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am i an alcoholic?

aprilmillett88
aprilmillett88
im 28 and never been a heavy drinker but since i lost my job over the last month ive been drinking vodka straight from the bottles until i feel drunk and nice, ive been doing it everyday and just recently been starting to throw up the next day and get skeeved out by looking at a bottle. but at the same time having severe cravings. i cut back to wine coolers but i feel like just chugging them. do i need help? :(
burningman
burningman
Asking the question itself is an affirmative answer. Anything less is the primal response of denial.

For me starting was never the problem. Stopping was always the problem. Sometimes stopping when the bottle was empty. Other times stopping meant going into blackout an into pass out.

Yes, I am a self-diagnosed alcoholic. Probably always will be. But I can change, have changed & will continue to change. I have decided to no longer seek rock bottom, challenge the police to catch me DUI, or worse, inflict harm on innocent others.

My recent path has been meditation and readings on the Buddha. That is my selected spiritual path and recent results are promising. But they will not change the bottom line. I relinquish self-control at the first sip.

May you find your peace.
pearlgiant67
pearlgiant67
It is important to be aware of our capacity the amount of alcohol that we are consuming per day. There are different treatment techniques to get rid of addiction. It is better to go for such treatment (either self-treatment or treatment with the help of an expert) but before that you should know whether you are addicted to it. Drinking a small amount of alcohol won't make you addicted to it, but if you have an addictive personality, then be careful. Here is an article which helps you to find whether you are addicted to alcohol ( http://www.bellwood.ca/blog/addiction-treatment/how-do-you-know-if-someone-is-addicted-to-drugs-or-alcohol/ ). Go through it and take the needed help. All the very best.
gr8ful2b
gr8ful2b
Sorry I'm late to the party. When my drinking progressed to what I saw was an obviously high level, I went to a psychologist and told him. I, of course, lied about how much I was drinking. I told him 4 drinks a day. I didn't tell him the cups were 23 oz.

I asked him "Do you think I have a problem?". He replied "There's nothing wrong with having a few drinks". Looking back, he was slovenly, with shirt mainly tucked out, wrinkled and he sweat like a horse. Hmmmm.... I'd bet the farm today that he had a problem like us.

Besides, I just went to him to get permission to continue my hellish journey for another 8 yrs. The booze stopped working for me. Desperation saved my life. Desperate to not live like that anymore. Is the booze still working for you?