Comments on: Is Your Drinking Just a Habit?

By: Drunk Pilot

Drunk Pilot — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:36:31 +0000

I have a strssfull job and a stressfull life…Ive always loved drinking, but it used to be more of a social, weekend thing…for the past two years now i drink almost every night….somtime not much, 2 or 3 beers, but its every night…Ive tried countless times to quit but I always find a reason to start again….I honestly dont think I can quit so Im jst going to accept it and stop feeling guilty about it….
Im going to pour some tastey scotch right now……..

By: lyndsey

lyndsey — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:34:42 +0000

Hi everyone i have a drink problem but i will.drink.half a bottle of vodka every three day but if i.dont have a drink i get racey heart feeling giddy and headach does anyone else have this

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:07:21 +0000

Good to read this and as bad as it is to hear people struggeling I feel comforted that others around my age feel the same way. I am 29 and over the last two years I have been trying to manage the stresses of my work, have a healthy and happy relationship (which isn’t without it’s problems) and my metabolism is slowing down and I have gained three stone in weight. I drink a bottle of wine or 5 or 6 cans of beer each night and worry each morning about all the aches and pains I have around my liver, back and kidneys. I tell myself that this is reason enough to stop drinking through the week but each night on my way home I get some alcohol. More recently, I like to be alone drinking and will even tell my partner that I am at the gym – not to hide it from them as such but to not be a round people as my job is dealing with people every day. My sex drive disappears also and I can tell the difference when I stop drinking for a week or so. The article reads very true for me because whenever I have something that really makes me worried at work such as giving evidence in court (I am a social worker) I just clean stop, because I know I need to ‘sit’ with my anxiety and become familiar and used to it – if I drank each night up to the court hearing i would panic because the anxiety I would have would be enormous and too much to manage. This happened recently and then, bang, as soon as it was over I have drank every day since. I don’t feel in control of it which really bothers me and I am worried that if I don’t put the breaks on now then alcohol is going to play a much bigger part in my future than I want it to.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:10:53 +0000

How amazing to read this, I don’t know if I have an addiction or a habit, but I know I need to stop, it is very costly, it is definitely a depressant I would only take a drink during the day on holidays, but at home I only drink, don’t think about drink during the day, I need help. It is the most useless thing to do in life, waking up in the morning I know what I have done, and feel sick.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:07:38 +0000

Hi I can relate to everyone. My drinking varies because I keep trying to quit. I go days without drinking and by the 5th day back to two bottles of wine. I believe it has to do with my family genes and some stress from work. My older brother drank a lot and heavy on the weekends. I drink because it relaxes me and gives me pleasure. Please let me know what you have tried and seem to help you from drinking.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:05:21 +0000

Hi flora. This is an addiction not a habit.It is a headgame that we play with ourselves.

By: flora

flora — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:22:03 +0000

please anybody who can help me to understand how is works in our head this addiction can write to me at florabrancaccio at gmail.com

and than again….is it only a bad habit…or we can talk about an illness?

By: flora

flora — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:20:21 +0000

Hi Friends,
I’m desperated,sorry for my english I’m Italian I’m doing my best.My husband….got him today with 2 bottle of ceres….he was hiding them from me 3th treatments….one in hospitaln for over a months (into a community) no results….ok we all know how it works….one thing I really don’t get to understand. ” Why to lie about to have had a drink?” he keeps lieing to me as if I’m a crazy person who doesn’t know that it says….Myself drinking? are you joking? Today got him with a bag carring 2 ceres….why Lieing^? What’s the point? isn’t it unsane to not admit in front of the eveindences? How can he drink getting Antabuse pills?

By: Lynda21

Lynda21 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:28:10 +0000

Reading thru this website I see that I am an absolute textbook case, a complete cliche of a drinker.

I think I’m still in denial though. 2/3 of a bottle every night keeps me happy, what’s the harm in that? It’s not escalating – okay only slowly – and it doesn’t hurt anyone, only my bank account so far.

[I write that tho, and there's part of me that knows that I'm ignoring the stalled career, the slatternly house, the lack of relationships, the low moods, the carb cravings, the bleakness, and feelings of craven weakness.... ]

So I’m reading though this website thinking, “oh my god, I am an alcoholic after all” and do you know what? That just makes me want to go and have a drink.

And I’ve already had a beer tonight.

Good night fellow strugglers.

L21

By: colby

colby — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:49:40 +0000

hi, my story is very closely related to pauls. i started around 15 and am now 27. a lot of times i think hey..im only 27…still young and just having fun. it is more then that im afraid. my father was a bad alcoholic. i feel it is in my genes. i do not drink everyday. but they days i do, i drink until im so drunk that i pass out. i mumble when i have had a few. i black out darn near everytime at some point. i want to learn to just have a few, have a good time, and go home and go to bed. i am spending too much money, and to much time away from my wonderful girlfriend. it is damaging to many things in my life. i would still like to enjoy a beer, but would really like to be able to control it. any help would be greatly appreciated! thank you.