Hello
 

My names Luke im 26 and live in New zealand.
I stumbled across this forum as i was googling for some motivational words to keep me motivated and on the straight.
i'll wrote a lil history about my drinking issues. hoppefully you wont zzzzzz

Alcohol has been my poison for the past 5 years, i drank a small amount every night after work just to numb myself of reality, and over the next few years it got way worse. i was in a spiral of depression and i fueled it with bottles of whiskey. i drank pretty much nightly, i'd mostly drink alone and hide it from everyone. but clearly my secret was no secret as alot of my freinds stopped wanting to see me and being around me. i was unhealthy and i looked like crap. it was clear this stuff was taking a firm grip on me. The few people that cared didnt know what to do as i would get very upset and angry at them when they would conftont me, i was clearly in denial.
There were times where i knew i had to stop, and i made several attempts, infact one attempt lasted 9 months, and in that 9 months i was at the gym 6 days a week and i was in the best shape of my life, i was changed!
But i made the stupid desicion of having a drink at a kiss concert, thinking it was ok cause one of my fav bands was playing so "why not right?".
well that one taste was all it took. downhill i went. went drinking the next weekend and so forth until it became a daily habit again. at this point i was at my worst, i was going to work drunk at least once a week. it was so bad. drinking 4-5 bottles of whiskey a week, the weekends became my days to recover from it.

im still struggling with it, i havent drank for a few weeks but im confident this time its for good. i need to do it this time for myself. ive made a really good freind this past year and i know that friendship will be destroyed if i continue.
i havent seeked professional help yet, i havent rulled it out either.
im hoping this forum may be a way to talk to people with similar probs and hopefully share advice and get help.

Thanks for reading

or you can wake up now :P

Hi, Choppy and welcome to SR!

SR is a great accompaniment to whatever recovery you commit to.

Others will be along I'm sure momentarily to welcome you aboard!

I was gonna make a joke about falling asleep, but maybe I should just welcome you without bein snarky. ;)
Glad you're here, choppy...I find this to be a great place for support and advice...I hope you find it helpful, too. Congrats on your few weeks sober! :c011:

thanks guys.
its cool to be able to talk to people who have either been there or also going through it. i felt so isolated and was too afraid to ask for help before, now im not feeling so alone in this. :)

Welcome to SR Choppy - as an Aussie, it's good to see another kiwi with us :)

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..well.. i'm awake..

..nz..hey?....no 'aussie' jokes..ok..lol..Oz..

Welcome!

HI There, I also tried to stop many times and suceeded but I could never STAY stopped. I eventually joined AA and have not drank for 11 + years. There is a great life without alcohol and I will even got to remember the concerts I went to....what a bonus!

Welcome to SR. We Welsh are going to beat you Kiwis later in the rugby LOL Its a great place here :)

................................oops, sorry, I dozed off, lol.

Welcome to SR. You've found the right place, so take a stool, kick off your shoes and stay awhile, it will be good for ya and you'll find lots of support here.

Welcome...

I'd never doze off... I haven't been up for far too long anyways...

Yeah, you're in the right place. :)

Stay awhile, we like you... we're like you... something like that.

take care,
TB

welcome choppy, thanks for sharing.

stick around

:welcome

Welcome!