So, give yourself a day to sober up, detox, and then get to the nearest gym! They have fitness trainers there, who can help you stay on track with your health and fitness goals, but who are expensive. Just start with the basic membership.

Youfit, I believe a nationwide chain, has $10 a month specials going on all the time, only pennies a day compared to the $100s per month you're undoubtedly throwing at bottles of beer or hard booze. So staying fit is not only healthy, it's cheap!

it still cant be all that bad to do this as a hobby though, alcohol shows me love that no one else can give me, so i am happy with it, as far as treatment for it, im not a alcoholic, i only started to drink it. I plan big things for me with the use of this substance and i wont drink and drive but i will keep drinking till i feel the pain go away.

I think everyone has pretty much told you what you need to hear. Maybe not what you WANT to hear, but what you need to hear.

I grew up in an alcoholic home, so I knew I would never waste my money on drinking. My step dad wasted SO much money on booze, and he ended up losing a REALLY good job because of his drinking. My grandfather was and my uncle is an alcoholic too. These people are right when they tell you it's just a bandaid. Alcohol is a depressant. It may make you feel good while you're on a high, but you crash when you come off of that high. Seriously, get some other kind of help!

You know what (I refuse to call you dumbidiot) man?? I always thought I could cut hair REAL GOOD when I was drinking and high. Would get up the next morning and my bangs up to my hairline.

I never did learn -- Drinking does not make me a good hair cutter -- it just made me think I could. Every single time I drank, clip-clip-clip.

You would think something like that would be obvious. When you get up and you hair is clipped off, seems obvious. But alcohol is a liar. It is lying to you right now.

When I got help and medication, I just lost my taste for alcohol and pot. Don't even want it anymore. And it is wonderful to never have a hangover again. Or the depression that goes with a hangover.

Please think about the lies alcohol is fooling you with. Think about how it is making you 'extremely suicidal' when you are hung over. Reach out for help.

I'm pulling for you, and I am saying a prayer for peace for you. Belle.

so what should i do exactly. just not drink at all? miss out on all the adventures i could be having and the fun along with it. i do agree that it is a a band aid and it wont last forever, i just need it to last till i do and forget about my depression, im not a drunk, nor do i ever plan to be but i need it to help me out of a rut i am in right now. thanks for the replies, though some were extremely harsh.

I think everyone is just really scared for you. Many of us have seen the very bad effects alcohol can have. I know I wouldn't wish those kinds of problems for anyone. I do understand about the drinking, I really do. I have tried all kinds of things to get through the rough patches. Take care and I hope that you can find a healthier solution...we just all want you to enjoy your life without any bad side effects. {{gentle hugs}}

You're making excuses! You wouldn't be so depressed if you quit drinking and got into therapy and took some medicine! I hope you realize this soon before you damage your body. I suffer from pancreatitis, and EVERY TIME I go into the hospital, I am ALWAYS asked if I'm a drinker. I'm not and never have been! You don't want to get chronic and acute pancreatitis. IT HURTS!!! Not to mention your liver, your brain, and your depression. With pancreatitis, you throw up so much that you get dry heaves, you can't control your bladder, you get diarrhea, you hurt so bad that you can't walk without doubling over from pain. After being in the hospital 3 times last year, and one hospital visit lasted 12 days, I have sworn off ever having ANY alcohol at all. Please find another way to cure your depression!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3zkkLckeyM&ob=av2e

(country's good drinkin' music LOL)

"it still cant be all that bad to do this as a hobby though, alcohol shows me love that no one else can give me, so i am happy with it, as far as treatment for it, im not a alcoholic, i only started to drink it. I plan big things for me with the use of this substance and i wont drink and drive but i will keep drinking till i feel the pain go away."

That's a dangerous line of thought, man. It's going to take more and more and more alcohol to numb that pain!

The trick is to maybe not ENJOY pain, but INCORPORATE pain into one's psyche as part of life's experience.

When you're so young and tender, as you are, the pain DOES feel excruciating; I remember it well. When you get older, it's not that you become numb (I still hurt); it's just that you've learned to push THROUGH pain and let it wash over you, shed tears, really experience the pain, to experience love.

When I do that, I feel spiritually cleansed. It's better than alcohol.

Ever listen to Christian radio? Unlike what Billy Joel says, sometimes it IS better to cry with the saints than laugh with the sinners. I prefer to cry, followed by a good laugh.

I like to watch movies, for that reason. Getting deeply involved with characters on a screen in a story that involves a conflict followed by a satisfactory resolution produces that cleansing effect for me. I cry, I laugh, I get scared, I hurl, whatever.

I should add that I haven't completely given up alcohol (hey, never said I was perfect), but I just have maybe 3 beers or a mixed drink like Rum & Coke to help take the edge off my nervousness in social situations. Tonight I had one of those mini bottles of wine to help me sleep. But I just like a little nip to take the edge off and help me relax.

I don't like to drink to the point of unconsciousness or to wake up next day wondering what the fuck I did the night before, or laying next to some strange chick that I banged and didn't even know I did it...no.

Everything in moderation.