Anybody Here A Recovering Alcoholic?

[HogsRLegends]

Hey Folks,

I'm a binge drinking alcoholic. I may only drink on weekends most of the time but when I do drink it has to be all or nothing.

I went to my first AA meeting on Friday and have been sober since Wednesday. I drink to oblivion to relieve social anxiety and showed up for a date drunk on Wednesday and can't even remember what we talked about for 3 hours. How despicable is that?

I'm going to beat this thing, but right now I'm just down on the fact I blew the opportunity for a great lady to know the sober me, and the sober me is a great person. I doubt this woman will ever talk to me again. The feeling of being down makes drinking very attractive but I know that will get me nowhere and I have willpower and don't ever want to feel this way again.

If anybody here has been where I have been and doesn't mind talking about it I would appeciate your views.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Hey Folks,

I'm a binge drinking alcoholic. I may only drink on weekends most of the time but when I do drink it has to be all or nothing.

I went to my first AA meeting on Friday and have been sober since Wednesday. I drink to oblivion to relieve social anxiety and showed up for a date drunk on Wednesday and can't even remember what we talked about for 3 hours. How despicable is that?

I'm going to beat this thing, but right now I'm just down on the fact I blew the opportunity for a great lady to know the sober me, and the sober me is a great person. I doubt this woman will ever talk to me again. The feeling of being down makes drinking very attractive but I know that will get me nowhere and I have willpower and don't ever want to feel this way again.

If anybody here has been where I have been and doesn't mind talking about it I would appeciate your views.

I don't drink so I can't relate but I do wish you good luck in staying sober. From what I have seen it's not easy.

Good luck

 

[HogsRLegends]

I don't drink so I can't relate but I do wish you good luck in staying sober. From what I have seen it's not easy.

Good luck

Thank you. With a name like Yeagermeister I'm surprised you don't drink : But trust me in that if you don't, its best never to start because some people have that predisposition and addictive personality to be alcoholic. I wish I didn't but I do.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Thank you. With a name like Yeagermeister I'm surprised you don't drink : But trust me in that if you don't, its best never to start because some people have that predisposition and addictive personality to be alcoholic. I wish I didn't but I do.

My name is Yeager and I have drank just never cared for it so I don't.

 

[Duane]

Good luck Hogs. I know the road ahead may be tough at first but you could end up saving yourself or someone else from a drinking related death.

 

[DemonBlood]

I know how you feel. I don't drink but I'm currently trying to overcome a Vicodin addiction. It's hard but you can do it. Good luck.


...And please no Brett Favre jokes

 

[HogsRLegends]

I know how you feel. I don't drink but I'm currently trying to overcome a Vicodin addiction. It's hard but you can do it. Good luck.


...And please no Brett Favre jokes

Good luck man. Fortunately for me the frequency of my drinking was sporadic so I don't have the physical withdrawal symptoms so I don't need to do inpatient detox.

Its a psychological problem though, that urge to feel like I need a drink to relax socially and let loose/have fun. I have to re-examine who all of my friends are, avoid nightclubs/raves etc...

 

[HogsRLegends]

My name is Yeager and I have drank just never cared for it so I don't.

Sorry I didn't know. I've done plenty of "Yeager bombs". Love the picture of the dog jedi by the way.

 

[Signals]

If you dont already have one, be sure to get yourself a copy of the Big book. You can get one cheap at Alcoholics Anonymous.

If you cant afford one, usually someone at an A.A. meeting will give you one or buy you one.

Check your PM's.

 

[mr.jameswoods]

I'm overweight and am trying to lose it for my health and family. I have high cholesterol and at risk for developing early diabetes. I can live a long and healthy life but I have to change my lifestyle such as eating healthier, exercising and cutting down on alcohol. It hasn't been easy but I've been losing weight. I'm addicted to fast food. I'm not equating that with alcoholism because you have a much tougher fight but it isn't easy. I actually miss McDonalds and Taco Bell. I developed these bad habits when I started medical school. We were under so much stress that food became our only relief. I support you bro and you can get over your addiction.

The "secret" is that I realize that my mind is not my own. When you are addicted to something, your brain will work against you and get you to rationalize taking another drink or eating that extra donut. It's like in the movie "A Beautiful Mind" the guy tries to cure himself but the problem is in his brain itself. Addicted people have the same problem.

To get over it, you have to apply discipline and realize that your brain will adjust and come around as you ween off your stimulus. You also have to realize that you can't ever go back.

I also realize that on some level, we really don't want to part with our addictions. Food, drugs and alcohol were a part of your life. It's hard to just say see ya! You have to say goodbye to it deep down and accept that. You don't have to be sad but you can just replace it with something else that is more positive.

 

[Rack]

I haven't drank in a long time. Even when I drank I was strictly a social drinker.

However, there were a few times - many times - where I went out partying and got so messed up I didn't remember what happened the night before. That's only happened to me when I drank Tequila or Bud Ice. I loved the taste of Bud Ice but for some reason I'd get memory lapses when I drank that stuff.

One night I dropped of a girl I'd been out with and on the way home I had to stop at a rail road crossing cuz a train was coming. I passed out at the wheel and woke up to find myself inching towards the train, I ended up less than a foot away. I was still so out of it that I could only get myself to put the car in park. I woke up again later, no train in sight, and it felt like hours later. I put it in drive and went him.

Yeah I did some stupid stuff back in the day. I'm very lucky I didn't kill someone. I'd rather I had killed myself then to kill someone else driving under the influence. I was VERY lucky I got away with that stupidity.


No more drinking for me. I was never an alcoholic and I didn't concieously (sp?) force myself to stop drinking. Going out and partying just lost it's appeal when I started getting older. No going out means no drinking. Every now and then I MIGHT have a beer or two if I'm out with my buddies, but now I have acid reflux and beer and AR don't mix very well. That and every time I drink now there's a 99.9% chance I'm gonna be hung over the next day, even if I only have 2-3 beers.

I haven't had a drink of any alcohol in over 2 years now. Again, not cuz I forced myself to stop drinking, I just don't go out anymore. Even if I go out to eat I just drink tea.


My mother, Uncle (mother's side) and aunt (mother's side) are all alcoholics. I was lucky not to take after that side of the family. My dad used to have a few beers after softball games when I was a kid, but he's never had a drinking problem. Glad I took after his side of the family in that regard. He doesn't smoke either, and my mother and aunt are both chain smokers. Glad I didn't take after that side of the family in that regard too.


Good luck, Hogs. Focus on what's most important in your life and ask yourself if you're willing to lose that or screw it up cuz you had to have a drink.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Hey Folks,

I'm a binge drinking alcoholic. I may only drink on weekends most of the time but when I do drink it has to be all or nothing.

I went to my first AA meeting on Friday and have been sober since Wednesday. I drink to oblivion to relieve social anxiety and showed up for a date drunk on Wednesday and can't even remember what we talked about for 3 hours. How despicable is that?

I'm going to beat this thing, but right now I'm just down on the fact I blew the opportunity for a great lady to know the sober me, and the sober me is a great person. I doubt this woman will ever talk to me again. The feeling of being down makes drinking very attractive but I know that will get me nowhere and I have willpower and don't ever want to feel this way again.

If anybody here has been where I have been and doesn't mind talking about it I would appeciate your views.

Seriously, good luck dude. It's going to be tough but have faith. Your efforts will all be worth it after you succeed!

 

[Cajuncowboy]

I'm sure will will win this one.

My story is kinda simple. My parents separated when I was a kid and I was brought up in in bar rooms on weekends. By the time I was 8 I was playing drums in a bar room band. I was exposed to booze very early in life and thought it was natural to drink. So I did.

In my early adult life I drank every night. I got stark staring drunk every weekend. It was quickly killing me and I didn't know it. Finally I had a life changing experience with my faith and I quit on the spot. For me, as hard as it is to believe I never had a problem with alcohol again. I've not has a drop in over 18 years.

The answer is out there and you can find it as well.

Good luck and take it one day at a time. Also, find something that really interests you and really engulf yourself in it if you do start to think about taking a drink.

 

[Rack]

I'm sure will will win this one.

It's not a competition, Dude.

 

[PosterChild]

It's not a competition, Dude.

:spanking:

 

[theebs]

Anybody here a marine biologist?

 

[Hoov]

Good luck man. Fortunately for me the frequency of my drinking was sporadic so I don't have the physical withdrawal symptoms so I don't need to do inpatient detox.

Its a psychological problem though, that urge to feel like I need a drink to relax socially and let loose/have fun. I have to re-examine who all of my friends are, avoid nightclubs/raves etc...

The fact that you dont drink like this everynight yet is good, but you have to find another interst on weekends because alcohol is not for you.

If you dont give it up chances are as you get older you will be drinking more frequently.

Your problem is once you start drinking you dont stop until you really cant function. You dont say, ok i had a beer with dinner, but i dont want anymore cause i got something to take care of.

Binge alcoholics have way more problems in life than people who drink daily but keep from getting too intoxicated.

And you need to find some other way to control your social anxiety, talk to a doctor about this or see a counselor or therapist. Stop worrying what others think or if they will judge you. Be yourself and you'll meet the poeple in life that are indicated for you.

I know its easier said than done, and my personality is the opposite - i am extremely social and can walk up to starngers and talk to anyone about anything, im almost never embarrased and i carry on quite a bit.

But i have a very good friend that is like you. He was/is a binge drinker but now he drinks amost every night and he recently screwed up with a girl that was intrested in him. He rarely leaves the house. He drinks before going out because he is too shy, but then he is to intoxicated to really present himself well to a female and ends up being the drunk guy that everyone feels bad for or worries about. When we go out with a group of friends we seceretly ask who is going to babysit or take care of him. He is a great guy, but he just wont stop until he is drunk and you have to take him home.

 

[Route 66]

So do some of you here think drinking on weekends is considered alcoholism? If someone drinks a couple nights a week, does that make them an alcoholic? I know of some who only drink on weekends but dont touch it during the week. They like it when watching DVDs and football.

 

[Hoov]

So do some of you here think drinking on weekends is considered alcoholism? If someone drinks a couple nights a week, does that make them an alcoholic? I know of some who only drink on weekends but dont touch it during the week. They like it when watching DVDs and football.

I saw a talk on this topic...what is alcoholism....

And the so called expert said the alcoholic is the one who cant stop drinking when all signs say "dude, you've had enough".

He said you can have a drink every day and as long as your not binging he wouldnt consider that being an alcoholic.

But more importantly look at yourself and decide if alcohol is interfering with your plans for life or preventing you from getting everything you want out of life, if it is, then make an adjustment.

 

[HogsRLegends]

Anybody here a marine biologist?

I'm not a marine biologist but my bachelors degree is in Biology