SLGibson

I have only posted on this site a few times but i try to read it daily for help. I am 17 years old, i went three months sober then i had a pretty bad relapse. I went another 40 days and relapsed again. why do i kept failing? I know i need to quit but i am afraid. Is it possible to be an alcholic at 17? When i go for along time sober i realize that i have no true friends that want to hang out with me when i am sober. My family is supportive of me but that only gets me so far. I am now on day 4 of recovery but the longer i go the more i think i can handle drinking. I wish i just had smeone to talk to because i tried talking to my friend about it and he laughed in my face. I just dont have an answer my old answer would be to drink. what do you "old timers" do to keep yourselfs from drinking. any advice will be helpful. Please no AA comments i think i am to young to go to that. I really need someone to talk to but i guess i am getting what i deserve since i have never been there for anyone else

SLGibson

Sorry i meant "old timers" as people further along in recovery

Missminime

Hi im only 20 and ive been drinking for 5 years. So ye to be an alcholic at 17 is very much possible. You can always PM me if you want to talk, or just keep posting in this thread (thats what im doing with the thread i startet when i got here) Alot of my friends dont understand why i dont wanna drink anymore and they keep trying to get me to drink. Even if they know ill be driving home they tell me that i "can drive on a glass of wine or two", so i realized many of my friends arnt true friends aswell. But youre only 17 you will have lots of time to meet new people, that is not drinking. Dealing with yourself first is most important. You may feel like youre dealing with it alone when your friends doesnt support you but you have alot of new friends here who understands who has been through it all themselves.

And about not beeing there for anyone else. Im very ego, all i think about is me - i see it as a part as my recovery. I cant deal with other peoples issues until ive sorted mine out. But - i would love to chat with you whenever you feel like, we can always support each other since were both going trough the same thing.

Things i do.. I keep myself busy, alot. I post here, im taking long walks, i work as many shifts i possible can at work, i draw, im going out getting my hair and nails done, getting a new piercing. And i think alot... i always thought i did alot of thinking, but i didnt. im learning so much about myself now when im sober (on day 59, hey wait its 60 now its past midnight in sweden). Dont be afraid of failing, if you read threads people done here you'll see alot of people failed many times before getting sober, but they made it. Its hard. its very very hard - but its very much possible.

Take care