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aus1980 · 11-15-2009, 05:02 AM

Hi All

I'm 29 and live in Australia, I've been drinking since I was about 15 and still can't consistently manage to control myself when I drink.

When I get really drunk I sometimes black out, I've been picked up and spent the night in lockup more than once, I've been done for DUI, I generally do things that I'm not proud of and am lucky to not have had any (more) serious repercussions than I have.

I have gone weeks or months without drinking, think I can control it and then go get really drunk again. I have a good job and good friends and am afraid I'll do something stupid and ruin the good things in my life.

After drinking heavily I'm remorseful for days and sometimes spend Saturday to Wednesday hating myself only to go and get drunk again on a Friday.

Can anyone offer some advice? I'm sick of going through this cycle over and over again.

Thanks
Chris

dgillz · 11-15-2009, 05:09 AM

Is your goal to control your drinking or is it total abstinence?

If it is to control your drinking I cannot help, I failed miserably multiple times to control my drinking.

If you want to stop, I recommend AA. It is what helped me.

coffeenut · 11-15-2009, 08:09 AM

Welcome to SR. Please keep reading and posting. Lots of good help, here.

Wolfchild · 11-15-2009, 10:21 AM

parentrecovers · 11-15-2009, 03:10 PM

nice to meet you, aus1980. sounds like you might be ready to quit for good? have you thought about aa or other support groups besides sr?

keep posting - a lot of folks here that understand your situation.

hugs, k

**Dee74** · 11-15-2009, 03:12 PM

Welcome Chris

Yeah - it's a bad cycle to be in. Most people here use some kind of recovery program, because of the support life support. Thought about AA or some kind of counselling?

Here's a link of Aussie resources - it's not exhaustive but it's not a bad start...other than that - keep reading and posting - always good to have another Aussie here

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ml#post2428673 (Recovery Links - How do I Recover????)

D

11-15-2009, 05:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
aus1980 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	seeking advice Hi All I'm 29 and live in Australia, I've been drinking since I was about 15 and still can't consistently manage to control myself when I drink. When I get really drunk I sometimes black out, I've been picked up and spent the night in lockup more than once, I've been done for DUI, I generally do things that I'm not proud of and am lucky to not have had any (more) serious repercussions than I have. I have gone weeks or months without drinking, think I can control it and then go get really drunk again. I have a good job and good friends and am afraid I'll do something stupid and ruin the good things in my life. After drinking heavily I'm remorseful for days and sometimes spend Saturday to Wednesday hating myself only to go and get drunk again on a Friday. Can anyone offer some advice? I'm sick of going through this cycle over and over again. Thanks Chris

11-15-2009, 05:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
dgillz Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 3,459	Is your goal to control your drinking or is it total abstinence? If it is to control your drinking I cannot help, I failed miserably multiple times to control my drinking. If you want to stop, I recommend AA. It is what helped me. __________________ He should be fine...if he survives the detox process that is..... Any quotes from the big book of AA are from the first edition, or are otherwise exempt from copyright infringement under the "fair use doctrine".

11-15-2009, 08:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
coffeenut 6/20/08 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,068	Welcome to SR. Please keep reading and posting. Lots of good help, here. __________________ Choices, Chances, Changes.

11-15-2009, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Wolfchild Disposable Hero Tournaments Won: 3 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Being, ME Posts: 3,758 Blog Entries: 3	__________________ Any clean addict is a miracle and keeping the miracle alive is an ongoing process of awareness, surrender, and growth

11-15-2009, 03:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
parentrecovers let it grow! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 15,536	nice to meet you, aus1980. sounds like you might be ready to quit for good? have you thought about aa or other support groups besides sr? keep posting - a lot of folks here that understand your situation. hugs, k __________________

11-15-2009, 03:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 42,618	Welcome Chris Yeah - it's a bad cycle to be in. Most people here use some kind of recovery program, because of the support life support. Thought about AA or some kind of counselling? Here's a link of Aussie resources - it's not exhaustive but it's not a bad start...other than that - keep reading and posting - always good to have another Aussie here http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ml#post2428673 (Recovery Links - How do I Recover????) D __________________ “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be”Lao Tzu

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