Drinking too much

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Anyone drink too much? If so, why?

For me, i got arressted twice in 2018 for drinking too much / harrassing ex.

Yea, bad i know but getting divorced after 31 years together is extremely tough to say the least.

I made myself a promise not to drink in 2019. Already failed! Why? Sad, down, depressed.

I turn to drink to hide from reality but it makes my depression worse.

Anyone elese experience the same?
 
Drank tonight. Why? So down and depressed. Life sucks big time. Divorced after 31 years. Living in a crap bedsit (looking for a house to buy), cant have my gorgeous daughter with me, hate my work, big health issues too. Waw, i am a sad git!
 
You guys are right. Got to stop. Drinking makes me even more depressed!

Trying to sort out my life. Accomodation is terrible but hoping that will change.
 
When i drink i open my big mouth! Landed me in my local nic twice last month! Ex reported me for harrassing her by texting her saying i missed her, loved her etc. Plus that i was going to walk in the sea! It was a cry for help really. Waiting to go to counselling. Had an extremely rough year.

Getting divorced after being with someone for 31 years hit me for 6. Plus not having my daughtsr with me too hurts MASSIVELY. Been in and out of house shares etc. Stuck in crap bedsit at mo. All these things are a massive weight. Plus work. Plus bad back, knee and elbow! Drink was a must have for me. An escape.

I really dont want to drink anymore. I wasnt drinking every day. It was on the weekend mainly. In my room.

I had a couple of bottles of wine last night though as off for a few days from work. I knew it was wrong. I didnt text my ex! Lol.

I did / do feel extremely down about whats happening in my life at the mo and drinking helps and hinders. Helps take the edge off but hinders as it makes me much more depressed. Been on tablets for over 15 years.

Another thing is that i dont have a pc anymore! Lol. I love pc gaming but cost too much to build a decent one. I would love to go on the MM here and buy one or get parts but i was stupid years ago so got banned. Have asked if i could gain access again but always denied. Pity really but i respect the mods etc. Having a pc again would be a great boost too. Only got a rubbish tablet.

So, as you can see, alcohol was my escape. I say was as i aim to beat that demon.

Thanks people for your kind words etc as i really appreciate them.
 
itchy said:
Dance with the devil you have to deal with the demons.

I don't really get drunk but it does block the bad stuff going on in your life.

OP don't txt the ex when inebriated, worst thing you can do.

I don't know, I have to take 9 tablets a day just to keep me alive.

Lucky I don't touch wine or spirits I only drink Guinness but too much and everyday, need to stop badly as its becoming very detrimental to my health.

Another reason to stop, wait until you start losing your toe nails then you know you in trouble.
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Ewww
 
TheOracle said:
Might be a silly suggestion, but get a Netflix or prime sub and binge watch a few good shows. That would at least take your mind off stuff for a few days/weeks. Then you'll feel better about not drinking for a while and hopefully starts you down the right path.

Ps. Watch outlander. Written by one of the writers who did star trek next gen and it's brilliant. Proper escapism.
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Big problem for me is no internet in bedsit. I got to tether off of my mobile and its only 'ok' towards middle evening. This place has a lot going against it. Trying to move out. Going to take awhile.
 
[FnG]MUGnolia said:
^That's a little dramatic and it's entirely dependent on how much alcohol is being consumed every day. Someone on a glass every night compared to someone drinking a bottle of whisky every day will need to manage things very differently indeed. The DTs are a very real thing but only become hazardous if you're a serial hard drinker.
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Of which, i am not a hard drinker
 
itchy said:
Its time that catches up with you, am not a hard drinker don't like being drunk, don't like hangovers but over time it will take you the cleaners.

Just do what you can and try to sack it, before like me it takes over your life to the point of disability.

When you **** your pants just using your PC and you don't know then it trouble big time.

As for your problems chin up and soldier on, its the British way. Don't use booze to help as it only makes things worse in the long run. ;)
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Cheers
 
Well, bought 2 bottles of vino today. I dont plan on drinking them both. Just feel like a drink. Escape from this horrific reality i am in. Yea, i know its pathetic and i am a wimp but being in my shoes at the mo is not good.

I am trying though to change things. First priority is to find a home. I am looking to buy. Seen many and had offer accepted on a few too but bad bad surveys etc scuttled those. Hoping as spring approaches more will come on the market.

Other issues like my back are not really treatable. Only painkillers. Been to specialists but no real treatment and today its acting up! The joys of getting older. 55 this year too. Been a member on here for approx 15 years. Thats a fair amount of time. Pity i cant get on MM. Would love to buy a 2nd hand pc from you lot.

Anyway, keep smiling
 
Kronos said:
Drank really heavily mostly my adult life, did tge sanecwith days. My reward was throat cancer which I never really recovered from. Really missed a beer during treatment and once I could finally swallow again I went in to a pub and ordered a pint. Unfortunately I had lost my sense of taste and it tasted foul. Never got my sense if taste back so have not had a beer in ten years, every now and then, once a year perhaps I break out the vodka and get drunk listening to Hardstyle very loud.
Really miss a beer though.
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Wishing you all the very best mate. Must have been tough with the throat cancer.
 
The Craig said:
Have you considered AA? You clearly exhibit an alcohol problem, being put in the cells twice and drinking significant amounts alone. I imagine this also makes contact with your daughter more difficult?

You can afford a laptop /computer, just don't spend the money on booze.

You could afford a better temporary accommodation, just you choose to sleep in terrible conditions and wallow in self pity. I recall a previous thread saying you have 120k cash to buy the next place? Spend a bit of cash for a couple months on nicer rent.

I appreciate that im being critical, but you should seriously consider access to daughter a priority and stop drinking.
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I see my daughter every single day. Not an Alcoholic as it has only been for a few months drinking and even then a couple times a week when really down. Being put in the cells a couple of times was / is, a cry for help! I am waiting to go to counseling. Comments like yours dont help at all.

I did have 120k but been eating into that for various things like surveys, solicitor, car, living expenses. I cant afford to keep doing that as it reduces the amount i will have to get a place. Hoping to get somewhere soon as now is the time people start putting property on the market.

As for wallowing in self pity then you just try being in my shoes! You dont know the half of it. You dont know exactly what i have been going through. Its easy for you to say what you do.

I can and do see my daughter whenever i want. I take her to school and pick her up every day. I see her on weekends when possible. Today we went to the cinema etc. You should not judge harshly. There is a LOT going on with issues in my life including my health, both mentally and physically. Thanks for your comments
 
I stopped already. Trying my best not to pick it up again.

I wasnt drinking daily. And even then it was only for a few months. It was sporadic i would say.
 
Its easy to turn to drink after work. Stresses of the day plus life. For me, at the lowest point ever in my life, which is NOW, drink can be an escape. Stupid i know. But, when you at your lowest point you need an escape from reality. Sad i know.
 
Today i am going to make a new start. No more alcohol. Good to really try this time. As i said before, i dont drink every day anyway. Maybe a few days a week. But i sometimes drink more plus, when i do drink it makes me REALLY down.
 
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