edit: i don't mean to be blase about it, but it will much easier to quit drinking before you are on the street.
you'll have to at some point, you might as well save yourself a lot of headache and emotional trauma.
also: i don't believe that, if one loses housing due to one's drinking, that one can consider oneself a functioning alcoholic.
no one, in the history of the world, has ever had addiction struggles solved, or even marginally improved, by a stranger on the internet telling them to "do better".
do you fucking think they're going be like, "yeah, this is having a massively negative effect on my life and I was going to continue anyway, but then an anonymous commenter told me to suck it up and stop."
no, you don't. you're just taking the opportunity to punch down.
Well I'm not sure, and ig OP should weigh in on this one, but what'd be better: "stop drinking." or "hey poppy, how much are we talking about here? This sounds shitty but it's genuine: you've got to be prepared for your alcoholism getting worse. Homelessness is going to wreak havoc on your coping mechanisms."
yeah and as long as you don't have much of value, risks of robbing is basically inexistent, for having lived in a camping (not in the us) for a few months, having friendly campground owners is crucial, they'll also attract a friendlier crowd
i'm sorry to hear about your pipe and your situation.
in addition to the helpful logistical advice offered in the thread: you might consider forgoing drinking, or pretending you are forgoing drinking, for the interim time you'd need to crash with family before you get a new spot. just an idea, offered in good faith, which could save some real headache.
This may be a bit of a nitpick, and I don't mean to detract from the topic at hand. But it might also be important to point out that saying alcohol is the only addiction that the withdrawal can be fatal is a bit misinformative. Any GABAergic drug can in very extreme circumstances cause life-threatening withdrawal. Alcohol is one example, but another prominent one is benzodiazepine (such as xanax, klonopin, even valium and countless RC's) withdrawal which causes seizures and "DTs" in a similar way to alcohol.
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quit drinking.
edit: i don't mean to be blase about it, but it will much easier to quit drinking before you are on the street. you'll have to at some point, you might as well save yourself a lot of headache and emotional trauma.
also: i don't believe that, if one loses housing due to one's drinking, that one can consider oneself a functioning alcoholic.
Oh
yeah, better to enable him and to reify his feeling that it's out of his control, so he can live on the street. very supportive.
no one, in the history of the world, has ever had addiction struggles solved, or even marginally improved, by a stranger on the internet telling them to "do better".
do you fucking think they're going be like, "yeah, this is having a massively negative effect on my life and I was going to continue anyway, but then an anonymous commenter told me to suck it up and stop."
no, you don't. you're just taking the opportunity to punch down.
Well I'm not sure, and ig OP should weigh in on this one, but what'd be better: "stop drinking." or "hey poppy, how much are we talking about here? This sounds shitty but it's genuine: you've got to be prepared for your alcoholism getting worse. Homelessness is going to wreak havoc on your coping mechanisms."
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Yeah ignore the person being condescending. Legit check with the campground for longer term leasing.
It'll be cheaper than a house and you don't have to worry about hiding from people.
yeah and as long as you don't have much of value, risks of robbing is basically inexistent, for having lived in a camping (not in the us) for a few months, having friendly campground owners is crucial, they'll also attract a friendlier crowd
i'm sorry to hear about your pipe and your situation.
in addition to the helpful logistical advice offered in the thread: you might consider forgoing drinking, or pretending you are forgoing drinking, for the interim time you'd need to crash with family before you get a new spot. just an idea, offered in good faith, which could save some real headache.
Takes a long time to get off the sauce. It's an actual addiction with severe mental and physical tolls.
Like years.
It's not as simple as just forgoing it, otherwise it wouldn't be an addiction.
Likely they would end up being kicked out onto the street in any case.
did you know that alcoholism is the one addiction where withdrawal can literally kill you?
that's just a fun random fact.
This may be a bit of a nitpick, and I don't mean to detract from the topic at hand. But it might also be important to point out that saying alcohol is the only addiction that the withdrawal can be fatal is a bit misinformative. Any GABAergic drug can in very extreme circumstances cause life-threatening withdrawal. Alcohol is one example, but another prominent one is benzodiazepine (such as xanax, klonopin, even valium and countless RC's) withdrawal which causes seizures and "DTs" in a similar way to alcohol.
Thank you for the additional information. I had "learned" the "fact" that way, but it's entirely possible that I learned incorrectly.
yes, i was suggesting he quit without any professional or personal support and take such risks, thanks for the helpful clarification.
I mean, your comment was so elaborate and detailed that I must have just missed the part where you covered that.
"I'm about to be homeless"
"Have you tried counseling?"
Lmao
I'd get a really nice tent, or even a trailer if you can swing that some how, and ask the campground about deals on long term lot rentals.