i certainly feel comfortable calling myself an alcoholic now. i get very irritable if i cannot drink if i want to, and that's almost every day now .. :-) i am wondering which of my IDs to pursue next. thinking about focusing more on transition. i want to look like myself, i want to act and feel like myself. i want to feel fulfilled. normalcy is not in the cards for me.
there is no feeling comparable to the freedom of realizing you can truly do whatever you want with yourself - when nobody is holding you back. if you keep going for anything, keep going for yourself and the right you have to express yourself however you want. anybody placing rules on queerness doesn't understand what it truly means to be queer.
Alcoholic ℞ #1 [difficulty: ★★☆☆☆]
The placebo effect is an effect in which the mind creates an effect that is not there. This is most often seen when testing if a drug works by using a placebo that looks similar but has no effect. You can use the placebo effect to your advantage by convincing yourself that the drink you just poured is alcohol. You can do this by affirming to yourself that it is alcohol (e.g. "I'm gonna drink some beer.") or by imagining the effects it would have on you like the alcohol flush reaction.
Side effects:
Common: Dizziness, fatigue.
Uncommon: Abdominal pain.
Rare: Vomiting.
Contraindictions: Do not take this if acting drunk would cause social consequences or before operating heavy machinery. You may be more prone to adverse effects if you have already had negative experiences with alcohol; make sure you consider the side effects before taking. If you are significantly affected by the placebo effect, do not take this with any medications that cause tiredness such as antipsychotics or opioids.
Other notes: This pill may be less effective if you have a bad imagination or find it hard to be absorbed in fantasy.
Alcoholic ℞ #2 [difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆]
Making your drinks look like alcohol can be quite simple. For many drinks, adding food colouring or apple cordial (squash) is enough to make it appear similar. You may want to use different cordial for diffrent colours, apple produces a yellow, orange, or brown colour (depending on how much you add). Adding in ice or putting it in the fridge can be of benefit for clear drinks. To make your drink appear high in alcohol, drink it from small glasses.
Side effects:
Common: Oversweetening your drink (especially with cordial), cold teeth.
Uncommon: Brainfreeze.
Contraindictions: Do not take this pill if you are going to be watched by someone who disapproves of alcohol consumption (e.g. parents, law enforcement).
Other notes: This pill may be less effective if your resources are limited.
I'm a pathetic addict you can take advantage of btw in case you didn't know I'm pliable and breakable and bruise very easily and depend on weed just making sure you're aware okay cool yeah k bye
My name is Jennifer and I am trans-alcoholic.
I graduated from my university last May with a bachelor's degree in communications, and I started pursuing what I originally thought was an adult life.
What I found was prejudice against people like me.
College was where I found my identity. I used to feel uncomfortable around people. I felt like I didn't belong. I felt like people couldn't understand me, because I didn't know how to let them understand me.
Then my roommate at the time dragged me along to a party, and I got my first drink of jungle juice.
I felt alive.
I finally felt like I could express myself. I said whatever was on my mind, and I went out and did the things that I always wanted to do. I was finally who I wanted to be. I was free to be me.
I had gotten into studying communications because I wanted to know more about effective communication with people. Being able to drink helped me learn a lot about how to reach people, and how to show people my real self. And people encouraged me to be myself, too.
Now that I've graduated, that encouragement is gone. What is left is prejudice and oppression.
My bosses and coworkers look at me in that judgmental way when I tell them my plans after work. My parents tell me that I need to change myself. My friends started conforming to other people's expectations once they left college.
And I tried for a little while, too. I cut down on how much I drank. I tried to do all the things that people expected someone on a new career path to do.
But my anxiety returned. I started finding it harder to express myself to people. I felt like I was losing myself. I was drowning.
It wasn't until recently that I realized that I was being told to deny an important part of who I am, in order to meet other people's expectations. I don't drink as much as I used to, and I'm not as much of myself as I used to be.
I am trans-alcoholic. And now it's time to speak out and challenge the bigotry against people like me.
I hope that this inspires others to come out about their identity. We have had to pretend that we're something we're not for too long.