EmeraldRose

Interesting.

20 Secret Signs of Addiction

aussieblue

I ticked a lot of those boxes.

GettingStronger2

Not sure how "secret" they are. Sound pretty common and typical to me.

Belier

Very interesting Emerald, thanks for posting this. I am tempted to send it anon to my Step mom from a different email. Probably not nice though. She is a very mean drunk and thinks everyone else is the problem.

LaFemme

They were interesting to me...thanks!

Crow3000

Ahahahaaaaha

Supercrew

I know it's not a test, but I scored a 14 out of 20 when I was drinking. The funny thing was I didn't even see those things as abnormal at the time.

Lipitor

Either did I ... Pretty normal for me the Vodka thing was. Hiding bottles was a game I had down pat.

I heard once (and how ridiculous is this behaviour) at an AA meeting ,

1. Dont pick up the first drink

So------------- I would pour my first glass of whatever it was and "leave" it sitting there on the kitchen bench .
I proceeded to demolish two or three bottles of wine in a night , before the vodka kicked in , but was always convinced I was helping myself by "never picking up that first drink"

I guess back then it proved I did not need a long neck and feathers to be a goose.!!!!!!! Gobble Gobble



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CarolD

The article was pointed to those who are concerned about
others addictions. how to spot danger signs.

From that POV...I guess it's useful.

A lot did not apply to me...I lived alone...was not a secret drinker...
not adicted to other drugs....had no cash flow problems.etc
By surrounding myself with other drunks...I appeared normal.

But I knew I was an active alcoholic for years
before my decision to quit....
I used to say "Im putting the fun into functioning alcoholic."
me.

Lipitor

With the utmost respcet , and can you believe this one. I challenged my brother who is a 20 year , drinker, dope smoker and meth user, one night about his drinking by a text from an anonymous mobile phone...When he wrote back , I thought "excellent,now I can tell him it is me" (I was of course myself drunk at the time).

I did not hear from him for 4 years.

Looking back , if anyone (and I mean anyone) mentioned the word ALCOHOLIC, or DRINK TOO MUCH , I would get incredibly angry and have not much to do with them .

It was up to ME and ME alone to admit it....And Im not just talking about saying the words......"Im and Alcoholic". To admit it in my heart . The true admission from me was a silent , eerie realisation of the truth.

Hard to do , to leave the ones you love to work it out for themselves. But being on "both" sides , I now understand.


I had a friend 2 years ago at 48 , who died from metastatic cancer ,secondary to bowel cancer , which in the absence of any family predisposition , has a higher record of incidence in alcoholics.

He was in complete denial of his alcoholism even when he was just days from death .

It brings me back to that quote that I stole from someone here on the forum

"We all give up drinking one day , it is up to us when that day is "

Take care

L

Belier

No offence taken, this woman though has reeked havoc in many peoples lives, it could be a novel. As long as my dad is happy i suppose but alas I don't see him much because she ends up crying starting a fight ect. She does not look healthy I hope she does realise sooner than later.

LaFemme

I thought the bit about vodka was interesting....Do the longest time I thought I was ok because it was wine...lol.