i think im an alcoholic

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i think im developing a severe drinking problem and its causing worry for my health and behavior. please i just need some advice someone to talk to...i dont know what to do.

[Derek_001]

talk use the thread to talk tho 4 future help of others

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i see.

well i just drink alot. it started off as ocasionaly on weekends..not too heavy i guess. started on woodstocks moved onto wine sacks now heavy stuff like spirits. started as ocassional then every saturday then every friday and saturday now im finding it happen in the middle of the week. and its not just drinking its drinking to the point of being really really drunk. i dont wanna die young from liver problems i wanna be healthy and get my shit together but i just cant stop myself i cant beleive this is actually happening to me how did i let myself get like this???

[Scarface]

Well, drinking problems are progressive, they start off slow and they gradually build. There are two types of alcoholics; binge drinkers which will drink large quantities in a sitting and get to the point of blacking out. (Blacking out, if you're not sure what that means, is that when you reach a point of inebriation, that you don't remember what happens. It's like a point of not seeing or remembering anything you did or said.) Then they won't drink for a while. Then there is the everyday drinker that drinks large quantities everyday non-stop.

There's one thing I could recommend for you and that could be AA Alcoholics Anonymous which is a fellowship of men and woman that share their experience strength and hope with each other and to gain sobriety. It's a 12 step program. If that's something you might be interested in and if you really believe you're an alcoholic.

You could also see a doctor. There are no medications to help you stop drinking, but he could definitely point you in a better direction and give you some pointers on some solutions.

If you need someone to talk to I'm always here, VM/PM me anytime.

[trackstar9.875]

Everything Goose said is beneficial.

You have a real "nemesis" in just being in the country you live in.

It is a known fact (and I am BY NO MEANS "impuning" the Country as a whole) that alcoholism is more rampant in the Ukraine, Soviet Union, Russia, than in any other country in the world.

The "choice" of spirits? Vodka, of course.

What I'm saying is ...ALL AROUND YOU..this behavior can be witnessed, and it's hard to divorce yourself from such activity...when it's so rampant. For instance, driving 40-50 miles (kms) only situates you 40-50 kms from where you were...and it's "equally" rampant there.

My Uncle is an alcoholic, and my Dad spoke with the treatment center about him, and they say: Alcoholism -and- Tobacco Additction...ARE THE HARDEST ADDICTIONS to kick!

Why? FREQUENCY OF USE! For instance, a Heroin or Crack Addict only "get off" once or twice a day, whereas an Alcoholic drinks until he passes out, and when he regains conscienceness...he starts drinking again..and the process is just repeated.

FREQUENCY OF USE: All day long...with intermittent periods of sleep.

Tobacco Use: Smokers...smoke a cigarette every 20-30 minutes (on average)

FREQUENCY OF USE! Availability...all day long.

I've read studies, and the best way to try and kick an addiction, is to CHANGE YOUR ASSOCIATION...with your habit.

If you're a smoker, don't smoke that cig after lunch, dinner...or with that cup of coffee..or when you talk on the phone.

Do something different! Get out of that HOLE you've got yourself in.

Good Luck!

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i associate drinking with having a good time. i cant have fun sober when i go out with friends and such. ive always been that way but then i found alcohol and its made socializing and going out much more enjoyable..sad that i need a drug to be happy.

anyone?

[staying_alive]

I'm the same way but to a lesser scale. I use drugs to have fun. Alcohol especially makes me a lot less anxious and lets me stop worrying and stressing about stuff.

However, you're a bit further down the addiction scale than I am. I don't think you're ready for AA, but it's getting there. I think disassociation is the best thing - you need to occupy yourself with another activity. Finding that activity is the hard part. Finding something that will amuse you and distract you will help. Go out with some friends, or even by yourself, whenever you feel that way. Head over to a restaurant or coffee house or something. Get out of that situation where you tempt yourself with alcohol. Make it HARDER to get alcohol when you want it.

[Strength]

absolutely.

only problems is im surrounded by it and tempted by it all the time. and i have nothing else to occupy myself with. i mean sure, i could sit on my computer all day being a hermit but id much rather go out with friends and have a good time...i just wish the alcohol wasn't necessary for said "good time".

[staying_alive]

absolutely.

only problems is im surrounded by it and tempted by it all the time. and i have nothing else to occupy myself with. i mean sure, i could sit on my computer all day being a hermit but id much rather go out with friends and have a good time...i just wish the alcohol wasn't necessary for said "good time".

Unfortunately as schooling and social lives get more stressful, having fun gets more and more difficult. You don't have to drink when you go out though...if you know you're developing a problem why don't you make yourself the DD for the night? That way there's pressure on you to avoid drinking. Or you COULD just sit on your computer. It's a little bit harder to get addicted to I believe.

[wtblife]

I wouldn't just try to be the DD, you might still drink and then end up driving anyway... Just saying :-\