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.
Hello.
I wrote an advice post about 4 days ago, but I haven't really introduced myself.
My name is Krissy, I'm 18 years old. I've been an "alcoholic" for 6 years (I have almost all the symptoms but have never been professionally diagnosed). My goal is that I want to be able to drink every once in a while without falling into a dependency. I don't know if that'll ever happen or if I have to just accept the fact that, with my addictive personality, I need to be sober or addicted, no grey area. I also would like to be able to control myself because I am currently trying to enter Culinary school and I want to be able to cook with wines and stuff without feeling the need to finish off the bottles.
The only things that keep me from drinking are: being at work/having to go to work (manual labor), if my parents are awake/home, or knowing I have to drive somewhere.
My friend had me smoke some pot to see if maybe that'd curb my cravings 7 days ago, but the moment I got home I started drinking because all it did was make me remember why I preferred being drunk over being high. I've never liked the effects of weed compared to the effects of alcohol. Sure, I was relaxed but the whole time I thought about having a drink.
I guess I'm kind of rambling here. I like to cook, I went to a charter high school for visual art, I work at a dog kennel currently, and I like to write. The longest I've stayed sober is 4 months. I've been diagnosed with major depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
I wrote an advice post about 4 days ago, but I haven't really introduced myself.
My name is Krissy, I'm 18 years old. I've been an "alcoholic" for 6 years (I have almost all the symptoms but have never been professionally diagnosed). My goal is that I want to be able to drink every once in a while without falling into a dependency. I don't know if that'll ever happen or if I have to just accept the fact that, with my addictive personality, I need to be sober or addicted, no grey area. I also would like to be able to control myself because I am currently trying to enter Culinary school and I want to be able to cook with wines and stuff without feeling the need to finish off the bottles.
The only things that keep me from drinking are: being at work/having to go to work (manual labor), if my parents are awake/home, or knowing I have to drive somewhere.
My friend had me smoke some pot to see if maybe that'd curb my cravings 7 days ago, but the moment I got home I started drinking because all it did was make me remember why I preferred being drunk over being high. I've never liked the effects of weed compared to the effects of alcohol. Sure, I was relaxed but the whole time I thought about having a drink.
I guess I'm kind of rambling here. I like to cook, I went to a charter high school for visual art, I work at a dog kennel currently, and I like to write. The longest I've stayed sober is 4 months. I've been diagnosed with major depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
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check out that smoke ring. It tasted really good. I smothered it with Maulls BBQ sauce which is Local to St. Louis and one of the best I ever had.....
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I was recently separated from my wife of 33 years and it's complicated. Anyway I rented a room about 15 minutes away and I see my kids about once a week. I see the people who own the house I live in once in a while but other than that I stay in my room where I do my cooking, wash dishes in the shower, read, color, and sleep. I get out at least once a day. I grocery shop and I attend 2 meetings...
This is just my humble opinion but I think it is quite possible that if you can resolve those issues with counseling and treatment, you may be able to one day drink normally provided you don't associate the drinking with the abuse. I don't know for sure, only time and counseling will tell.
I hope you are still in counseling because you are still very young and you have the potential to do alot of great things. You are the writer of the script to your life and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers,
God Bless!
See I liked the effect that booze gave me. But I just couldn't keep it up forever. It was like a dragon eating it's tail.
Today I try to work on me and those feelings of inadequacy. I never liked work but it is my only relief. I talk to a couple of other alchies and I pray and ask for some help.
Welcome to this really great place that you can talk anomously there are studies that by talking out the problems then a chemical is released inside us that makes us feel better. I also recommend to find a group that has recovered and join. It helped me to find friends and know I was not alone in this deal
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You are 18 years old. I can't begin to describe how confused and rudderless I was at 18. Some of the older folks on this discussion board should be careful about labeling you as seriously mentally ill as it sounds like you are just a normal 18 year old who seems to have access to both drugs and alcohol. At least you are questioning the value of getting drunk. I never even gave it a second thought until I was much older. Keep working with this group and I think you may find some answers, and you will likely be providing some answers for others as well. Welcome.