Alcohol self help thread II

on_the_up_6

feelinggood wrote:

If you read through this thread, ignore all my posts! I leave them up as a reminder to me what I'm like when I've been drinking, and its rather embarrasing.

Will be thinking of you tonight x

Don't be embarrassed by anything I think we are all the same. Unfortunately I wouldn't need to read old posts to remind me of what I'm like when i've had a few too many. There is a certain bar in manchester that I cannot walk past without cringing, I keep my head down and move quickly!

Thanks for your kind words.

feelinggood_2

on_the_up wrote:

Don't be embarrassed by anything I think we are all the same. Unfortunately I wouldn't need to read old posts to remind me of what I'm like when i've had a few too many. There is a certain bar in manchester that I cannot walk past without cringing, I keep my head down and move quickly!

Thanks for your kind words.

I tend to suffer from 'selective amnesia'. I forget all the things I do wrong when i've been drinking.
People are starting to cotton on that I drinnk a bit too much - my mum keeps asking if I've been overdoing it.
Very rarely don't overdo it when I drink, I need to learn to control it better.

suffolkb

Discussion on alcoholism/drugs on Talksport now.

lewt

feelinggood wrote:

I tend to suffer from 'selective amnesia'. I forget all the things I do wrong when i've been drinking.
People are starting to cotton on that I drinnk a bit too much - my mum keeps asking if I've been overdoing it.
Very rarely don't overdo it when I drink, I need to learn to control it better.

Do you think you will ever control the drinking? once alcoholics have one the physical alergy kicks in which causes(once fully developed) a craving to strong for the brain to control.... i could never control my drinking, i'd try every time but fail.

Al_Mac

As I head towards my 30th week, I can happily say, no issues with drink:)

Still stressed and unsure how to cope/make it go away. But not getting worse:p

I'm now fairly sure alcohol isn't the cure. Please take note;)

How are others doing:cool:

ginger

Hi, haven't posted for a few days. Things not too bad at the moment - OH starts a new job next week which I hope will improve his self confidence - he certainly seems better at the moment. Trying to get him to get some proper help - although he did this earlier this year and now considers himself "cured" in that he no longer has an alcohol problem ... no such thing I think but I know he has to do it for himself.

One thing, and i apologise if this has been covered before but I am asking as the wife of a OH in denial - he has definitely cut down on the amount he drinks - but we had a night out last night and he had about 4 pints and was really embarassingly drunk. From what I have researched about this, it could be that he has lost tolerance to alcohol - or the alternative is that he is still secretly drinking and this tipped him over the edge. I really really want to beleive the first alternative - has this happened to anyone else???

L

Al_Mac

To be honest, I'd be interested in opinions on this as well:o

lewt

hi ginger i dont know what to say when did he stop drinking this year? as a recovered alcohlic and one who knows many others too i can only comment from my side. i could not contorl my drinking. i used to drink sercertly when i told my wwife that i was only having a few. which at the time she was happy with coz she thought i was controlling it. it was kinda like a green light for me to drink then once i'd had one i could'nt stop no matter how hard i tried. this seems like its all coming out wrong. have you ever heard of al anon?

beer2006

ginger wrote:

but we had a night out last night and he had about 4 pints and was really embarassingly drunk. From what I have researched about this, it could be that he has lost tolerance to alcohol - or the alternative is that he is still secretly drinking and this tipped him over the edge. I really really want to beleive the first alternative - has this happened to anyone else???

L

Hi

This is my opinion only!! do not go and confront him saying this bloke said etc, so you must have etc, OK?

Having been up and down more times than a ferret down a rabbit hole, I know a bit about this.
Yes you do lose tolerance to alcohol, if you take someone who doesn't drink and give them 3 pints of beer, they are likely to be tipsy/drunk, give a recovering alcoholic (he will be for the rest of his life) 4 pints and he's likely to be tipsy/drunk, but embarassingly drunk? I would say not.
Don't forget, people can act drunk, even when they are not. Sometimes from peer pressure, sometimes just because they are having a good time.
I've been accused by the inlaws on more than one occasion of being out of my tree, when I haven't touched a drop all night.

Just my two cents worth.

xx

Al_Mac

Morning beer