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I've been quite a heavy drinker since i was 18.... or 19, in truth I cannot remember. I often find that I will have a drink to relax at the end of the day, even though iknow that prolonged non-drinking after the first leads to depression and potentially anxiety.
I think the longest ive gone without a drink in the last 3 years is three to four weeks.... again, I can't remember.
Has anyone else any experience of this? I would certainly appreciate your advice.
I'm not interested in replies from anyone who is going to be judgemental or critical of me on this post.
Dan
danath,
ive been there mate, its a catch 22 & it makes things 100 times worse,
it was hard but i completely quit , & am glad that its behind me
Good on you for admitting you might have a problem :)
I sadly can't help but I'm sure you'll get some great advice :flowers:
Only thing that works for me is going to a self help group every day and staying sober one day at a time. All the best. Baggs.
I know where you are coming from here Dan. I've been a social drinker since the age of 17 (I'm 36 now). I've built my friendships and social life around booze, and while I'd never say I "have a problem" as such, I do think that it becomes too much of a crutch and too much of a bad habit.
What I do now is never drink alone (although I never did to be honest) and restrict it to socialising. Remember the stuff IS a depressant, and whatever relief from symptoms you might be getting with a drink, you'll get twice the problems back the next day or throughout the rest of the week.
Don't panic and start thinking you are an alcoholic - the very fact that you're on here talking about it probably means you're not. Try a week without the booze and see how you get on, if you are really struggling then have a re-think.
Gareth
cheers for the advice guys :)
SORRY DANATH,
i shouldve stated that having a problem doesnt make you an alchoholic, i wasnt, but was dependent on booze to take away my anxiety ( & give me confidence, ect)
but i never actually craved alchohol, & making that diferentiation is what helped me to stop. stopping was what made me realise just how much i was masking with grog, & yes its been hard facing it without my crutch, but id never go back, it makes problems worse in the long term.
i still dont feel like drinking, but dont like the way i feel without it either. ill learn.
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