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.

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linda50 09/13/2009

new here, I HAVE BEEN DRINKING HEAVILY NOW for about 6 mos first for trying to help me sleep, to be frank I was self medicating.I have been drinking a fifth of vodka every 2 days. now i have been having bladder infections that will not go away, pain in my left side, now Im really scared and this has caused me to drink even more,IM having terriable anxiety over it and really cant sleep at night thinking something is really wrong with me. it does help calm me down and i dont drink to get drunk just enough to make the anxiety go away when im at work i dont even think about drinking anxiety is pretty good most of the time. you would think if im worried about my health I WOULD NOT DRINK AT ALL! does any one know what im thinking here and what im so afarid of I really dont want to drink I HAVE DONE THAT IN MY PAST Im 52 FEMALE MARRIED VERY HAPPY hubby doesn't even drink. what is wronge w/ me? im i worrying to much over nothing, Ido feel the drinking is to much I JUST WANT TO BE HEALTHY AGAIN AND START SLEEPING! PLEASE HELP OR GIVE ADVICE no sugar coating please I need stright answeres please and thank all of you soooooooo much

deleted_user 09/13/2009

Go tell your doctor
You might need help getting off the booze.
Go to a aa meeting.
YOu are in danger.
Women process booze differently from men and you are in danger of slipping past the point of no return.

deleted_user 09/13/2009

Detoxing can be trcky and people die coming through the dts.
they are real and happen to women worse.
I am praying for you.

gjm 09/13/2009

Glad to hear you don't want any sugar coating that tells me pretty hopeless and want a solution to your problem. Many will say only you can decide if you you have the disease of alcoholism but from what you have written its a good possibility. There is a solution to your problem but the main thing is the WANT has to more than the NEED. I can only share what i did I had to want help and joined AA and more importantly the 12 step program. I would suggest goggling AA Big Book and read the Dr. Opinion if you can relate how I could, I knew I wasn't alone and others was like me. I hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions.

Acceptance is.

deleted_user 09/13/2009

You said you just want to be healthy again.you know the answer: You need to stop drinking.The alcohol is causing more problems than helping.You know that too.The problem is how, once you take a drink, that drink takes another, and so on. #1's reply tells ya the action required to get better.But, none of this will happen if you have not made a decision to stop drinking.

deleted_user 09/19/2009

for me the first step was to put the cork in the bottle and leave it there and get to detox right away and then from there to aa meetings. good luck......

deleted_user 09/19/2009

no sugar coating? Ok, you are going to end up in the ER..I just read your profile and you are on the road to a hospitalization under emergency.

Solution for today? Get into medical depox ASAP or you are going to be in more trouble physically than perhaps is fixable.

deleted_user 09/19/2009

I agree- go to a doctor and tell him everything. You'll need a little help with detox, and you should get blood work and possibly a CT scan to see what's going on inside of you. Alcohol can make you irrational, which keeps you from wanting to see a doctor (when you should). It's best that you KNOW what's happening inside, so that you can begin to deal with it and heal yourself.

Natural sleep will eventually come to you, but you'll need to be sober for awhile before that happens.

deleted_user 09/19/2009

Linda, sounds like a UTI. Body organs don't register pain. The pain just bounces off the rest of the body by radiating to other places. If your side is hurting, you need to see a doctor.

Also, I used vodka (my husband also a non-drinker) as my fix for everything. I would also wake during the night at least once.

And are you aware that alcohol magnifies anxiety? Also counteracts any antidepressant? It is a CNS depressant. Please start by seeing your primary care provider. AND BE HONEST!

I wouldn't be too scared of something terminal. We drunks are like cockroaches, harder than hell to kill, lol!

Good Luck, Dianna

deleted_user 09/19/2009

I so agree diana/glad-alcoholics have amazing abilities to heal. It is almost amazing-we ARE like cockroaches. I have watched some drunks who I completely wrote off a in the grave come back to life, looking better than ever. And, ones with really bad stuff going on inside heal once they quit boozing.

Linda-you are scared, your body needs a break. Now give it one.

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