tomscott

Hi there. I guess Ill start with my story. I am 40yrs old, married with two children. I have been drinking since I was 16. Beer at first like most teens. I never got into hard alcohol, I still can't stomach it, I do drink a lot of wine, which is touch because so much of the current world revolves around pairing wine with food, going wine tasting. It's everywhere. This thanksgiving weekend brought me here. I cooked for 15 food was good but I really don't remember it. Drank way to much. The next day I woke up throwing up and knew that drinking again would make the pain go away so I did and felt much better. I like those smirnoff ice and mikes lemondae. They are so easy to drink like sugar water and they take the edge off, its just to easy. That got me through the day. Saturday threw up again, nausia, was not able to eat or drink anything, no drinks that day, or yesterday Sunday. Finally yesterday I was able to keep down some food and feel half better. Still unable to sleep for the past two days though. Wife has no idea, I can hide it really well. So now is Monday feeling better but still not 100%. Drinking is the last thing on my mind right now. I thought I would come here and tell someone as no one knows anything about this aspect of my life. So here I am day 3 feeling a hell of a lot better but not the best. Hoping to sleep tonight.

tommyk

Welcome, and keep coming back.

Realize that alcohol is alcohol, it really doesn't matter the form in which you drink it.

Fiona630

Hello!
Hopefully you will find this forum helpful! But make sure u come back everyday. At least for me, daily visits help keep me going in my quest for sobriety. I have kept my drinking hidden. Just recently started telling the hubby about it. U took a good step coming here..maybe soon u can share with ur wife.

Anna

Hi and Welcome,

I am glad to see that you are seeking help for your addiction.

It's interesting, because I was sure that no one knew about my drinking problem. After I stopped drinking, I realized how wrong I was.

Mariposa18

Welcome~ This weekend threw me off as well, but I'm back to Day 1 and determined. Keep coming here, it helps so much. That was my mistake, I felt I could have few drinks and be okay, I stopped posting...

Stay Strong and come here if you feel the need to drink.

tomscott

Don't get me wrong people know I drink and can drink a lot.

TTOSBT

Welcome Tom!
It is good to have you here.
So, do you want a new way of life without alcohol? Because you know that eventually you are going to feel better and want to drink. If you truly do not want to drink anymore, it is time to get to work now on how to prevent it.
There is lots of great information here, check out the stickies!
I would also suggest a program of recovery. I could not have done this without AA.
Best of luck to you!

four812

welcome tom....

one thing that resonates with me is that "if you question or wonder if you have a problem with alcohol...then you probably do. People who don't have a problem with alcohol don't wonder if they have a problem with alcohol"

and it's ok to have a problem. and it makes YOU feel so good when you see it, admit it, accept it, and then do something about it, and change.

four812

how would you feel about attentind and trying out 3 AA meetings?

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