that you use alcohol to cope with, otherwise you’ll keep returning to it. This is a huge part of why so many people fail to maintain sobriety, and where things like AA or religion can really help - they give you tools to recognize, process, and correct your personal flaws, so you’re not just bouncing between being sober and struggling with negative emotional states and drinking to cope with them.
>>8713622I’d like to see some funding diverted from the war on drugs to provide better rehabilitation services for people with substance abuse issues. Decriminalization and/or moving a lot of illegal drugs to controlled substances.
Politically I’ve become much more libertarian/conservative since getting sober. Before I was a colossal lefty faggot who liked Bernie Sanders and was just interested in how the government could take care of me. One of the things I’ve learned from AA is you can’t help someone who’s not willing to help themselves, or take responsibility of their lives, lest you just wind up enabling them to continue being degenerate hedonists, in which case why should they ever change? The same is generally true for all people, and all I can see from Democrats is promises to enable people’s shitty decisions, lifestyles, and behaviors. Want to illegally enter and reside in a foreign country? We’ll have open borders! Don’t want to work? Universal basic income! Keep getting knocked up and can’t be bothered to get an abortion until you’re literally giving birth? We’ll keep your baby comfortable while you decide if you want us to kill it or not! Etc etc etc.
OP seems like kind of a fag, but I’ll also lurk thread to answe any questions from any anons about any of this shit.
