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 maybe I was a maitenance drinker. I hold a full-time job and only drink when I get off work. I drink to get drunk and then I stop. I like to maitain a certain state of "drunkedness". After reading some of the postings I now feel like maybe I'm not an alcoholic, just a "heavy drinker" or something. thank you.
There is a drinking experiement that our co founder dr bob gave one of his sponsees. It works to determine if one really can control thier drinking. Get a quart of whiskey or vodka either one and drink one shot a day same time every day for 30 days. Do not skip a day take it like it was medicine. If at the end of 30 days you have only drank the required amount then you can control your drinking at this time. There will be 3 shots left in the bottle make your self a nice stiff drink you deserve it. At this time you can control your drinking no worries you still have the power of choice but if you fail then and you say the heck with it and drink more alcohol than the one shot it appears from the experiment stand point the alcohol is controling you. If thats the case you probably are alcoholic. From the big book you have 2 choices at that time one is to go on drinking to the bitter end to blot out the miserable existence or the other to accept spiritual help. And learning how to control ones drinking might work they call that moderation management but its founder on one of her controlling binges killed a father and his daughter out west she found out she was definetly a real alcholic and now goes to AA but too late to not have killed the father and daughter. what a shame she didnt see the truth sooner and take appropriate action to correct her alcoholism.