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.
Brand new to this site. I've had a drinking problem for years. In the past year, I've become more and more aware of it and have tried multiple times to stop / slow down. I don't know what my goals are yet. I'm just so very tired of my issue with alcohol. I've never reached out to a support forum before and I'm hoping that this may help me on this "journey".
There are too many ways that stopping this cycle would be beneficial. Some of the main ones are, I want to stop this cycle for my girls. Both my husband and I come from alcoholic families and to this day - the main event at most / all gathering is drinking. I do NOT want my girls to fall into this cycle or to remember their Dad and I drinking a lot. I want to have lots and lots of memories that do NOT include drinking. I want to feel better and stop the self loathing I feel on the mornings after. I'm a active 35 year old and like to exercise and alcohol hinders that a lot. I want to learn how to have fun at events without alcohol. I'm very blessed in my life and I want to know that and enjoy that without the effects of too much alcohol. That being said - we ALL face uphill battles, and I feel like my "hill" is a big one. My husband admits he drinks too much. My Dad is a admitted alcoholic and stopped drinking 2 years ago. My Mom and Step-Dad drink all the time and when we are with them, they drink to drunkness everytime, and encourage us to do that same. The majority of our friends drink a lot too (time to change who I spend time with) It's all around me, all the time. Thanks for listening.
There are too many ways that stopping this cycle would be beneficial. Some of the main ones are, I want to stop this cycle for my girls. Both my husband and I come from alcoholic families and to this day - the main event at most / all gathering is drinking. I do NOT want my girls to fall into this cycle or to remember their Dad and I drinking a lot. I want to have lots and lots of memories that do NOT include drinking. I want to feel better and stop the self loathing I feel on the mornings after. I'm a active 35 year old and like to exercise and alcohol hinders that a lot. I want to learn how to have fun at events without alcohol. I'm very blessed in my life and I want to know that and enjoy that without the effects of too much alcohol. That being said - we ALL face uphill battles, and I feel like my "hill" is a big one. My husband admits he drinks too much. My Dad is a admitted alcoholic and stopped drinking 2 years ago. My Mom and Step-Dad drink all the time and when we are with them, they drink to drunkness everytime, and encourage us to do that same. The majority of our friends drink a lot too (time to change who I spend time with) It's all around me, all the time. Thanks for listening.
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They also have support groups there as well.
Happy healing, Laura
Right now concentrate on you and achieving sobriety. We do it one day at a time. Do not drink today. Don't worry about yesterday or tomorrow. The next day do the same. Don't drink today. The days add up.
We are listening and hearing what you say. Many of us have been there, done it, and then some. Alcohol is everywhere, all around us, but we have to somehow, someway, have to figure out how to deal with it. It's thrown in our faces at every corner, at the grocery store, signs on the wall. It's everywhere.
You are on the merry-go-round. You can be sure you have a problem if you are drinking like this and both sides of your family are alcoholic. I think you are looking for a solution.
You will hear many solutions on here, a lot of good advice, and a place to vent where we all understand what you are going through.
Have you tried AA? It might be a good place to start, because I've found the folks that are the happiest are those that have a spiritual life.
There are no easy answers. Alcoholism is a very devastating disease. It truly is cunning, baffling, and powerful. I hope you will take this to heart. There is a solution, if you are ready and willing to accept it.
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I also feel so much better when I'm not drinking. It is that terrible mental obsession that takes you down. Honestly, I hate alcohol. I even hate the taste of it. But I've been where you are. It really is a mental obsession, no matter how much you hate it, hate the taste, look and feel of alcohol - you keep going back to it.
I hope you try going to AA. Because I think in a situation like ours, only divine intervention can help.
The best way I can share support is to be honest, be open all the time. State out load to yourself and your wife and children what you are feeling. Being vulnerable is courageous and lets people lean in and support you.
My biggest struggle was being open and honest with my boyfriend. I was afraid of being judged and not taken seriously. However, when I shared my truth and my values he had nothing but empathy for me.
Sending warm support