dy156

Though I got drunk every night during my senior year of college except for nights before tests (and many, many days too) got arrested for DWI once -fought it-lost a job because of my drinking, made my guardian angel work overtime, etc.. I don't think I was a true alcoholic. I know denial is the first sign, but I watched a tv show about how they handle people who drink too much in Great Britain, they treat it (alcoholism) as a behavior problem, not a disease. I think I definitely fit into that category. When college was over, I couldn't do that anymore, and so I didn't. I still drink on occasion, but don't get drunk except very occasionally, and only when I know I don't have to drive. I don't think I'm on the verge of slipping, either because I've been the same way for years now. maybe I'm just weird.

canucker

I guess I've been in the danger zone for a little over 12 years now. I drink on weekends 99% of the time. I will drink after the odd ball game during the week. I alway drink when I'm with friends. But I don't need a drink to keep the shivers away. So I guess I'm in the danger zone but not a alky.

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MoNoXiDe_XXX

Yes, i love my booze, I can sit here and be content not having it. Perfectly happy But i want it. I like it, i have good and bad times.

I think the saying is, "Im not and alcoholic, Im a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings!"

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methangel

I felt that I was starting to drink too much, too often, so I decided that it would be best if I just simply stopped.

I was averaging a half gallon every 4 days.

Yes, there is a desire to drink, but the mind is a powerful thing.

skysooner

If you are truly alcoholic, drinking anything again is a mistake. My mother drank for years and finally got a DUI (after 14 years of being a drunk-although more of a situational drunk). She has been sober for 17 years now and appears to be much happier as a result.

petergriffin24

I just cut loose every weekend and I go nowhere near a car or with a buddy that has been drinking that is just asking for trouble and you gotta think of the others on the road!! You could really mess up your own or someone else's life!!

31Friction

I drink quite a bit. especially for not even being 21 yet. But I can just drink 1-2 beers on a given night and stop if need be (especially if I'm Driving). However I have blacked out quite a few times and done alot of stupid things. Most of that happens when I drink hard alcohol though. It seems like I can keep a better handle on things when I stick to beer. I really enjoy drinking and do it more often than 95% of my friends but I dont see it as a problem really.

I do think that it wouldnt be hard to take that step over the line into alcoholism though...

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KeyserSoze

Just celebrated 9 years SOBER!!

Shit.....I remember when I only had 3 weeks sober and was climbing the fucking walls thinking "How the hell am I gonna do this"....well I did................YIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

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woodhouse

I'm definiely an alcoholic. But i love it i'm young and love to party. who really cares anyway? unles your a mean drunk or a really idiot drunk whio can't hold liquor, in that case maybe you should consider help.

WarWagon

I used to be, and combined with my very bad temper it made me a horrible person. Pair this with the fact that my family had a history of alcoholism and drug addiction, and it wasnt looking out to be a bright future for me. Luckily my ex girlfriend helped me break my habit. Even though I have a very high tolerance for alcohol, I only drink in moderation, and only once ever so often, sadly to say I use it as a way to build confidence when socializing with others.

jimk

nice work, man!!! you give me something to strive for....i just passed by 7 months.

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Sunrise

I love to drink, but I'm not an alcoholic. Last time I had any would be a month ago or so.

nightshade000

I drink almost every weekend. However, as I get older, I find myself drinking more and more tjust to enjoy the beer/wine/liquour in itself, and kick back and relax with my friends, than just to get to straight out drunk. Asides from being cheaper, it cuts down on incidents of hang overs, and I find it's a good way to make my dollar stretch while going with the guys (has anyone seen the price of a movie these days? holy cow, the bars are a far better value)

saltfish

I had a problem years back... ...just brining this up is difficult.

I was getting over a bad relationship in highschool and I sought the advice of my best friend.. ..he offered me vodka. From that point on many of my memories are fuzzy at best. I averaged one or two 1.75L plastic bottles of vodka a week. I started my Sr. year every morning by stopping at the gas station for a 20oz bottle of cranberry juice in wich 3/4 got dumped so I could fill it with Vodka. I drank during school, I drank on my lunchbreak off campus, and I drank when I left school. One night I had the bright idea that I was going to drink an entire bottle all by myself. In which I succeeded. ...if you want to put it that way. I drove around, telling all my friends what I had been working on, and the good friends were really worried, the bad friends egged me on. Next, I remember puking out the window of my truck into an open covertable. Then I remember being driven home by my worst-enemy, a 9:45. I was then left on my front door, with my parents home, covered in vomit. My mother knew, but I still tried to lie. She cleaned me up, and put me to bed, (the lecture was to come the next day) She woke me up at 5:30 the next morning telling me that I had to go to work. She made DAMN sure that I was up and awake. I got ready, bitching the entire time. Drove my vomit filled car to work and sat there with 4 x 150 Horsepower electric motors running at full cap w/i 10 feet of me. I was ill. I was spinning, I was puking, I had told myself I was never going to drink again. The hangover lasted almost a week. I was told my all of my friends how much of an ass I was. And I even lost a few friends over the matter. The amount of respect that I lost, and the fact that I put myself in danger as well as my friends, and even the people who were on the road at the same time as I. This was a turing point in my life. I was at an all-time low. I was thankful that I was alive, I was thankful that I didn't get caught by the law, and I was sure thankful that I was grounded by my parents. it was the best thing that ever happened.

So then I went to college, after staying away from alcohol for 6 months I felt like I was ready to test myself. I started drinking again, and on top of that I smoked WAY too much dope. That lasted for 5 years, daily, I even resorted to setting up a hydroponic setup to keep myself in supply. (Engineering Students! heh)

So, to keep this short.. ..I realized that I was doing it all for a reason, I decided that I had to really watch myself.

So I have a glass of wine every once and a while. I'll have a beer with old friends, hell, I'll even burn one down with my buddies for old times sake, but there is always a voice inside my head that tells me when I have to watch out, a voice that I never had before.

The moral of the story:

Get a voice inside your head, if you already have one, listen to it!

If you can't find a voice, and you can't listen to the one you have, then it's your responsibility to quit... ...and quit for good. You'll be glad that you did.



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rockzilla

I was well on my way to becoming an alcoholic (or was probably there already) a few years ago. I worked in bars, so the beer was usually free for me, which made saying 'no' awfully hard. I had gotten to the point where I was having 8-10 drinks a night, 6 nights of the week, on the other night, I'd 'only' have 3-4. Somehow, I kept this up for almost 2 years until I finally faced the fact that the only time I didn't feel like shit was when I was at the bar. I was lucky that I figured it out before I hurt myself or someone else.
Nowadays, the idea of getting completely trashed just doesn't appeal to me. I guess the novelty of being drunk wore off, and I learned to cut myself off (or at least slow way down) once I got the mild buzz but before I would get incoherent.
Controlling yourself around alcohol isn't easy, and quitting altogether is even harder, I've got all the respect in the world for anyone that keeps themselves sober.

JimmyTheHutt

I'm not currently an alcoholic. That is to say, I don't abuse it on a regular basis. I do have a family history of it. I also have huge issues with being out of control of my faculties. I'm a HUGE control freak, mostly because I've seen the results if I'm not in control of myself.

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