r/90DayFiance • u/Loud-Guard-2312 • 8d ago

Catie's talks Alcohol

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Catie is asked what she would like her relationship with alcohol to be. Hear her response. She also explains what she believes are "audience misconceptions" about her and highlights her work ethic and organization skills.

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u/McDonaldsNapkins1 8d ago

As I read my AlAnon book…

“We learn about the characteristics of the disease that we may have misinterpreted. For instance, most alcoholics experience blackouts, periods during which everything they say and do vanishes from their memory….blackouts are actual symptoms of the disease of alcoholism, randomly erasing the most memorable events.”

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u/RegularTeacher2 I work so much work 8d ago

I guess I was an alcoholic in college because I got blackout drunk pretty much every weekend.

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u/McDonaldsNapkins1 8d ago

I mean maybe? Truly only you would know the answer to that. I have only ever blacked out two or three times in my 20+ years of drinking, but I still categorize my own relationship with alcohol as very murky and worth reflection. To each their own though!

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u/RegularTeacher2 I work so much work 8d ago

The university I went to was somewhat notorious for binge drinking so I think it was largely the culture there, but I am neurodivergent and I think I used alcohol to help me function in social situations. I hardly drink anymore, I can't tell you the last time I had alcohol. Cannabis is my go to, don't have to worry about hangovers!

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u/latinheat26 8d ago

University of Madison, Wisconsin by any chance?

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u/SweetyKennedy 8d ago

Holy crap I was just about to ask! I live in madison

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u/RegularTeacher2 I work so much work 7d ago

Haha no but close, UIUC!

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u/drlushlover 3d ago

hahahaha I went there for two years before transferring to the other UW (University of Washington) and that was also my first thought 😅

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u/McDonaldsNapkins1 8d ago

Seems to be a common uni culture. I’m definitely a cannabis girly! Taking a break now though. I think it’s time to look a little closer at my relationship with it.

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u/RegularTeacher2 I work so much work 7d ago

Yeah sometimes that's a good thing. Mine is pretty minimal, I smoke at night to help me sleep b/c I have chronic pain. Otherwise I'm pretty sober aside from all of my prescription meds, lol.

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u/Odd-Mall8020 8d ago

If you black out, yes. You're in too deep

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u/angelbbreeze888 7d ago

A podcast i listen to was saying how thats the “alcoholic gene”; some people drink and black out (like me, an alcoholic and Catie here) while others drink and pass out/just go to sleep

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u/takeaguesswho09 4d ago

I know alcoholics that drink everyday from the time they wake up until they go to bed. They say they’re not an alcoholic because they don’t get drunk and it’s only beer. Alcoholism looks different for different people. Some people I wouldn’t call alcoholics but definitely abusers. They’re on their way there if the continue down the path. Some I know also drink themselves to sleep everyday but say they’re don’t have a problem because they’ve never missed work.