by surferrandys » Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:30 pm
Renee27 wrote:
> This is my first time admitting that I have a problem and I am having a
> hard time with it. I am a "social sprinter drinker". I can go
> days, wks, or months without having one drink but when I have that one, I
> dont know when to stop. I realized this week that I have a problem when I
> woke up in my neighbors home. I have no idea how I wound up there and it
> scared me. I black out and cant remember hours of the evening. I want to
> and can stop but everyone I hang out with love to drink, including my
> husband which is how we met. Im afraid once I stop, I am going to loose
> everything but I have a child and I dont want him thinking that that is the
> only way to have a good time. There is a meeting today, which would be my
> first, but Im scared to go........
hi Renee
Nothing is more important than to find out what addiction is, black outs are not cool. I would suggest you stay away from anyone that drinks. You admitted you think you have a problem. no one is telling you to stop drinking, There is a program that works but the first step is admitting you have a problem. AA is a good place and no one is going to find fault. You do not have to admit you have a problem or even talk., Find a meeting and just sit and listen, No one understands your problem better than another alchoholic. All of us have been through it all and you are not all alone thinking no one understands. There is the AA big book and it is online. Start reading it and begin to get to know the 12 steps. You cannot do it on your on, If you think you can. good Luck. We have all tried everything. It is ok not to drink. It is about you and no one else, You say you will loose everything. What is more important. Working on your drinking problem or loosing everything. I had to stop depending on people, places and things. That does not work. Getting Sober is more important. People that drink cannot help you. Get around people like me that have recovered. There is a solution. Good Luck.
Renee27 wrote:
> This is my first time admitting that I have a problem and I am having a
> hard time with it. I am a "social sprinter drinker". I can go
> days, wks, or months without having one drink but when I have that one, I
> dont know when to stop. I realized this week that I have a problem when I
> woke up in my neighbors home. I have no idea how I wound up there and it
> scared me. I black out and cant remember hours of the evening. I want to
> and can stop but everyone I hang out with love to drink, including my
> husband which is how we met. Im afraid once I stop, I am going to loose
> everything but I have a child and I dont want him thinking that that is the
> only way to have a good time. There is a meeting today, which would be my
> first, but Im scared to go........
hi Renee
Nothing is more important than to find out what addiction is, black outs are not cool. I would suggest you stay away from anyone that drinks. You admitted you think you have a problem. no one is telling you to stop drinking, There is a program that works but the first step is admitting you have a problem. AA is a good place and no one is going to find fault. You do not have to admit you have a problem or even talk., Find a meeting and just sit and listen, No one understands your problem better than another alchoholic. All of us have been through it all and you are not all alone thinking no one understands. There is the AA big book and it is online. Start reading it and begin to get to know the 12 steps. You cannot do it on your on, If you think you can. good Luck. We have all tried everything. It is ok not to drink. It is about you and no one else, You say you will loose everything. What is more important. Working on your drinking problem or loosing everything. I had to stop depending on people, places and things. That does not work. Getting Sober is more important. People that drink cannot help you. Get around people like me that have recovered. There is a solution. Good Luck.