Alcoholism Support Group
Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.
I thought I would put this here so people can have a look.
God Bless
Lionel
Answer Yes or No to the Following Questions
1. Have you ever decided to stop drinking for a week or so, but only lasted for a couple of days? YES / NO Most of us in AA made all kinds of promises to ourselves and to our families. We could not keep them. Then we came to AA. AA said: "Just try not to drink today." (If you do not drink today, you cannot get drunk today.)
2. Do you wish people would mind their own business about your drinking-- stop telling you what to do? YES / NO In AA we do not tell anyone to do anything. We just talk out our own drinking, the trouble we got into, and how we stopped. We will be glad to help you, if you want us to.
3. Have you ever switched from one kind of drink to another in the hope that this would keep you from getting drunk? YES / NO We tried all kinds of ways. We made our drinks weak. Or just drank beer. Or we did not drink cocktails. Or only drank on weekends. You name it, we tried it. But if we drank anything with alcohol in it, we usually got drunk eventually.
4. Have you had to have an eye-opener upon awakening during the past year? Do you need a drink to get started, or to stop shaking? YES / NO This is a pretty sure sign that you are not drinking "socially."
5. Do you envy people who can drink without getting into trouble? YES / NO At one time or another, most of us have wondered why we were not like most people, who really can take it or leave it.
6. Have you had problems connected with drinking during the past year? YES / NO Be honest! Doctors say that if you have a problem with alcohol and keep on drinking, it will get worse -- never better. Eventually, you will die, or end up in an institution for the rest of your life. The only hope is to stop drinking.
7. Has your drinking caused trouble at home? YES / NO Before we come into AA, most of us said that it was the people or problems at home that made us drink. We could not see that our drinking just made everything worse. It never solved problems anywhere or anytime.
8. Do you ever try to get "extra?drinks at a party because you do not get enough? YES / NO Most of us used to have a "few" before we started out if we thought it was going to be that kind of party. And if drinks were not served fast enough, we would go some place else to get more.
9. Do you tell yourself you can stop drinking any time you want to, even though you keep getting drunk when you don't mean to? YES / NO Many of us kidded ourselves into thinking that we drank because we wanted to. After we came into AA, we found out that once we started to drink, we couldn't stop.
10. Have you missed days of work or school because of drinking? YES / NO Many of us admit now that we "called in sick" lots of times when the truth was that we were hung-over or on a drunk.
11. Do you have "blackouts"? YES / NO A "blackout" is when we have been drinking hours or days which we cannot remember. When we came to AA, we found out that this is a pretty sure sign of alcoholic drinking.
12. Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not drink? YES / NO Many of us started to drink because drinking made life seem better, at least for a while. By the time we got into AA, we felt trapped. We were drinking to live and living to drink. We were sick a d tired of being sick and tired. Your
Score:
What Did You Score?
Did you answer YES four or more times? If so, you are probably in trouble with alcohol. Why do we say this? Because thousands of people in AA have said so for many years. They found out the truth about themselves - the hard way. But again, only you can decide whether you think AA is for you. Try to keep an open mind on the subject. If the answer is YES, we will be glad to show you how we stopped drinking ourselves.
Just call. AA does not promise to solve your life's problems.
But we can show you how we are learning to live without drinking "one day at a time." We stay away from that "first drink." If there is no first one, there cannot be a tenth one. And when we got rid of alcohol, we found that life became much more manageable.
God Bless
Lionel
Answer Yes or No to the Following Questions
1. Have you ever decided to stop drinking for a week or so, but only lasted for a couple of days? YES / NO Most of us in AA made all kinds of promises to ourselves and to our families. We could not keep them. Then we came to AA. AA said: "Just try not to drink today." (If you do not drink today, you cannot get drunk today.)
2. Do you wish people would mind their own business about your drinking-- stop telling you what to do? YES / NO In AA we do not tell anyone to do anything. We just talk out our own drinking, the trouble we got into, and how we stopped. We will be glad to help you, if you want us to.
3. Have you ever switched from one kind of drink to another in the hope that this would keep you from getting drunk? YES / NO We tried all kinds of ways. We made our drinks weak. Or just drank beer. Or we did not drink cocktails. Or only drank on weekends. You name it, we tried it. But if we drank anything with alcohol in it, we usually got drunk eventually.
4. Have you had to have an eye-opener upon awakening during the past year? Do you need a drink to get started, or to stop shaking? YES / NO This is a pretty sure sign that you are not drinking "socially."
5. Do you envy people who can drink without getting into trouble? YES / NO At one time or another, most of us have wondered why we were not like most people, who really can take it or leave it.
6. Have you had problems connected with drinking during the past year? YES / NO Be honest! Doctors say that if you have a problem with alcohol and keep on drinking, it will get worse -- never better. Eventually, you will die, or end up in an institution for the rest of your life. The only hope is to stop drinking.
7. Has your drinking caused trouble at home? YES / NO Before we come into AA, most of us said that it was the people or problems at home that made us drink. We could not see that our drinking just made everything worse. It never solved problems anywhere or anytime.
8. Do you ever try to get "extra?drinks at a party because you do not get enough? YES / NO Most of us used to have a "few" before we started out if we thought it was going to be that kind of party. And if drinks were not served fast enough, we would go some place else to get more.
9. Do you tell yourself you can stop drinking any time you want to, even though you keep getting drunk when you don't mean to? YES / NO Many of us kidded ourselves into thinking that we drank because we wanted to. After we came into AA, we found out that once we started to drink, we couldn't stop.
10. Have you missed days of work or school because of drinking? YES / NO Many of us admit now that we "called in sick" lots of times when the truth was that we were hung-over or on a drunk.
11. Do you have "blackouts"? YES / NO A "blackout" is when we have been drinking hours or days which we cannot remember. When we came to AA, we found out that this is a pretty sure sign of alcoholic drinking.
12. Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not drink? YES / NO Many of us started to drink because drinking made life seem better, at least for a while. By the time we got into AA, we felt trapped. We were drinking to live and living to drink. We were sick a d tired of being sick and tired. Your
Score:
What Did You Score?
Did you answer YES four or more times? If so, you are probably in trouble with alcohol. Why do we say this? Because thousands of people in AA have said so for many years. They found out the truth about themselves - the hard way. But again, only you can decide whether you think AA is for you. Try to keep an open mind on the subject. If the answer is YES, we will be glad to show you how we stopped drinking ourselves.
Just call. AA does not promise to solve your life's problems.
But we can show you how we are learning to live without drinking "one day at a time." We stay away from that "first drink." If there is no first one, there cannot be a tenth one. And when we got rid of alcohol, we found that life became much more manageable.
Well I answered the questions again and it appears I may have a drinking problem. Its amazing I didnt become alcoholic till I stoped drinking. Before that I was just someone who like a few drinks and was down on their luck.lol Rationalisation.
God bless
Lionel
God bless
Lionel
God Bless
Lionel
Surprise, surprise I would have scored 100% if I was still drinking.
Now I am 100% NOT drinking.
I remember when it was suggested to me to do 90 meetings in 90 days. I tried to do 90 meetings in 90 minutes .I was very compulsive back then.
Everything in my life was going faster than the speed of light. One of the slogans that helped me was Easy does it. But do it.
Then I ask someone why it was suggested 90 meetings in 90 days. He said if you take your body to that many meetings eventually the head would come along to.
He was right only I had to keep up the meetings and keep doing something about the program.
God Bless
Lionel
2.no. people pretty much know me by now and understand they are wasting their breath.
3 .yes i switched from liquor to ice beer,ice beer to light beer.
i would have got here a lot sooner if i just stuck with liquor.
4. no i never got the shakes.. well i did one time when i drank two days straight. i didnt like the antsy feeling. i think i enjoyedgetting drunk more than staying drunk.
5. no i never envied other people who could drink and handle it . i thought those people were a-holes.plus most of em did other stuff i would never do.
6. yes i have hurt peoples feelings.
7 yes i have hurt peoples feelings.
8. yes i would usually drink a six pack b4 hitting the club.
9.yes i tell myself everyday that i dont want to drink today.
10.oh yes. a crappy job is great excuse to drink and forget to show up.
11.yes. i would treat liquor no different from beer, i liked to drink to the point i didnt wanna drink anymore and i guess that happened during blackouts
12 yes yes yes
9 yes 3 no