Comments on: Dangerous Levels of Drinking

By: susan lebeau

susan lebeau — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:36:39 +0000

I have been drinking since my mid 20″s…I had 4 boy’s..was left alone to raise them with no support. My only “Friend” was a drink. The escape…well…my kid’s are grown and I am still in the rut. I have 1 bottle of wine…or 4 shots. Every night…worry about liver..cancer but feel heart has been helped with blood thinning…mother died from heart disease early. I have panic attacks which made me more dependent……God help us all!

By: Lynsea

Lynsea — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:21:44 +0000

Hi. I am 26 with 3 boys, drink has changed me, I’m hoping I’m realising this early enough to act on it. I know when it started getting so enjoyable and a popular choice for me to drink… I know what its done to me so far and I know if I don’t control it better what it might mean for me & my family. When I met my husband I hardly ever had a drink, he drank every night, just a beer now and again. I joined him, and it became something we did together every single night, when his job changed he cut his drinking down alot, but I didn’t. I enjoyed putting the boys to bed and opening a beer so I carried on. Now however I have gone up two sizes from a 10 to a 14, & I have my first drink every night whilst making my kids tea. I drink then until bed time, i even drink before i go swimming which I do late night, 2 nights a week. I have lost many Friend because I am very opinionated anyway, but when I’ve had a drink I can’t stop. I don’t feel like I need it, but I’ve stopped caring about my weight, my friendships and even work if it means I had to stop drinking, I just don’t want too. I enjoy it so much.

By: foxfire12

foxfire12 — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:27:07 +0000

readin ur storiieshas shocked me in2 doin someythin i ony drink 1 or 2 night aweeks prob dont sound bad but it the amount i drink in them couple days i dont want it ein worse my uncle is a alcoholic n dont want 2 go down that road as any1 got any advice for me need 2 drink in modertion or know when enough is enough.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:12:03 +0000

Hello all.
I can feel your pain truly! I am dealing with the problem at foot.. Feeling very bad and not like myself, I have not yet fully with drawled but am determined. My life has been a sad story and I feel like not sharing but I feel the need.. Feedback would be great..

Thank you so much.. God bless.

By: donna wade

donna wade — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:00:24 +0000

yes sir, I feel the same way as u do.. I am in my middle fourty’s, have a super husband…. three wonderful kiddos and here I am drinkin beer each night cuz I like it…I cam from an alcoholic family…. although mom quit drinkin cold turkey…. in her fifties… bless her heart… I wanna just quit…. but I am scred.

By: rosyposy

rosyposy — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:30:14 +0000

I too feel the same…I am wasting my life, of what I’ve got left of it.

I had a long look in the mirror today and spoke to myself. I am now cutting down with a view to “no alcohol” on Tuesday. Having said that, I’ve done it so many times before…..this time??

Please God save me! Or, shoild I say..save myself?

By: Tess

Tess — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:03:32 +0000

Jan,
Suggest your husband tries cutting down, if he can’t, suggest an AA meeting. I suggest you, no matter what, get to an Alanon meeting. Hang in there…remember “Tough Love” and
the Serenity Prayer:

God, Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The
Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

By: Tess

Tess — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:57:33 +0000

Julianna…I just joined this site so I may be late in responding, but, I’m a 45 yr old good lookin’ woman, singer, jogger, artist,mother of 2, kind person….except…to myself. It’s part of the disease where we may be amazing at seeing the worth in others but not ourselves and, yes, it has partly to do to our heritage (my father was an alcoholic along with 5 of his siblings–all dying in their 50′s and 60′s.) but, we can take back control, by just making the decision to, then, getting the help we need to do it. I’m still struggling, but, it is heartening to know I’m not alone…I hope you feel the same. I wish you courage and that you know your worth. xx

By: worried mom

worried mom — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:59:31 +0000

hi, i’m not an alcoholic, don’t even understand what the allure of drinking yourself stupid is, but i have a 17 year old daughter who i believe may be on the verge of alcoholism. She’s a binge drinker. Drinks herself stupid pretty much every weekend. she’s been taken advantage of by guys i don’t know how many times. she’s lost thousands of dollars worth of possessions since her alcohol abuse started. has passed out in an alley, luckily a good samaritan found her before something horrible happened, not really 100% sure that nothing did happen but she was fully clothed when she was found so i can only hope that was the case. has done bodily harm to herself from falling down during these episodes. has crashed the car from driving drunk, lucky for her it was in a very rural area so the police didn’t get involved. she’s completely wasted within an hour of when she starts to drink. which means if she’s going somewhere with friends she doesn’t even get to enjoy the party cause she’s already wasted before she even gets there. and this is only a few of the things that have happened to her. i’d list everything but am afraid that someone she knew would read this post would be able to identify her as the person that it’s about and not everyone knows about all the debauchery that has taken place. and none of this makes her want to change. she denies she has a drinking problem, says that everyone drinks, yet none of her friends drink as excessively as she does. she’s the butt of their jokes and it’s just sad that she’s so young and has so much potential, and has her whole life ahead of her and this is what she has chosen to be. when asked why she does this to herself she says that being drunk is fun. she says that being stupid drunk where you black out isn’t fun, yet 8 times out of 10 that’s how drunk she gets. she constantly tries tricks in order to not get “stupid drunk” like eating before she starts to drink, trying not to drink so fast, or whatever she can think of, but to no avail, most times she ends up completely oblivious and can’t remember anything. we’re at our wits end as to what to do. we have no health insure as our jobs don’t offer it, so rehab seems unreachable. plus it seems like it would be a waste if she doesn’t even realize and refuses to accept or acknowledge that she even has a drinking problem. she’s been seeing a counselor, but nothing has changed, her excessive drinking continues. the only time she doesn’t drink is when we ground her. but she’s gonna be 18 soon and what will happen then? we’re terrified that as soon as she moves out that she’ll be dead that first weekend because of her reckless drinking. how do you help a teenager who seems to be hell bent on ending her life and doesn’t realize that her drinking is out of control and is going to kill her?

By: MeeBush

MeeBush — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:25:46 +0000

All
i am a 42 year old married guy with a good job & two children.
I have been a heavy drinker since i was 14 & a Binge drinker at weekends normally Fri Sat & sunday i also drink after work which can be my way to de stress.recently i have been trying to de tox as i know i cant carry on like this as my mood swings Anxioty Feelings useless & thoughts of death/crying for no reason but feeling sorry for myself are now too much i had a heavy drinking sesion yesterday which left me making a total tit of myself (again)
I have decided to go cold Turkey but have been really strugling with the anxioty & i cant sit still & feel like i need to be on the move a Panic attack if you like.I have just found this site & reading your stories has managed for tonight calm me down & give me hope.I am determined to beat this & get my life back on track It nice to know i am not the only one going through this & wish you all the best in your recovery together i am sure we can beat this XXX