Admitting I’m an Alcoholic

stonerblue said:
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It is an interesting watch. Completely throws the "alcoholic stereotype" out of the window as it highlights a lot of alcoholics are 40/50 something middle class professionals.

I personally don't think Adrian is an alcy, he just wasn't aware of the volume he drank throughout the week which impacted his health.
 
Like many have said you’ve already made a big step forward , my brother is an alcoholic of 13 years and it’s been a tough journey . They’ll be times when you don’t think you can get through but take on board all the help you can get . I’ll be honest with you blue there were times when I didn’t think he’d get through where he seemed like he was on self destruct and as a family it was tough for all of us but he came through. Don’t ever think you’re on your own you’re not keep your loved ones close they need you as much as you need them. Stay strong blue it will be worth it
 
Fair play to you OP. I worked on a residential detox/ therapy unit many years ago, I don’t know if such things exist nowadays and they weren’t for everybody anyway.

Not everyone cracked it first time and it was hard to predict who would but the success stories were great to see and seemed to be characterised by a determination and honesty and for some it almost seemed as simple as “flicking a switch” and making a fundamental and irreversible change
 
Good luck pal. I stopped drinking nearly 4 years ago and it's probably one of the best decisions that I've ever made.

I'm a professional person who never missed a day off work through drinking, didn't drink in the daytime except at weekends but drank heavily every night after work. Probably a functioning alcoholic.

I can't really fully explain what made me stop, but it was like something just clicked in my head. I think watching my father die gave me a new found respect for how valuable life is, I think that motivated me to take responsibility for not wanting to waste my life in a drunken haze.

The other thing that helped me stop was I managed to get referred to a centre for people with drink & substance issues for twice weekly group sessions. I honestly didn't get much from the group sessions, but seeing the state that some of the other people were in & how it was messing their lives up gave me a kick up the arse to be determined not to end up like that.

You don't realise what bad stuff alcohol is until you clear it out of your system. I used to partly drink to self medicate against anxiety & depression and also to switch off from dealing with a lot of stress during the day, but it turned out that it was actually the booze that was causing a lot of it in the first place. About a month after stopping drinking and getting it physically out of my system this cleared up significantly. Three months later it had gone almost altogether.

I'm not sure I like the fatalism of some approaches to dealing with alcohol issues. Having to identify as an "alcoholic" like you are defined by this and some kind of victim of a "disease". People can change things if they decide that's what they want to do and I don't believe your future choices have to be defined by your previous ones. This probably explains it better:

www.counselling-directory.org.uk

An existential view of alcohol dependence

Those of us who have contributed to the literature about models of drug depend...
www.counselling-directory.org.uk www.counselling-directory.org.uk

Anyway, I wish you well.
 
I'm a fuctioning alcoholic
started drinking at 14 and now at 56 never ever stopped
apart from 3 months in Mexico in 1993

the last year through my job and anxiety of covid has made it worse
I'm drinking now on my 4th day holiday since last thursday,I'v drank staright through from last friday morning
back in work tuesday for 1 day and then on my 2 days off when it will all start again about 10 to 11 am weds

its an enigma to me,alway was always will be i guess
i want to stop but i love it
 
As others have rightly said, you've taken the first small (but most important) step in admitting it. As a union rep I was involved in an initiative setting up a workplace counselling network to tackle addictions. We relied very heavily on one of our committee members, who was a recovering alcoholic. His key contribution was to explain that you couldn't help someone who didn't want to help themselves, despite your natural instincts to give people another chance.

Good luck to you in your path to sobriety and hope you get the support to aid you in that.
 
Been sober since 1992....if I hadnt I'd be dead by now.

Gave up smoking and drinking in one go .....with no help. Had to walk away from friends though.
NOT easy but I did it and I loved drinking .

Good luck mate. It was the best move I ever made.
 
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