Comments on: Drinking diaries show an excess is often normal

By: Fiona

Fiona — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:08:35 +0000

Lesley , you’re not on your own ..For the record , I’m a divorced 50 y.o who is also admitting to drinking too much .. If I have one alcohol free evening a week I feel quite virtuous .. Normally it’s a bottle of wine a night .. and if I have a spare in the cupboard it might just be opened too . Saying that , it hasn’t impacted on my life too much in that I haven’t had a days sick leave this year.
Looking back on what I’ve read I’m realising what a sad case I have become !
I’m thinking of a New Years Resolution along the lines of 3/4 alcohol free evenings..
omg , that’s sadder still …HELP;-)

By: admin

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:25:46 +0000

Just to make you aware of it Lesley, there's a large and supportive forum on this website where you'll get much more immediate replies than you will to this comment. It's just not a regularly visited post, as you can see by the dates.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:33:41 +0000

Like all of you I am drinking too much, I am in my 50′s and started drinking more than just socially in my 40″s after some family problems.I am holding down my job, just, and have a loving and supportive husband, (how much longer is another thing!).The side effects of alchohol abuse are now kicking in, short term memory loss, fatigue, feeling horrible every morning even on days when I drink a little less. I am afraid I may not make it to see my twin girls finish university. I am now trying to cut down from 5,to 4 to 3 etc per day. I hope that I will be able to stop completely. If I can stop I do not think I would ever be able to drink again without becoming addicted again. I will let you know how I get on through this site Perhaps if anyone else thinks that they may want to try this we could support each other? This is the first time that I have admitted to anyone that I am an alcoholic.

By: loopy

loopy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:22:22 +0000

I hate this, the black outs, memory loss, help!

By: Dryman

Dryman — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:57:24 +0000

I started a drinking diary when I realised I was an alcoholic. Dependent on where you live your doctor can refer you to the alcohol dependence team. I’ve just finished my detox. As the diary in my website shows, eventually they are brilliant. In my area anyway.

Hope this helps.

Mike

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:00:48 +0000

hi holly,

i totally feel your pain. i’m much older than you (it kills me to even say that!)… 35 but i didn’t start drinking till i was almost 21. then it was like making up for lost time. i have severe anxiety problems and alcohol seems to be the only thing that helps, especially in the morning. my friends are very concerned as well. as much as we don’t want to think it is a problem, it really is. i don’t know what to do about it either! i just don’t feel like stopping is an option….

By: holly

holly — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:12:23 +0000

i need help to stop. i cant stop on my own. i enjoy drinking. . . at school. i am 18 and so i feel it cannot be a serious problem. i am young, and lots of people drink at my age, however, i have passed just drinking on a night out, it has become more important to me to drink during the day, even on my own. the biggest problem is that once i have one drink, i cant seem to stop, until i throw up or physically pass out. even in the morning, i want a drink, just to chill me out. i dont think it is a confidence thing or a real problem i have, however, it has started to upset people around me and friends are concerned. i dont think it is a big problem and i really just wanted to know what others think about it. please help me. my email is holly_hardy at live .co.uk thank you