I really need to be here....
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Eastern US
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I really need to be here....
I am tired of hiding my drinking. Tired of wine. Tired of wasting so much time. I am fully functioning, never miss work, never sleep in, can always function hungover. Great family, great career, don't drink and drive, don't drink during the day... but I know I have a problem. I can't seem to stop. 3-4 glasses or more sometimes a night is too much. I don't need them, the drinking does NOTHING for me, just makes me frustrated. Why do I do this to myself? This is such a nasty addiction.
I am here to help myself. I have got to stop. Now.
Thanks for listening!
I am here to help myself. I have got to stop. Now.
Thanks for listening!
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: East Coast
Posts: 437
Welcome 2much,
You have come to the right place. You will find alot of support here. Keep reading and posting. I wish I would have found this site before I let the alcohol get out of hand. Good luck
You have come to the right place. You will find alot of support here. Keep reading and posting. I wish I would have found this site before I let the alcohol get out of hand. Good luck
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 2,405
Hi, welcome to SR. I was where you are about 15 years ago and as different things in my life started to digress the amount of wine I drank increased and my life went further astray. You have to be strong and make a strong effort to stop, by coming here and acknowledging your problem you have taken a bold first step.
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Maine
Posts: 24
I am just like you during the week, that is what I would drink is wine. I function all day in a professional role, I never miss work and all my home responsibilities are done. Now, the weekends are a different story, that is when I binge and don't remember what I did the night before..(most of the time). Drinking all the time sucks, and I wish it was easy to stop, but I am finding that it is not.
Focus
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 206
OH...and too much wine. It really does only get worse. I didn't let it go very long myself either and my 2-3 glasses/night turned into 4-5, turned into 5-6 during the day or at night depending... and that was just when I was alone and my husband wasn't around. I would hate to think what I may have spent on alcohol if I had any income (student). Out with family or friends where there was a larger free supply, I'd easily have at least 9-10 between wine, vodka, tequila and jack and not remember most if any of the night. Nothing good can come of it! Cut it loose now for your own sake and the sake of those around you
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Eastern US
Posts: 4
Thanks everyone - I knew I came to the right place. I need to stop - if not for me, for my family. Not sure if they suspect anything, but who knows. They are very smart. Hubby probably sees it but he is uber-passive and non-confrontational. Me? Totally opposite. Augh. Anyway, I will get my fresh lemons and perrier and start over tonight. I have quit a number of times, and always think I can moderate, but I know now that I cannot drink. Anything. Ever. I come from a long line of addicts and it is my turn to break the freakin cycle. I hope that I can finally do it. My life is getting far too busy with great things to waste time drinking! Anyway, sorry to babble - thanks for all your kind words and I look forward to "talking" with you!
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Being, ME
Posts: 3,758
Hello and welcome to the SR community.
Hopefully, your life is not becoming too busy
for you to start attending some A.A. meetings.
Many people have utilized this program as way
to live life beyond their wildest dreams soberly.
Hopefully, your life is not becoming too busy
for you to start attending some A.A. meetings.
Many people have utilized this program as way
to live life beyond their wildest dreams soberly.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Fredericksburg, Va.
Posts: 9,730
Welcome to SR 2muchwine, the sooner one quits the easier it is, quitting is actually the easy part, it is the staying stopped that always got me! I kept starting again after quitting until I reached the point where I was unable physically, or mentally to stop.
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 73
Your life sounds like mine, only my drink of choice is beer. Started just having a few each night, but turned into 6-12 some nights. My husband also drinks, but he can stop at just afew. I cant. This is great palce to start. Everyone is really supportive and encouraging.
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 246
2much, if you'd like, go back and read my original posts from a couple of months ago. Thread was called "Time to Wake Up." Insert beer for wine and we were in exactly the same place. Professionals, no drinking during the day, no drinking and driving... We both have young children and come from families with alcohol and addiction issues. I made the same point you did: It's time for the cycle to stop with me!
I too tried to convince myself that I could find some middle moderation ground, but two weeks later, I was back at that 4-6 drinks per night level. Per Taz, I figured it's easier to quit now once and for all than when I'm ready for detox. Spend some time on these boards and you'll read some real horror stories that will help inspire you to stay sober.
I'm at 64 days now, and these boards have helped me tremendously. I've overcome several hurdles, like family gatherings, weddings, and vacations where I've been surrounded by hard-drinking family and friends. I'm trying to avoid such situations, but I'm also becoming increasingly confident that I can get through them when they surprise me. You might find that the people around you who you think are hard drinkers actually drink less when you're sober. At least that's been my experience.
Good luck and stay in touch with the great people on these boards. They've been a tremendous to me.
I too tried to convince myself that I could find some middle moderation ground, but two weeks later, I was back at that 4-6 drinks per night level. Per Taz, I figured it's easier to quit now once and for all than when I'm ready for detox. Spend some time on these boards and you'll read some real horror stories that will help inspire you to stay sober.
I'm at 64 days now, and these boards have helped me tremendously. I've overcome several hurdles, like family gatherings, weddings, and vacations where I've been surrounded by hard-drinking family and friends. I'm trying to avoid such situations, but I'm also becoming increasingly confident that I can get through them when they surprise me. You might find that the people around you who you think are hard drinkers actually drink less when you're sober. At least that's been my experience.
Good luck and stay in touch with the great people on these boards. They've been a tremendous to me.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,445
Hi 2much
welcome to SR - as you've seen already, we're not a bad bunch
Best thing I ever did was quit drinking - not for my friends or for my family - but for me
We all benefited tho LOL
Hope to see you posting more!
D
welcome to SR - as you've seen already, we're not a bad bunch
Best thing I ever did was quit drinking - not for my friends or for my family - but for me
We all benefited tho LOL
Hope to see you posting more!
D
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 185
Hi and welcome to SR, I too was like you, great job, car, career no DUI's etc etc, and I too thought I functioned perfectly well everyday. Until the times I stopped, then I realized I wasnt functioning as well as I had thought. Hope you stick around you will find all the support you need x
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