alcoholism

[higher4hockey]

i know this might not be the right forum, but have any of you cann.com users ever had a problem with alcohol?

i ask this because i think i am on the verge of admitting that i am an alcoholic.

[i asked a bonofide alcoholic what his defenition of an alchy was earlier in the week, and his response was scarily close to me.]

higher4hockey Reviewed by higher4hockey on 07-19-2007. alcoholism i know this might not be the right forum, but have any of you cann.com users ever had a problem with alcohol? i ask this because i think i am on the verge of admitting that i am an alcoholic. Rating: 5

[rebgirl420]

I dont drink bc that runs in my family. Id rather not risk it ya know. But even if your not one yet maybe you should try to get help early, you know, nip it in the bud

[40oz]

Try to quit for a week or two, maybe drinking on weekends only. If you can't do it, you're probably an alcoholic.

[Matt the Funk]

Try and quit as soon as you can. Alcoholics can be fucking awful. This one guy that my Aunt married was an alcoholic and a complete dickhead. He also died from OD'ing on alcohol. Don't end up liek him. You are a cool guy.

[choppile420]

I dont drink bc that runs in my family. Id rather not risk it ya know. But even if your not one yet maybe you should try to get help early, you know, nip it in the bud

ya im with rebgirl on this one. My dad was a raging alcoholic, and it ruined our family completely. He got help though and now I actually have a dad that i can talk to... So i dont drink like at all because i know what it can do. I actually get made fun of for not drinkin but i dont care. I dont want to be an alcoholic lol. But yes, even if you think your an alcoholic, it kinda means that you are one.. Im not saying that you totally are but you should try to get help so it doesnt take over your life.

[higher4hockey]

no way im quitting, i just like to drink way to much. im reading a book about an alcoholic, and it also reminds me of myself as well. not so much now, but how i used to be , and where im headed again. about two years ago i was to the point of drinking every day to intoxification. and i dont mean happy go lucky drunk. i mean blacked out vicously mean drunk. since then i think i've become a 'better' drinker in the fact that i rarely black out anymore, and i dont do nearly as many stupid things that i regret.

i dunno, maybe i just like to drink...

[nightlight]

I am an alchoholic, but i don't let it interfere with the rest of my life. Alot of people will read the criteria and categorize themselves as an alchoholic and then let it really take over. either by acting out the criteria or trying to stop drinking. its much easier to cut back. my only rules are no alchohol before 6pm except on weekends.

[stinkyattic]

Try to quit for a week or two, maybe drinking on weekends only. If you can't do it, you're probably an alcoholic.

There are some alcoholics who have very good control over their drinking. This isn't a very good test of that.

If you think you have a problem but don't want to quit, you're going to have to exercise incredible self-control.

I've been asking myself the same question for a long time, and this spring quit for 2 months (I discovered you CAN get sick off O'douls, lol... ). I do sometimes drink now but I approach it very differently, trying to stay out of the situations that used to be a problem for me- specifically, bar scene/party situations where in the past I would just be gulping beers throughout the night and end up totally schnockered, get on the Ninja, and blast around town like a maniac- little self destructive, anyone? At this point I limit myself to a beer here and there if I've got company or visiting a friend, try to keep it to only a couple times a week, and always keep a big glass of water in front of me because when it comes right down to it, a drink is a drink and a glass of water is just as refreshing, and I'm just as likely to reach for that, as for the beer next to it.
My friends had really mixed reactions when I quit entirely- a couple were reall bitchy about it, like my drinking buddy, who can polish off 2 scorpion bowls, 2 martinis, a couple glasses of wine, and 4 beers before acting like a prick- he's a good 260 pounds- and was obviously really threatened by my not drinking, giving me these weird lectures on how he didn't have a problem and I shoudln't get 'all Jehovas Witness on him'... wtf? And they ran the spectrum all the way to another close friend who quietly admitted that he was proud of my decision to put it aside and envied my ability to do so, having questioned his own reliance on alcohol for so long.

I've lost over 20 pounds and feel a hell of a lot better. I went from drinking probably the equivalent of a case or more a week to less than a sixer.

Highly recommended.

[EmericanStoner420]

i dotn drink much myself, but on both sides of my family are alcoholics, and my dad is one to so i have a huge chance of beign one, one of my(alcoholic) told me once "ede....you smoke so much fuckin weed man.....ina couple years thatll alll be diffferent youll be drinkin everyday all day, your whole family is alcoholics man" and im like dude i hope not, but eya man jsut go to aa, or go through a treatment center

[deadfan420]

I don't drink b/c alcoholism runs heavily in my family. But if you have a gut feeling, then it's probably right. If it's really interfering with your life you should get urself some help asap. there's no shame in admitting you have a problem. And admitting you have a problem is the first step.

Alcoholism is so widespread that there are tons of treatment options available. Just do a little research and get yourself cleaned up!

Good luck!!!