update

Here's an update: a friend of mine died from alcohol, and i found out about it 4 months ago. I've been sober since then -- 4 months now. These days i've got plenty of nicotene and coffee handy, and that's just fine. I still use the electrolyte supplementation that i described above, and all of this seems to be enough to keep me sober.

It's funny, because i'd tried for years to quit boozing, but what really made the difference this time is that i know about the asperger genetics going on, and the codependency that resulted from nobody knowing how to deal with or even identify this genetic condition. My friend (and most of her family) was aspy too, but didn't know it. It was when i was trying to track this person down to get in touch with her that i found out that she was gone. So after that experience, alcohol just doesn't look the same to me.

What I realized is that i don't want to do that to someone else, and i don't like it when someone does that to me. The image of her passed out at the kitchen table and not ever waking up again is something that i will never forget. Tweet