My drinking is getting out of control?!
Question: im 19 and i think my drinking is getting a little out of control. i started drinking with friends at parties when i was 16 and i always over did it but not to the point of throwing up. now i go through days of craving alcohol and count down the days till the weekend so i can drink again. when i do drink i get drunk faster than everyone else but i dont stop, i keep going and the next morning i feel terrible (phisically and mentally) but once ive recovered im up for it again. sometimes i drink during the week (if im with friends) during my last yr of high school i was sneaking alcohol, i had my own mini bar in my locker and i even hid a bottle of vodka under my bed for 'those hard times'. i got ova that stage but im scared i mite start again. whats wrong with me and please dont suggest AA
Answers: im 19 and i think my drinking is getting a little out of control. i started drinking with friends at parties when i was 16 and i always over did it but not to the point of throwing up. now i go through days of craving alcohol and count down the days till the weekend so i can drink again. when i do drink i get drunk faster than everyone else but i dont stop, i keep going and the next morning i feel terrible (phisically and mentally) but once ive recovered im up for it again. sometimes i drink during the week (if im with friends) during my last yr of high school i was sneaking alcohol, i had my own mini bar in my locker and i even hid a bottle of vodka under my bed for 'those hard times'. i got ova that stage but im scared i mite start again. whats wrong with me and please dont suggest AA
there is a simple solution. u r an alcoholic and i can tell u that because i am also an alcoholic. i have went to detox and rehab and everything. it is hard to stop but the only thing that will honestly make u stop is when u get sick and tired of feeling the way you do. the only reason i still drink is because i can balance my job, paying bills, family life and everything else. ppl say the "cold shoulder" approach but its basically mind over matter. when ur tired and dont want to drink anymore you wont. what trapped me up is when i stopped, i felt so good like i could handle it and started drinking again. oh yeah and im 23 and have been drinking since high school so i know all about what ur going thru. i wish the best for you sweetie.
Go to AA. If you could handle this yourself, you would have.
You honestly need to talk to someone though. You need a good support system, and if that includes getting your family (just a few that you trust) involved that is what you need to do. Explain to them you don't want to go to AA you just need their help.
My father is a alcoholic and in return i didn't have a father for 24 yrs....he stayed messed up, in jail, and had to no concerns for his family....now he is doing good, and he says he regrets drinking so much and neglecting his family as he did......Do you want a similar situation when you get older??? Do it for youself and like i said get that family or friend support system!!! Good luck
Sorry but AA is my suggestion (only because I have seen it work for alot of friends and family) or at least your local Doctor who can suggest other rehab options. You need professional help.
Well done for realising there is a problem though. Alot of people in your position would stick their head in the sand. Now do something about it!!!
Best of luck
Ignore the answerer who says go to AA... they can't help you if you don't want help - and you don't, do you?
If the answer to your problem involves stopping drinking then you don't want to hear it. You know what's wrong with you, so asking us what's wrong is just playing games. If you're like most people with your problem you'll carry on playing those games and avoiding being honest with yourself right up until your body simply can't take you drinking anymore. And then you'll either die or get sober and have to live with a broken body... like most members of AA.
Of course there's a one in a million who decides to get honest and stop playing games early so they don't have to go thu the whole sorry cycle of ruining their body, sabotaging their life goals and destroying every relationship they ever have. You could be one... but you'd have to be honest, open-minded and willing to do whatever it takes. At the moment you're obviously not.
If you think you can control your drinking then I wish you luck. But we both know that's not going to happen, don't we?
If you were/are having cravings, you're drinking isn't a little out of control- it's way out of control. You are in big trouble: It means that the chemicals (neurotransmitters) in your brain are relying on alcohol for their production. I hated AA, but I was willing to try anything. I don't see why not AA- I was willing to stand on my head, lick the sidewalk, and kiss rats to get sober. Perhaps you think you can still drink in a controlled way? Perhaps you can- I can't. Anyway, try these links:
http://www.rational.org/
http://www.thesobervillage.com/forums/fo...
http://uic.edu/orgs/convening/AA.htm
http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/27...
http://www.help4all.net/links.htm
http://www.smartrecovery.org/
I wish you luck with whatever you choose to do.