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Whiskey Addiction My Terrifying Experience with Alcohol Withdrawal

🥃 “Two Gallons a Day—The Brutal Truth of What Alcohol Did to My Body” | Raw Recovery Short Ever wonder why your trauma blurts out at the worst moments? It’s not drama—it’s biology. Your body is trying to recalibrate after years of chemical dependency. At my worst, I was drinking over two gallons of whiskey a day. Not a typo. Two. Gallons. Per. Day. Full handles. Daily. My body didn’t just crave alcohol—it depended on it to function. 🧠 If I stopped? DTs (delirium tremens) kicked in. I was shaking—sometimes physically, always internally. Cold flashes. Hot flashes. Cramping so bad around my liver I felt like I'd been stabbed. I couldn’t even brush my teeth in the morning without gagging—unless I took a shot of whiskey. Yeah. That was my 6:00 a.m. routine. This isn’t about shame. This is about truth. Your body adapts to survive your addiction. And when you take that substance away, it freaks the hell out. So when you’re randomly emotional or emotionally numb in recovery? That’s not weakness—it’s withdrawal. It’s your nervous system rewiring. Be kind to yourself. You’re not just getting sober—you’re healing at the cellular level.