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Jandar · Joined: 11 Jun 2008

I never really drank much anyway but I quit a few month ago.

I have diabetes and was drinking with diabetes which is not really good.

Anyway the meds weren't controlling the sugar as well anymore so I decided that maybe the liver didn't have enough room to process my meds and the alcohol.

So now I just keep busy with other stuff, I feel better, but I also eat more.

It's really hard to mow the lawn without beer.

thomas pars · Joined: 29 Jan 2009

what sort of behavior?

Wow. I was hoping to avoid the admitting part.

For me there is no off button. I can't have just one drink. One goes to 3 goes to 5 and more...and almost always a blackout later, which leads to me simply not remembering what transpired. I don't drink everynight...or every weekend night. But when I do drink I get very very drunk. And if there are people around there is always some collateral damage. Im a nice guy sober, but drunk....someone else entirely.

I've driven drunk countless times, emotionally and physically hurt those around me. Scared the hell out of friends. And the more I look at it, it is a numbers game. Eventually I am gunna end up dead or in some kinda legal trouble. There is simply no control.

The AA accountability and sponsor sounds quite nice. But how does one enter into such a program? I quit for a good 7 months last year but managed to rationalize a return.

Forward Observer · Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: FOB Gloria

emetib · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:26 pm Post subject:

sarbonn · Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Location: Michigan

I quit drinking after I got out of the Army. Every now and then, I'll have a beer when with friends (about two beers a year, if that). While in the service, I imbibed WAY too much, and my friends at the time I quit said it wouldn't be possible for me to do so. I did and never really had a problem thinking about it.

andrewchon · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject:

Well done OP, admitting you have a problem, and then saying it aloud is the first and the hardest step. My applause to you.

mcviking · Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Location: 'Fantastic' America

When I went to AA they said if you can be sober for three months and still want to drink then do it. I later realized I just need to learn how to drink responsibly and not turn to the bottle as a cliche band aid if I am feeling down.
Not to dis AA folks but I didn't like the program because alcohol seemed to consume these people's lives even if they hadn't drank in 20 years! There was no recovery. I don't drink but I smoke three packs a day and drink 4 pots of coffee. What's the difference? I would go to events and have an ok time and there would always be some shmuck that was like you see? We don't need a beer to have a good time! The key is to figuring out why you drink. And don't go out drinking if you are in a bad mood. Know your magic number. Keep track of how many drinks it takes you to get to the holy shite black out brick house moment and don't do that! Don't hang out with people that encourage you to drink mass quantities of booze.

But give it a try I say because only you can decide if you have a drinking problem, only you can stop it, and only you can control what you do.

PatrickGHBusan · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:21 am Post subject:

OP...I will chime in and say contact AA.

They can help you along through the process.

Azby · Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Location: Gyeonggi Do South Korea

Not personally. But I think you should go on a non-fermented diet (yeast free) and try that. It will be a little hard at first, like when you get sugar cravings and alcohol cravings. Apparently the whole detox thing is quite hard, but you should try drinking the juice of 2-3 lemons a day which will help with the detox. Try to do it over the weekend.
I personally am on a non-fermented foods diet and avoid sugar, bread, pizza, it seems to help a lot.