Alcohol problem

[Guest]

I'm trying to stiop drinking for a long time. But afater a week or so i just cant resist. And it's strating over. Any suggestions.

[LudlumFan]

Set yourself a one drinking night in the week andsay to yourself: "No matter what I AM NOT GOING TO DRINK, even if there are cravings untill that day"


I do that with smoking (cigarettes) and works quite well. Not 100% but good enough.


If that doesn't work try a substitute like marijuana.

[LudlumFan]

ps. i just realised you wrote that in January... are you still having problems? Better still, do you still come to this forum?

[Thing]

Lol, they really dont care about the forum :(


Stop drinking ? hmmm... i never had any of those problems,i mean you should have a clear mind and know what to do if you want to "play" with drugs.

[Guest]

I know lots of people that have a drinking problem.

[Thing]

Sure, drinking can be a solution to other problems.


But this forum is to discuss drugs, not abuse, in mine opinion its good to get drunk... but living for a drug isnt really anything to chat or nice\good.

[Guest]

Well Stop CAZZAY!!!!!!!

[hollywood]

The way I stoped drinking was, I stayed away from my old drinking buddies and watering holes. Try some meetings and a sponcer. Also when you get the craving you can't control eat something. I could never drink after I ate. Write me in my box and I will help you get started........................................... ........

[bLuB0XbLuEs]

my firends think im an alchoholic...but they're crazy. can't you just like to drink without getting addicted???

[THC_1138]

I stopped drinking nearly2 years ago, for me this is a life choice. I lost a cousin due to alcohol abuse over a year ago, she was 42. There are my opinion (and others too), good drugs and of course bad drugs, alcohol i felt and still feel, falls far too many times firmly into the bad category for so many people. Cannabis is worth a thought as it apparently works for many people quitting alcohol. Good luck to all those trying to achieve a happier lifestyle, it's NOT impossible and so worthwhile.

[thydarkprevails]

alcoholism is a farce in many parts.





according to my college health book, one who consumes a minimum of 5 drinks a week is an alcoholic..


yes..5 drinks a week.





also the typical alcoholic is assumed to be a deadbeat, abuser, jobless..ect..





not true





myself personally, started drinking nearly 10 years ago..and for the past 4-5 years i have consumed a minimum of 20 drinks a week.


but there have been times when i see the bottle, and say..i don't feel like a drink..and i dont, nor do i have to drink to get drunk..i often enjoy a good glass of merlot and a fine cigar.


but more often than not, when getting drunk, after 4 or 5 drinks i feel this compulsion stir inside me that says drink drink drink..and i obey. i don't feel any remorse the day after or anything else because of a few things about myself.


i have a good job, i go to college, i pay all my bills on time, i have a savings, and i drink regularly.


i should be a typical *deadbeat* alcoholic according to some, but i'm not..


alcohol, when used to the way you know you can, is a fantastic beverage

[telefone]

ihate alcohol...it makes my pops wanna beat the shit outa me all the time. it also destroies everything in your life, sometimes far more than the worst crack addict stereotype.


BUT...an occasionalnice vodka martini never hurt anyone. <img border="0" src= "smileys/smiley2.gif">

[pink]

I dont see whats the problem if you like it drink it, as long as you can afford it and your not hurting anyone enjoy yourself..

[argovistov]

SSRI are surpricing effective for a lot of people with alcoholproblems, the people that drink for dopamin pleasure. Why that is the case is unknown and for me a little strange.



Alcohol one should be carefull not to over use. It doesnt take that many years before you start to get minor health problems with internal organs and depressions.



Take a liver test also as a freight argument. And the time to clean up the liver and other organs after you stop. Nothing that over use the liver and maybe Milktistle and Schizandra.

[crazywoman]

Alcohol is like any other drug that I've found. You can go through rehab and go to meetings, and get it out of your system. But you have to make life altering changes. Like when you quit smoking cigarettes. The nicotine is out of your system in about 72 hours once you quit. But you have to make psycholgical changes in your life as well. What triggers you to drink? Friends? Family? For a friend he stopped drinking coffee all together cause he used to drink his brandy in his coffee. You have to analyze your life and the triggers that make you do what you do. Meetings do help, but what happens after the meeting when you're on your own? When you're slapped in the face with the deamon? Can we be considered a social alcoholic when we go out and have a few drinks? Or are we just having fun? And when does that "fun" get out of control?

[eski]

Because booze is a part of everyone's life weather they drink or not, it is still excepted in day to day life, and it is legal so there is less concern for alcoholics. I think this is stupid as it is just as hard for someone to give up booze as any other drug. My dad being an alcoholic has been to many rehab's and AA meetings (one of which was above a pub) and has still not beaten his addiction. I my self have ran out of idea's for him to be successful, but booze is always in his face reminding him. You have to really want to give up unfortunatly the saying "once an alchi always an alchi" doesn't help either.

[icemaster]

I think there's a problem with having the definition of 'alcoholic', it puts you either wholly into one group or the other. Personally, I think I'm somewhere in the middle; although I do drink quite a bit, I don't drink enough to notice any major withdrawal symptoms (if I stop for a week or two) and generally it doesn't interefere to a large degree with my normal day to day functioning.If I had an unlimited bank roll and hadnothing to do, I probably would fall into that latter category.

[hangterisaan]

The father of a friend of mine died this week,from liver cirrose,it has opened my eyes,i drink about 15 50 cl beers a day,and i dont want to end like that,he felt down on the street,with his dog next to him,they found him a couple of hours later and the dog was still sitting next to him.I tryed stopping before,and it just doesn't work...


I am thinking about implants in my belly to prevent me from drinking.But am a bit scared of such a drastic measure.

[manda]

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Lol, they really dont care about the forum :(


Stop drinking ? hmmm... i never had any of those problems,i mean you should have a clear mind and know what to do if you want to "play" with drugs.
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</BLOCKQUOTE>Sounds almost ominous the way you put it.

[Guest]

Years ago, my mother and father were alchoholics, but they quit, i dont know how but they did. Nowadays, my mom is an alchoholic, my dad, is not, but my dad smokes weed alot, and my mom doesnt.

[manda]

If I have a couple shots of whiskey on an empty stomach,it's usually a journey strewn with arguing, leaving town to my best friends..sucks cause I love to drink, but right now if I pick up a drink I usually get shit, even though I'm not the one drinking like a horse. AAARRRRGGGHHH!!!!!!

[Ambidxtrous]

Driving and Drinking&gt;&gt; When the weekend comes, I enjoy a good drive while drinking a fourty. Listening to my cds, mostly Depeche mode and driving buzzed (not drunk) makes me feel good inside. Good way to escape all these personal problems that i've been going through lately. Not bad, just annoying depressive moods, slight anxiety and constant worrying. But as soon as I drink, it all goes away. And i feel like myself again. Relaxed, content, and free from all worry and pain. Espeically body aches and tension on my neck. I've tried to stop, but weeks later go right back into my timely habit. Hope someday i will grow out of it completely, but feel as though it's now a part of my life. Drinking that is...

[searcher]

A glass of wine with your supper will help you digest your food and a glass of beer on a hot day is refreshing, but if you get buzzed everyday, thats drinking to much.


Try to find something to do besides drink. Go for a walk, drink spring water or juice, just dont drink alcohol.

[wizard warior]

i used to drink quite allot then i stared to get really anti-social about my drinking habits as i got older. so then i relized that alcohol is actually very dangeroues and extremely addictive.now i dont touch the shit, i have not had any in three years or fags either and i feel sooooo much better i have a clear mind and consioues however you spell that.i use to be a complete knob when i was drunk and now i am sound so i feel that it was kind of depersonalizing me like that way you can get if you binge really bad on pot, and pot definatally did help me to quit because when your stoned alchol is just not really as appealing not to me anyway.so cut back on the booze and you Will feel better and you'll have more money to spend on more interesting things like pot and ecces.

[P!MPJU!C3]

I recently started drinking again. I started drinking @ a very young age. Around the age of 14 I was drunk often on beer. 1 Year a go I started drinking hard liqour. After a horrible experience where i nearly killed myself by drinking many bottles of scotch i decided that it was the end and i couldnt sink lower. I recently started drinking again. Not out of need but out of choice. Im only worried that i may fall back in old drinking patterns. I may not be that lucky this time if i do.....