
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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Since my 26 day sober stint I have been back in my old drinking pattern. I can't seem to motivate myself to stop, but I know when I get going again I'll get into it. I'm making myself really depressed and now hiding my drinking from my partner as feeling so guilty and a big failure.
I'm thinking about going to my doctor. I am worried about having 'alcoholic' on my record though. I wanted to do a teaching course next year - do they need a medical report? Also, would anyone recommned librium? How long do you take it for? It might get me over the first couple of days.
I feel terrible :-( Can't even get myself to AA because I feel too teary!
I'm thinking about going to my doctor. I am worried about having 'alcoholic' on my record though. I wanted to do a teaching course next year - do they need a medical report? Also, would anyone recommned librium? How long do you take it for? It might get me over the first couple of days.
I feel terrible :-( Can't even get myself to AA because I feel too teary!
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I have had alcoholic on my medical records for 24 years and it has never affected me. It might affect your insurance premiums though if you are looking for life insurance.
Then again, maybe I have just not been in a position where it has had a significant impact. Interesting subject though.
Alcohol makes me so isolated. I'm even weird about answering the phone - I normally just don't want to speak to anybody even if it's a good friend.
The thing about seeing the doctor - my biggest worry is about my daughter - I mean that is should come out I'm an alcoholic and is used against me, possilby by my partner. That is an awful thing to think and maybe not fair on him :-(
Remember alcoholism is a disease and your discussions with your doctor are confidential, any details of your alcoholism would only be revealed if you were under investigation for some crime like benefit fraud and the like. I hasten to add that this is an assumption.
My own circumstances as a mother are way too personal to post on here but I can tell you my son was not taken away from me because my doctor knew I was an alcoholic. The same goes for my personal friends (who are mainly parents) in AA.
I'm sorry that my knowledge is so limited on this but are there any other Mums in England who can help Dotty?
One thing that your doctor may offer you is counselling - usually EBT counselling.
Don't consider alcohol services if you think you are a real alky - they advocate sensible drinking which is great for the heavy drinkers but not for us.
If you can afford treatment, great. I would say, having been through treatment myself, that I was taught nothing more than I learned in AA but at least you get the chance to detox safely (if you are really bad like I was) and have a break away from your daily concerns to just focus on yourself.
I'm going to try doing a detox from Thursday, May 1st. I know this sounds like I'm just buying myself a couple days more drinking (!!) but setting a deadline worked last time.
I almost died, waiting to get the courage to face detoxing again and more to the point of facing the unknown of sober life.
I did it though and you can too!
I thought I was hiding my drinking too, at that time, which was a delusion!!!
Our drinking just tells on itself!
Please try Dotty, you are just a healthy human waiting to take root and bloom!
Don't let the world miss the bouquet of you!