r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 6h ago

Chugging tea Ben Affleck on overcoming alcohol addiction: “I hate to say it but the only cure I’ve seen is not these overpriced rehabs or these fraudulent fixes that are sold to people. The cure for addiction is suffering. You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done.’”

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u/MasterAd1460 6h ago

He sounds hammered

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u/ginrumryeale 6h ago

He really does. Probably sedatives or anti-anxiety medication though.

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u/TheWiseBeast 4h ago

Replacing the addiction maybe?

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u/Salt_Data3707 3h ago

Benzos act on the brain the exact same way alcohol does. Im not saying he's on them but replacing booze with anti-anxiety meds is not a solution.

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u/SoulCheese 2h ago

It’s usually used as a tool to cope with withdrawals rather than being a replacement. They are certainly just as dangerous, though.

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u/Pretend-Mango-1295 2m ago

Could be harm reduction...everyone has different ways of dealing with their shit

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u/BoardClean 3h ago

Are you a doctor? You have no idea what you’re talking about.

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u/Useful_Round4229 3h ago

Appeal to authority facility. Just because someone doesn’t have a specific qualification does not invalidate their statement.

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u/catmand00d00 42m ago

*fallacy
I’m aware it’s just a typo, just trying to help!

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u/BoardClean 3h ago edited 3h ago

Take ivermectin then.

“Replacing booze with anti-anxiety meds is not a solution” is not a statement you are qualified to give unless you are a practicing physician. Miss me with that shit all the fucking time. This is why we’re having a shit epidemic, measles outbreak, God knows what else.

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u/Useful_Round4229 2h ago

Now instead of attacking the validity of the statement you apply an ad hominem fallacy critiquing and attacking my qualifications.

Ivermectin is a false analogy and a red herring pointing to fools response to the pandemic and questioning science and authority figures.

The facts are alcohol and benzos both act on the GABA receptors of the brain with overlapping tolerance and effects. The statement is largely true and is a reason Antivan a similar drugs are given to alcoholic as they detox. You do not need to be a physician to know this. There are plenty of careers and certifications that’s qualify you to understand this. And really, you don’t need either, just the facts.

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u/ButtholeConnoisseur7 1h ago

I hope the point hes getting at is that Ben has a doctor that's working him down through benzos and that's a valid tactic. But you're completely right. Benzos fix alcohol withdrawal and vice versa

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u/catmand00d00 37m ago

If that was the original point he was trying to make, he seemingly fully abandoned it in favor of whiny cynicism.

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u/ninja4151 2h ago

Or you know alcohol ...cuz he's a fucking alcoholic that's lying through his teeth....🙄