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Another alcoholic

  • 14-06-2009 2:35am
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    posting this anon. for a long time now iv been known as the alco in my group of friends. and i always thought of this as a "mark of honour". but its all coming too much for me, im drinking a on average 4/5 nights a week. i think im getting control of it but it always comes back to haunt me (last time i got realy p**ed involved guards and alot of money to repair for damage done) and blackouts dont just last a fews hours, i have entire weeks missing from my life. does anybody know of any AA style forums out there so i dont have to trouble the rest of you with this s**t.


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  • #2
    estar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭estar


    hi there why do you drink? what else do you have going on in your life. i suggest giving up cold turkey and instead going to the boot camps that are running in parks in dublin. better than the gym because you meet people and its social, which replaces the social aspect of the pub you would be missing. getting fit and healthy again is the anser. this is the road to nowhere for you. the other night i was out in the pub, and the resident drunk was there. his friends have long since stopped going out every night, and he is left making friends with strangers. he is about 50. do you want to look back at 50 and see no achievements other than an empty bank balance and liver disease.


  • #3
    Dylan Squeaking Handlebar
    Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Dylan Squeaking Handlebar


    OP, here is an AA forum:
    http://aaforum.org/

    However I suggest:
    http://www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie/opencontent/default.asp
    the in person contact may provide extra support.

    Good luck.


  • #4
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    f**kd wrote: »
    i always thought of this as a "mark of honour"

    That's problem #1; the word "alco" is thrown around as a pathetic macho joke, and it shouldn't be.
    f**kd wrote: »
    im drinking a on average 4/5 nights a week.

    One or two mightn't be too bad, but I suspect it's more than that ?
    f**kd wrote: »
    does anybody know of any AA style forums out there so i dont have to trouble the rest of you with this s**t.

    "Troubling us with this s**t" wouldn only apply if you were wasting our time; the fact that you've realised that you need help is a good start, and considering that this is "Personal Issues", where we've all looked for help and support of one form or another at some stage, means that you'll get some help here without being judged.

    Whether you'll need more professional help is another thing, but well done on taking the first step in recognising the problem.

    Best of luck, and feel free to "trouble us" some more "with this ****", if you feel the need.....


  • #5
    CDfm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,649 ✭✭✭✭CDfm


    Its one of those things.

    Its very convenient to use drink as an excuse for your personal behaviour if you are getting into trouble.

    The acid test is can you change your behaviour.

    The HSE have locally based services which might help and at least educate you on what your problem is and what your options are.

    http://www.hse.ie/eng/Find_a_Service/Addiction_Services/


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