Drink everyday?
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Drink everyday?
Do/did most of you guys drink everyday?
i drink everyday from 2 pints of lager to a bottle of whisky on some occasions.
I read alot about people seem like they are binge drinking on here, like the have 5 days no drink and then gom out on a friday and drink too much......but isnt that just a normal friday niht for people without drink problems? not meaning to disrespect anybody if they feel they have a problem....but i would just think a drink problem would be more so people who struggle not to drink on a daily basis.
i wish i could stop for 5 days.....cant remeber the last time i didnt have a drink in a day.
i drink everyday from 2 pints of lager to a bottle of whisky on some occasions.
I read alot about people seem like they are binge drinking on here, like the have 5 days no drink and then gom out on a friday and drink too much......but isnt that just a normal friday niht for people without drink problems? not meaning to disrespect anybody if they feel they have a problem....but i would just think a drink problem would be more so people who struggle not to drink on a daily basis.
i wish i could stop for 5 days.....cant remeber the last time i didnt have a drink in a day.
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I was a binge drinker who turned into an all day every day drinker. Both ways nearly killed me.
I think binge drinking is probably more dangerous, as you compact your drinking into just a few hours.
Binge drinking may be normal in the circles you and I roll in Zeano, cos we're both alcoholics.
There's a lot of people who don't go out 'on the lash', but I never hung around with them when I was drinking.
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I think binge drinking is probably more dangerous, as you compact your drinking into just a few hours.
Binge drinking may be normal in the circles you and I roll in Zeano, cos we're both alcoholics.
There's a lot of people who don't go out 'on the lash', but I never hung around with them when I was drinking.
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Many people drink on a weekend only and get smashed etc but don't see it as a problem - they are usually young (late teens to late twenties) and see it as just part of the culture.
The ones who do this on this forum however usually find that their weekend drinking is causing problems for them. The hangovers, regrets of things they have said or done, the way alcohol makes them feel emotionally after such binges is why they want to address it. If you're going out on a Friday or Saturday night to unwind after a hard week and socialise with mates with a few drinks that's one thing , but a lot of people find they go out with the intention of having just a few drinks and end up getting absolutely wasted - vomiting, spending money they can't afford, getting in to accidents, losing friends etc. - that's where it starts to become a problem.
Alcoholism is a broad spectrum - from those who drink to stop the shakes first thing in the morning to those who can leave it for a few days but then find they can't control it when they do have a drink. Either way , alcohol is causing them problems and that's why they come to seek help and advice I suppose.
I was a daily drinker when I dark but when my drinking started it was just a weekend thing - it progressed and looking back I wish I'd had the foresight to see where it was leading me to.
The ones who do this on this forum however usually find that their weekend drinking is causing problems for them. The hangovers, regrets of things they have said or done, the way alcohol makes them feel emotionally after such binges is why they want to address it. If you're going out on a Friday or Saturday night to unwind after a hard week and socialise with mates with a few drinks that's one thing , but a lot of people find they go out with the intention of having just a few drinks and end up getting absolutely wasted - vomiting, spending money they can't afford, getting in to accidents, losing friends etc. - that's where it starts to become a problem.
Alcoholism is a broad spectrum - from those who drink to stop the shakes first thing in the morning to those who can leave it for a few days but then find they can't control it when they do have a drink. Either way , alcohol is causing them problems and that's why they come to seek help and advice I suppose.
I was a daily drinker when I dark but when my drinking started it was just a weekend thing - it progressed and looking back I wish I'd had the foresight to see where it was leading me to.
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I was a daily (nightly) drinker from the start, every night after work and all day on weekends. After a period of time I found myself drinking every day from the moment I got up until I fell asleep at night.
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Originally Posted by Zeano 
i wish i could stop for 5 days
Seems like knowing how much we drank is less useful information to you than knowing how we started enjoying our lives without alcohol.
What do you think would help you enjoy your life sober?
Whatever it is, start doing it.
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I pretty much drank everyday. I pretty well went into work with a hangover everyday for about 6 years before I quit. The last year of my drinking it got worse and I ended up taking stress leave from work. All I did was end up drinking 24/7 after that with a day off here and there.
Looking back that is why I took the stress leave. I don't really like to admit it, but deep down I know I did it so that I would have more time to drink. At that point I was more upset that work was interfering in my drinking, than my drinking affecting my work!
When I first started drinking everyday it started off as one glass, then two glasses, next thing I know it is a bottle. Then I needed stronger stuff, etc. I think you get the picture.
I honestly didn't think I could quit either, but I did it. And so can you.
Looking back that is why I took the stress leave. I don't really like to admit it, but deep down I know I did it so that I would have more time to drink. At that point I was more upset that work was interfering in my drinking, than my drinking affecting my work!
When I first started drinking everyday it started off as one glass, then two glasses, next thing I know it is a bottle. Then I needed stronger stuff, etc. I think you get the picture.
I honestly didn't think I could quit either, but I did it. And so can you.
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I didn't drink every day, maybe 3 or 4 days out of the week. But I THOUGHT about drinking EVERY day. The only reason I didn't drink those other days is because I was too hungover, or forced myself not to.
Most people don't drink every day because they don't think about drinking every day. They don't even think about drinking period! After a bit more than a year, I'm happy to say, I no longer think about drinking either. I surprise myself when I realize it's been days without the thought of alcohol, and I thank SR every day.
Most people don't drink every day because they don't think about drinking every day. They don't even think about drinking period! After a bit more than a year, I'm happy to say, I no longer think about drinking either. I surprise myself when I realize it's been days without the thought of alcohol, and I thank SR every day.
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I stared just drinking on Friday and Saturday nights but I always drank like an alcoholic. I never went out and had two drinks and went home. I got drunk every single time.
It is progressive. After a while I started going out more and more until I was drinking and getting drunk every night. Then I stopped going to the bars and just drank at home. Eventually the only time I was not drinking was when I was working or passed out. The weekends was a binge. I drank from early in the morning until I passed out.
I could not go without drinking even one day much less five until I was able to accept I was an alcoholic and it was the first drink that got me drunk. Not the second or the fifth or the tenth. The first.
Then I got help.
It is progressive. After a while I started going out more and more until I was drinking and getting drunk every night. Then I stopped going to the bars and just drank at home. Eventually the only time I was not drinking was when I was working or passed out. The weekends was a binge. I drank from early in the morning until I passed out.
I could not go without drinking even one day much less five until I was able to accept I was an alcoholic and it was the first drink that got me drunk. Not the second or the fifth or the tenth. The first.
Then I got help.
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I drank every day. It was very rare for me to go one night without drinking, and I really tried to avoid having to be in those situations.
I haven't really found it helpful to compare my drinking with others - we are all different.
I agree with others, it is the first drink that gets us all, whether you are a "daily" or a "binge" drinker.
Wishing you sobriety!
I haven't really found it helpful to compare my drinking with others - we are all different.
I agree with others, it is the first drink that gets us all, whether you are a "daily" or a "binge" drinker.
Wishing you sobriety!
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I was mostly a wild party binge drinker through my early 30s. I wouldn't drink unless I was at a bar or party scene, but when I did, Look out! I started blackouts back when I was in college and they became so common, I wrote them off as "wine amnesia."
When life got very stressful in my late 30s, I started drinking every night, with periods of not allowing myself to (to prove to myself that I wasn't an alcoholic.) and limiting myself to weekends only.
When I finally quit, I had limited myself to weekends only and I had really limited the amount I drank, but every once in a while I would get much drunker than I wanted to be, and when I wasn't drunk, I was always pining away for more. Drinking was not a fun experience for me at all anymore and I was feeling controlled by it, even when I was "under control."
My mother didn't become a full blown alcoholic until her 50s and she drank heavily, starting in her 40s. Now she goes on benders, drinks in the mornings at times, comes to public events drunk at times. I am sure she uses the time that she stays semi-in control as proof that she isn't an alcoholic. We all do that _ anything to keep our drink on. It is progressive and life IS so much better without it!
When life got very stressful in my late 30s, I started drinking every night, with periods of not allowing myself to (to prove to myself that I wasn't an alcoholic.) and limiting myself to weekends only.
When I finally quit, I had limited myself to weekends only and I had really limited the amount I drank, but every once in a while I would get much drunker than I wanted to be, and when I wasn't drunk, I was always pining away for more. Drinking was not a fun experience for me at all anymore and I was feeling controlled by it, even when I was "under control."
My mother didn't become a full blown alcoholic until her 50s and she drank heavily, starting in her 40s. Now she goes on benders, drinks in the mornings at times, comes to public events drunk at times. I am sure she uses the time that she stays semi-in control as proof that she isn't an alcoholic. We all do that _ anything to keep our drink on. It is progressive and life IS so much better without it!
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I was a daily drinker that hated just having "a few." I have eight days today.
Towards the end of my drinking, I had to stop for a couple of days at a time after a binge to recover. I was putting myself in a state of perpetual withdrawal. At eight days, I feel good but now I have to start getting to know the real me again.
Towards the end of my drinking, I had to stop for a couple of days at a time after a binge to recover. I was putting myself in a state of perpetual withdrawal. At eight days, I feel good but now I have to start getting to know the real me again.
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