Anybody else an alcoholic?

[duncanthetall]

I struggle at times with whether Im an alcoholic or not. I don't feel physically reliant on it currently but I have been in the past. But now I'm..managing it. Took a good 3 weeks off drinking earlier this year after a really bad stretch that culminated with me almost killing myself. Was drinking almost a fifth of vodka a day. I live in KY and was typically a bourbon drinker but I have some GI issues and vodka tonics are a lot easier on my stomach.

My unhappiness led to booze as a coping mechanism and my personality led me to believe that it was the only thing getting me through the day. After my unfortunate stretch I sought support and cut off ties with a lot of the toxic relationships in my life. I still drink occasionally now. Haven't drank in a good 4 days. But I never drink in excess and only socially. The thing about me is I'm not stupid. I know issues arise if I drink constantly and in excess. I have goals in life and the idea of living it in a bottle doesn't appeal to me anymore. If you feel you really need help, please seek help. I know a lot of you hate on reddit, but r/stopdrinking helped me when I was in a very bad place mentally.

But for as smart as I think I am I know all it takes is a bad couple of days or one traumatic episode for me to go back to how it was. Maybe one day I can stop completely.

Somebody dapped this post and honestly I had forgotten all about it. This was 5 years ago and things got a lot worse for me before it got any better. I definitely convinced myself that I was completely under control while it was obvious to the people around me that I wasn’t. I’m 100% an alcoholic and I came to that realization probably not too long after this initial post. The whole never drinking in excess thing went out the window. All I did was drink in excess for a solid few years. Went through some shyt and a bad break up or two and my coping mechanism was always the same.

Anyways the only thing that got me to stop was when I found out I think March of this year that I was gonna be a father. Stopped drinking immediately. I just knew I couldn’t be the type of dad I wanted to be and expect to be if I’m living like that. I don’t have any real advice because I did a shyt job really at dealing with my issues until I just absolutely had to face it head on. Good luck to anyone here dealing with this addiction.

 

[franknitty711]

What was the moment that made you say I have to stop drinking

picked up my kid from daycare smashed. cops showed up at my front door and did a welfare check.

 

[semicko82]

picked up my kid from daycare smashed. cops showed up at my front door and did a welfare check.

Yikes
That would do it

 

[raidersreceiver]

I’m at 61 days no drinking. The longest I’ve gone in the last 10 years.

 

[The Realist Perspective]

picked up my kid from daycare smashed. cops showed up at my front door and did a welfare check.

Better than your back door.

 

[John Mexico]

Seems silly but finally ready to take it to the coli

Im currently putting away what seems like over half a bottle away nightly, CASUALLY (750ml), between some Captain Morgan, Vodkas (Effen) and Tequilas (Espolon, Hornitos, 1800s). My maternal grandfather died when I was born and he was 40. My mother a full blown alcoholic, not a binger like me but an all-day functioning one, but what its doing to her is obvious mentally (albeit being an intelligent person).

I've never had the shakes. I've only probably really blacked out like 3 times in my life (not nearly like what a benzo will do to me). Ive done some horribly dumb shyt like piss on a wall and jump in other folks beds lmao, but 99.9 percent of the time i hold it together. Sometimes I drink with the sole purpose of getting work done (WFH software engineer), but im solely a night drinker at this point as i dont do the day drinking mexican shyt.

I quit vaping/nicotine. I know it doesnt seem like a big deal for those who arent addicts but I was damn near 9 years deep with it it became such a part of my every day life, and as the years went on I tossed my mod, but the disposables they made started having better and better flavors, Hyde, Elfbars Geekbars etc. Its been almost 6 weeks and I think im gonna beat this shyt. Its just this alcoholic and sugar I need to kick next. I'll go on Keto next, ive done it before but then my girl got pregnant and basically the diet and shopping lists HAD to change.

I love sodas and all the processed sugar but thats something in which I can kick cold turkey and have no fear of doing again after the Christmas week. In kicking alcohol however, cold turkey is a terrible idea and potentially fatal. I had a 5 year old, a 13 month old and a 3 month old.

I just got prescribed Naltrexone two weeks ago. Haven't taken it yet but I may try it tonight.

 

[Coolin']

Ain’t even gonna hold you, I’ve greatly reduced my drinking by watching those DUI videos on YouTube, of White people tho. I don’t like the comments when the perpetrator is Blank.

 

[Coolin']

picked up my kid from daycare smashed. cops showed up at my front door and did a welfare check.

I’m not tryna open up old wounds, but had you been drinking that day or did you get smashed the night before…also, how were you driving to make someone call the cops.

 

[TheMailMan]

Seems silly but finally ready to take it to the coli

Im currently putting away what seems like over half a bottle away nightly, CASUALLY (750ml), between some Captain Morgan, Vodkas (Effen) and Tequilas (Espolon, Hornitos, 1800s). My maternal grandfather died when I was born and he was 40. My mother a full blown alcoholic, not a binger like me but an all-day functioning one, but what its doing to her is obvious mentally (albeit being an intelligent person).

I've never had the shakes. I've only probably really blacked out like 3 times in my life (not nearly like what a benzo will do to me). Ive done some horribly dumb shyt like piss on a wall and jump in other folks beds lmao, but 99.9 percent of the time i hold it together. Sometimes I drink with the sole purpose of getting work done (WFH software engineer), but im solely a night drinker at this point as i dont do the day drinking mexican shyt.

I quit vaping/nicotine. I know it doesnt seem like a big deal for those who arent addicts but I was damn near 9 years deep with it it became such a part of my every day life, and as the years went on I tossed my mod, but the disposables they made started having better and better flavors, Hyde, Elfbars Geekbars etc. Its been almost 6 weeks and I think im gonna beat this shyt. Its just this alcoholic and sugar I need to kick next. I'll go on Keto next, ive done it before but then my girl got pregnant and basically the diet and shopping lists HAD to change.

I love sodas and all the processed sugar but thats something in which I can kick cold turkey and have no fear of doing again after the Christmas week. In kicking alcohol however, cold turkey is a terrible idea and potentially fatal. I had a 5 year old, a 13 month old and a 3 month old.

I just got prescribed Naltrexone two weeks ago. Haven't taken it yet but I may try it tonight.

I don't think you're an alcoholic but you show symptoms. Better to recognize and adjust before you cross that bridge. Kicking it is an adventure cuz it takes a few days to get thru the insomnia when u laying in bed with ur heart beating with anxiety at 3 or 4 am

 

[semicko82]

I'm sober-ish but I still partake on weekends. I want to get the point where I'm not drinking at all

 

[GoAggieGo.]

I’m slowing down a little bit. We went to a nice spot for dinner the other day, and my ole lady hit me with the “why don’t you just not get a drink this time.” I took the hint, so I didn’t.

Still drink kinda heavy on the weekends. I’m at a bar now watching this UGA/Bama game. I’ve cut down to drinking 2 or 3 times during the week. That was hard, but I see I can do it. Will eventually cut off all drinking on weekdays. Once I get there, we’ll determine next steps.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Clip from: Duffless

So, Homer, please feel free to tell us anything. There's no judgment here. The other day, I was so desperate for a beer, I snuck into the football stadium and ate the dirt under the bleachers. I cast thee out!

comb.io

 

[Weaver31]

I’m slowing down a little bit. We went to a nice spot for dinner the other day, and my ole lady hit me with the “why don’t you just not get a drink this time.” I took the hint, so I didn’t.

Still drink kinda heavy on the weekends. I’m at a bar now watching this UGA/Bama game. I’ve cut down to drinking 2 or 3 times during the week. That was hard, but I see I can do it. Will eventually cut off all drinking on weekdays. Once I get there, we’ll determine next steps.

Good u taking steps. It's really good to just drink on weekends and maybe have an occasional glass of wine on weekdays.

Just be careful pf drinking and driving and it's risks. Also be careful of too much hard liquor on ur heart.

 

[Black Sinatra]

Just wrapped up a Noon Teams meeting and already finished off 4 glasses of Redbreast 12 Year. I'm a pro tho...was going to stop, but I realized that I like it.

 

[Coolin']

I'm sober-ish but I still partake on weekends. I want to get the point where I'm not drinking at all

Same. I haven’t been “drunk” in months, even tho I still partake occasionally. Seems more like a chore now to drink.