Three bottles a week!!
Do you? Thats not a lot.
Three bottles a week!!
you need to want to stop in order to actually stop. your posting history tells me you're making excuses and justifying your drinking. really not good signs. coming on here and posting you're going to stop is fooling no one, least of all yourself. you need to get proper help fella.
if you think turning to alcohol is the way to deal with what you perceive to be a **** life then you are in for a hell of a big shock. you only think your life is **** now. you keep drinking the way you are and what you'll get to see what a **** life is really like - and that's if you're lucky.
This, it's quite clear with just this thread that you're going to struggle to do this without any proper help.
No, no.
The beer is for social drinking, the whiskey is not for sharing.
I agree
are you talking to someone, getting help?I agree. I realise that now. Comments on here have made me realise it.
are you talking to someone, getting help?
from experience, you do need someone to talk to - once you have accepted and realised that there is a problem then you need support and help.From experience, talking to someone else is a waste of time.
YOU have to realise the issue, not someone else.
I talked to numerous councillors during my 'career ' an an alkie, none did any good because alcohol overides sensible advice.
Only YOU can reach the stage when enough is enough, not someone else.
Alcohol turns good advice, bad
Alcohol will control you
Alcohol will justify everything to continue.
from experience, you do need someone to talk to - once you have accepted and realised that there is a problem then you need support and help.
how many units in a bottle?Do you? Thats not a lot.
how many units in a bottle?
8.2 min, 25 to 30 between two I guess, so not that bad
i'm not arguing that point. i'm in agreement with you. but, the op has claimed that he realises there's a problem. so i'm asking him if he's talking to someone, or seeking help.The key point being " once you have accepted and realised"
That is the hardest part, and until you accept that, talking to someone else is a waste of time.
Alcohol will overide rational advice
indeed, I didn't intend to give that impression.Forget units when you are talking about alcoholism.
Dependancy is what you look at, the reliance upon alcohol
Necking a bottle of Vodka ( there by exceeding the units ) does not make you and alcoholic.
indeed, I didn't intend to give that impression.
i'm not arguing that point. i'm in agreement with you. but, the op has claimed that he realises there's a problem. so i'm asking him if he's talking to someone, or seeking help.
no need to apologise. it's very easy to pass on or pick up the wrong vibe from forum posts. i also feel very passionate about helping where help can be offered. while i was lucky to have spotted that alcohol was more in control of me than i was of it early i now realise that over the years when i was a 'normal' drinker i probably overdid it and wasted more years than necessary. it's funny that alcohol is demonstrably so damaging to both individuals and society in general and yet it has become socially acceptable. quite bizarre to honest - but sobriety and hindsight are a great thingI apologise to both if i didn't read the posts correctly, you are both posting decent advice and trying to help.
As someone who has basically "wasted" 25 years of his life to alcohol, i am quite passionate in not letting it happen to someone else.
I popped into Tesco earlier and i was standing by the wine wondering / wanting to buy a bottle! It was hard as i really felt like a drink after work!
I didnt buy one though! Hope i am strong enough to stay away from it.
I apologise to both if i didn't read the posts correctly, you are both posting decent advice and trying to help.
As someone who has basically "wasted" 25 years of his life to alcohol, i am quite passionate in not letting it happen to someone else.