I have a problem with alcohol abuse. I need help!

You can overcome this. You have the power.

I stopped my drinking by smoking weed. Ya its still a drug but has cured my problems.

You are a spiritual being.
Any answer that doesn't include a spiritual aspect is doomed to fail.
You don't have to reach out to any of the organised religions (although they can be a BIG help to novices), but you do need to reach out to the spirit realm.
You are immortal and in contact with infinite energy, there is no reason for fear.

Dont look at me, I'm on my 13th beer.

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If im drinking 1 to 2 bottles of wine a night, ALONE is it a proplem?

sure that'll become a problem in many levels.

first.. you'll be reliant.. second you'll suffer gerd and thirdly you'll have a overly high cholesterol and triglycerides level which leads to hardening of the arteries.

it catches up with you, eventually.

been there done that.... i grew up on a grape farm... we made our own wines... having a vineyard and a process to make the vine into wine didn't help much.

soon i found i was drinking so much wine i figured i better cut back... i wasn't doing overly well. my blood chemistry was in havoc with too many sugars and goop... my potassium was very low and that is a real bad thing to do upon yourself.

and i had ulcers and gerd real bad. acid reflux is no day in the park and can kill you.

i cut down and i'm glad.. i don't need to drink that much during meals. weekends it was worse. always wine, wine this and wine that. before i knew it was realized i was drinking two bottles at dinner.

i cut it down considerably and things improved just the same.... i also lost quite a few pounds.

got my energy back and no longer does acid reflux wake me from a dead sleep and i'm up gasping and choking for air.

it'll catch up with yah, sooner or later... just recognize the problem and make an effort to do something about it, if you wish.

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it's not good to maintain that much drinking daily, it does do much damage over time.
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Don't know what to say except that if you get too bad but you are still a good person people will look down on you like they v'e got no problems.

Link does not work but I appreciate the thought.

HI newbie... sorry to hear about your problem... may I say though you are still a proficient typist even though your slaughtered!

Try exercising, it totally helped me. Make exercising your new habit...

Alcoholics Anonymous has meetings in most areas day and night. The program and the 12 steps saved my life and in turn, I have helped other alcoholics. It will be 10 years of sobriety in May for me. Good luck to you and God bless!

hey newbie, since no one will give you a good answer , i'll give you one

VITAMIN B-3 (NIACIN)

Start taking this, 500mg a day to start...read up on it . THis will help your body recover and heal from the addiction.

Will power goes as far as the food you eat ;)

Good for you! That is awesome!

I just make sure I triple read everything I have posted, but please someone who has dealt with this please let me know how you defeated it.

If you are uncomfortable with the amount you drink do some soul searching and come up with a plan. Wean yourself off slowly. Find new friends or activities where there won't be pressure to drink. My down fall was started with social drinking and the next thing i knew i was drinking alone. Thankfully I got bored with it and now i just enjoy 1 or 2 here or there. You can do it OP!

It's much easier to resist drinking, when the temptation is out of sight, out of mind. Get all the alcohol out of your house NOW. Tell your wife you are fine with her drinking, if she drinks that is, but that you need her help with this. Just this one step alone will help you immensely.

If your friends are focused around drinking, tell them that you are not feeling very well these days, and are going to give up drinking for a few months to see if you feel better. Tell them you can still be friends and hang out, as long as drinking is not involved. Also tell them that you need their support in this. If they continue to try and twist your arm back into drinking...well, they are not really great friends, are they?

Also develop new habits that will discourage you from drinking... it takes three weeks until your body starts to accept and like a new habit, so, hang in there. If you usually drink at night, go for a long walk or something. Do something else that gets you up early each morning...this will also discourage you from drinking, if you know you have that commitment.

Good luck my friend.

Drunkenness is a sin. Drunkards will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

If you cannot control yourself from peer pressure, then don't be around those kind of people.

If you cannot control yourself from drinking alcohol when you're alone, then you need to ask God for help.

Let your wife know what your goal is; to quit being an alcoholic. She can help you. Cutting back is a step. Your goal should be no alcohol under your roof.

I had the same problem, now I am starting to cut back slowly with intention of quitting. It's not as bad as I thought it would be.



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What the biggest problem is going to be is the fact that I'm gong to be around my friends drinking. Does AA help with this?

You damn religious zealot he's asking for help not judgement.

Oh shut up you sanctimonious twerp! I hope some belligerent knocks you cross-eyed for Christmas!

Kick a man while he's down why dont you, Jesus would be so proud

I drank to get drunk from the first time I took a drink.I drank EVERYDAY from ages 18-35.The only way you will ever quit drinking is if you believe you will die,or your so disgusted with your behavior you can't live with yourself.I drank to forget , to remember,I gave myself Jaundice, alcohol poisoning. put myself for risk of AIDS,HEP C, I was robbed once at gunpoint.I wound up in the ER one night with my esophagus in spasms , 210/140 BP and Jaundice . The doctor pushed on my Liver and said " Has a little drink today huh?" . He said I would die if I kept it up. maybe not this year or the next but I would . I still drank 5 years after that EVERYDAY.I finally told myself on Holloween 2001 that I needed to grow up. Be a man and quit.I used prayer but you can use whatever God or belief you want. Just remember your powerless to alcohol.Grow the hell up and quit . be accountable to your actions.The memories of what you did when you were drunk will be the worse part or at least it was for me.I haven't missed it once in 10 years of sobriety.And all those friends you THINK you have now just wait until you quit they won't be around. They haven't hit bottom yet . Good Luck !!!!!!!! you won't regret it .

Jackass!

See the bad thing is that I know I am drunk tonight but I cannot stop my self from having another when my current drink runs out. I have to sleep on the couch on nights like this so my wife can sleep. Just so everyone knows I do have an uncle who is an alcoholic.

Switch to weed. It got me off legally prescribed zombie pills which were strong enough to kill a horse.

Peace

Can't do that have a job that drug tests!

AA will tell you to find new friends.....

You can't try to quit drinking in a half-ass manner...you will have to take a break from those friends for a while. If you HAVE to go to a social occasion in the next little while, drink only soft drinks, and make sure your friends know that you do not want to drink...maybe be the designated driver as well, which will help you keep your promise.

But do try and just avoid these situations altogether for a while if possible.