Drinking in the morning
Worn out by booze
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: London, England
Posts: 205
Originally Posted by Surlyredhead 
At the end of my drinking career, I was drinking at least a half pint of vodka as soon as I woke up just to function, on a bad day, it might take a full pint to stop shaking. It was h*ll.
Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 4,682
Just wanted to say this is a great thread and although i never took that morning drink if i go back to drinking i can see this would be my next thing and some of your posts...jeez i don't want that, thanks all!
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: queensland
Posts: 3
Does drinking at 5:00 in the morning because you're still out from the night before count?
Done that a million times.
I never want a drink when i wake up though, as i always feel so terribly sick and just want to slowly recover with food and soft drinks through out the day.
Lots of my friends do it all the time though. It's like they are a "different type" of alcoholic to me.
Very interesting to read what you guys have to say.
Good luck to you all.
Done that a million times.I never want a drink when i wake up though, as i always feel so terribly sick and just want to slowly recover with food and soft drinks through out the day.
Lots of my friends do it all the time though. It's like they are a "different type" of alcoholic to me.
Very interesting to read what you guys have to say.
Good luck to you all.
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 263
It's so curious reading how each person's drinking has formed. For me, I guess it depends what you call "morning." The thing is, in the end I'd drink all night until morning, then sleep until the afternoon, and be drinking again as soon as I could in the evening.
And yet, for some reason, I've never drunk "in the morning" if I've got up "in the morning." In fact I've rarely started drinking in the afternoon. The reason? Because whenever I've started drinking in the afternoon it's always the same progression: beers until they're all gone or I want to move up to wine until it's all gone or I want to move up to spirits until I pass out - which could be literally days later, with no sleep, and it would always end very, very baaaad.
So, I made myself a rule. I realised that my drinking career was at terrible risk if I drank that way - some busy-body would take it off me. So I organised my drinking to be at home, and at night, and cut out as much risk of witnesses as I could. I managed to keep that up for years.
Wow, how my family has suffered.
And yet, for some reason, I've never drunk "in the morning" if I've got up "in the morning." In fact I've rarely started drinking in the afternoon. The reason? Because whenever I've started drinking in the afternoon it's always the same progression: beers until they're all gone or I want to move up to wine until it's all gone or I want to move up to spirits until I pass out - which could be literally days later, with no sleep, and it would always end very, very baaaad.
So, I made myself a rule. I realised that my drinking career was at terrible risk if I drank that way - some busy-body would take it off me. So I organised my drinking to be at home, and at night, and cut out as much risk of witnesses as I could. I managed to keep that up for years.
Wow, how my family has suffered.
Worn out by booze
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: London, England
Posts: 205
^ I can't believe you went days without sleeping. I would have passed out ages before. Hell, one of the reasons that my drinking is cyclicle at the moment is because after a major session I am often so tired that I need a few rinses by the afternoon just to see me through to bed time. For me, its the exhaustive quality of drinking that gets to me most. Back in the early days, before the withdrawals and compulsion to drink arrived, I used to get terribly tired after a booze up and I'd feel pretty rough al the day through until I hit the sack in the evening for some refreshing sleep. Oh how I would give real money to have those days back again.......
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 263
Well, when I did that I was a fairly young guy, and a rock n' roll drummer in a rock n' roll band. Days and nights just rolled together. Alcohol gave me energy, all the time - especially when I got to spirits. No matter how tired I was, spirits would wake me up, and I would rather take another swig than sleep anyway.
Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Bucks, UK
Posts: 2
Oh yes! 
I can identify wil those of you who say while they were working they didnt drink in the morning. I was one of those, but come the weekend I drank from 5pm on Friday through to midnight on Sunday with no distinction between day and night. The only consideration was did I have enough alcohol and was I able to get some more. The only think that stopped me from drinking every morning was the knowledge I neede to drive to work and pretend to function. My journey to work each morning was consumed with obsessive thoughts about when I could drink next, what was immediately available to me when I got home, would I have to stop and get more on the way home, where I would buy the alcohol (like many others, I varied the shops I bought from because I didn't want to look suspiscious, though of course I didn't have a problem! It amuses me to realise one of the few times I tried to control my drinking myself the method I chose was to stay at work later each day. I became the last one to leave the building. It didnt work. All I succeeded in doing was putting off the inevitable for an extra hour or so. Also, my home was such a pit even I didnt want to spend time there unless on my journey to oblivion.
Very pleased to say it's not like that now!
Am very grateful for finding this website and I look forward to spending more time here reading and sharing ES&H with you good people! Have a great 24!
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Basingstoke UK
Posts: 139
Too be honest I am drinking 24/7 at the mintue. I wake up with a racing heart and just down a couple ciders to stop it. I am getting like 2-3 hours sleep at a time.
Its not good sleep just knock out sleep.
Its not good sleep just knock out sleep.
Worn out by booze
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: London, England
Posts: 205
Originally Posted by Marges
I can identify wil those of you who say while they were working they didnt drink in the morning. I was one of those, but come the weekend I drank from 5pm on Friday through to midnight on Sunday with no distinction between day and night. The only consideration was did I have enough alcohol and was I able to get some more. The only think that stopped me from drinking every morning was the knowledge I neede to drive to work and pretend to function. My journey to work each morning was consumed with obsessive thoughts about when I could drink next, what was immediately available to me when I got home, would I have to stop and get more on the way home, where I would buy the alcohol (like many others, I varied the shops I bought from because I didn't want to look suspiscious, though of course I didn't have a problem! It amuses me to realise one of the few times I tried to control my drinking myself the method I chose was to stay at work later each day. I became the last one to leave the building. It didnt work. All I succeeded in doing was putting off the inevitable for an extra hour or so. Also, my home was such a pit even I didnt want to spend time there unless on my journey to oblivion.
Very pleased to say it's not like that now!
Am very grateful for finding this website and I look forward to spending more time here reading and sharing ES&H with you good people! Have a great 24!
Worn out by booze
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: London, England
Posts: 205
Originally Posted by Trippstar
Too be honest I am drinking 24/7 at the mintue. I wake up with a racing heart and just down a couple ciders to stop it. I am getting like 2-3 hours sleep at a time.
Its not good sleep just knock out sleep.
Its not good sleep just knock out sleep.
Worn out by booze
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: London, England
Posts: 205
Originally Posted by CarolD
ElChupacabra....
Do you have a plan for quitting?
Do you have a plan for quitting?
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
