Acceptance
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1
Acceptance
So I think I have a drinking problem. Well i know I do but I don't really want to stop. But I'm tired of blacking out and having my friends tell me what embarrasing stuff i did the night before. I'm tired of drinking mouthwash and other non food alcohols so that i don't reak of it in the morning. Ive lost some good friendships because I constantly use them to get alcohol since I am underage. Just trying to get some help before its too late.
Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,219
Welcome turbo! You have made the all important first step to recovery. There is a better life waiting for you. This board is very helpful, and you will find that people here understand what you are going through.
Best wishes on your recovery!
Best wishes on your recovery!
You're smart to stop now before it gets worse... and it will get worse.
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,436
Hi turbotank - welcome 
What I really wanted was to drink, as much as I wanted, and not suffer the bad consequences - but if you're a drinker like me you can't have one without the other.
I had to accept that - and I'm glad I did - I function much better as a non drinker
Whats your plan to quit?
D
What I really wanted was to drink, as much as I wanted, and not suffer the bad consequences - but if you're a drinker like me you can't have one without the other.
I had to accept that - and I'm glad I did - I function much better as a non drinker
Whats your plan to quit?
D
Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Nara
Posts: 10
Hi Turbo
I joined myself yesterday. I think you have realized your situation relatively early and that is good. I was lying in bed this morning looking back over my drinking days, and I may be what they call a high functioning binge drunk, but I was a massive drunk just the same. I wished the bell had rung for me a lot earlier.
Get your plan together and keep up the human contact.
See ya on the boards
I joined myself yesterday. I think you have realized your situation relatively early and that is good. I was lying in bed this morning looking back over my drinking days, and I may be what they call a high functioning binge drunk, but I was a massive drunk just the same. I wished the bell had rung for me a lot earlier.
Get your plan together and keep up the human contact.
See ya on the boards
instant
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 5,711
If you are not sure you want to stop the SMART pros and cons list of drinking Vs abstinence vs moderation is a good way to go. It has a specific name as a "tool" but i forget gat that was.
In light if my experience, pros and cons lists assume the degree of control a drinker has will stay the same. My control was eroded big time over years of drinking, and things got worse. Thankfully i found may way out and have gone from not being able to envisage life without drinking to being very comfortable with sobriety (I love it)
In light if my experience, pros and cons lists assume the degree of control a drinker has will stay the same. My control was eroded big time over years of drinking, and things got worse. Thankfully i found may way out and have gone from not being able to envisage life without drinking to being very comfortable with sobriety (I love it)
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
