davewilson33

im here again only this time i havnt gave up drinking, i think there maybe something very wrong with me i cant give drinking up and ive looked at the bigger picture of myself.
i would rather drink and start arguments with my partner every single night, is that normal!!
i have very little contact with any friends anymore, is that normal!!

i hate the drinking life but i need drink

silly

What you're describing sound like the thoughts, feelings and actions of an alcoholic. Have you considered checking out rehab programs? AA? Maybe an addiction counselor? The help is out there but you'll need to seek it. Best of luck!

artsoul

Welcome back, dave -

I think silly said what I would say - it sounds pretty "normal" for an alcoholic. I thought I had things under control for a long time, but inside I was pretty much a wreck.

It was pretty scary when I realized I couldn't stop and I wasn't going to stop unless I got some help. I'm glad you're here.

Paddyb

Hi Dave, i am just up the road from Benfleet and see your a Liverpool fan, thats 1 good thing mate, i am the same but without the partner, you can do this mate

davewilson33

hey paddy what did you do to give up??

Paddyb

well dave i keep trying trying to give up and go 5 days and feel super in my self, its the weekends that are a prob mate, but i am still here and still trying. I go to AA in the week and loads of meeting around the Basildon area. there is one tomorrow at 1pm in Vange, they do help bud

ProfessorFudger

"When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us."

"The most successful people in the end are those whose success is the result of steady growh... It is the person who carefully advances step by step, with their mind becoming wider and wider - and progressively better able to grasp any theme or situation - persevering in what they knows to be practical, and concentrating their thought upon it, who is bound to succeed in the greatest degree."

never have truer words been spoken, how is everyone keeping? i hope all are doing great..





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