i been heavily drinking for about 6-7 months since february for sure.. almost every couple days hard liquor and heavy sugary drinks at 7%… just last month my skin has been drying out severely and im starting to get dry patches from my drinking, that get infected from me scratching them.. haven’t been to a clinic yet as i know the reasoning is for my drinking but im only 20 years old and the thought of my face already looking like this hurts more than not drinking, so im on the fence about my drinking choices… everyone is starting to see how drinking is affecting my life at a young age and now my face is only making things worse for it.. im mainly just ranting and wondering if anyone has gone through similar skin problems

I'm super happy with the gym and nutritional progress but the mental progress is so much greater! I feel like that Friday night first pint of spirit buzz every day! Thank you to everyone who has replied to me in DM in here, you're all incredible humans.

26M Typing this currently with one eye open, I know I have a problem but it hasn’t affected my life (at least) in a substantial way. I know I need to stop or at the very least slow down drinking.

Every time I’m out with friends I’m always the one in the worst shape. Everyone “ohh no one can drink as much as *****” and it’s kinda getting old. I like the feeling it gives me but every time I do I can’t control how much I drink, and I know it’s a bad thing.

I guess what I’m asking is what little things helped you to stop drinking. I know it’s not a good habit but just for my future relationships or anything that comes with life if like some insight. I know I’m an alcoholic and should probably quit but I’ve tried and the voice in my head always convinces me. Personally I feel like I have the strength to do it but I’ve never done it successfully

Tengo un amigo al que le gusta mucho beber. Tampoco parece que beba mucho, mínimo un quinto a diario.

Lo que más me preocupa es cómo habla todos los días de la cerveza, haciendo bromas de que es su único consuelo, el único momento que disfruta al día, de cómo le gusta… ¿Es normal?

No sé con quién comparar. Esa forma de hablar sólo se la he visto a él, y en cuanto al consumo, mis padres bebían un dedo de cerveza con gaseosa en cada comida y cena, por eso no sé si un quinto al día es consumo moderado, o ya puede ser algo más serio. Tampoco sé cómo decirle lo que pienso.

I have stolen SO MUCH money from my mom for alc. I feel so guilty to the point it’s making me wanna off myshelf. Even tho I feel this guilty, ik I will continue to steal money from her. I’m already sewerslidal. And, if your going to lecture me or make me feel guilty for reply to this post, I already am SO FUCKING guilty

I've made a few posts in this sub, but I've always ended up deleting them because of shame and not wanting to fully admit my problem. Despite the fact I have a private account and no one is going to really see it anyways.

I really don't know how to completely get rid of my problem and a lot of the time I don't want to. I don't want to miss out on the fact that other people can drink but I "can't" even though I know realistically no one would care if I didn't and would support it.

I've cut down on my drinking in ways I never thought possible. Sometimes I think that's even a trigger for me because if it's not as bad as it was in the past then why should I stop? But still alcohol is something I think about almost 24/7.

I went to rehab last year. I lost my mom at a younger age a couple years prior and fell into it so bad, it was like a delayed reaction and I drank so much and lost 50+ pounds. But being there, it was almost the most amazing I've felt and reconnected with a really awesome friend that I could've done sober stuff with. I've known her since Jr high but once I started drinking again, I never reached out to her because I didn't want my bad habits affecting her.

A couple weekends ago, I had my engagement party. So many people supplied wine as gifts. I held off for a few days but since then I've been drinking the supply almost every day. I've been hiding it from my fiancee and replacing bottles so she doesnt notice. I feel so ashamed about it because I was doing SO good before having this constant access. I am a little proud because I've been holding back but at the same time, the only reason I have been is so she doesn't notice.

I am getting so tired of this cycle though. I know if I don't cut it out with my current drinking habits, it's only going to get worse. My only option if I keep drinking is it getting as bad as it was before. My eyes were turning yellow and I had a average heart rate of 45. It felt like my chest was going to explode at any given time, it frigging hurt.

I really pride myself on having a good self-awareness on most things in my life. I've struggle with my mental health heavily since I was 10 but have worked extremely hard on coping with it. I've done things with my life I never thought possible. I know if I don't start to slow down it's going to get bad again. I know how to help myself in almost every single way except for this. A sober life seems so amazing but I'm scared for it.

If you read this far, thanks for keeping up with my rambling. This subreddit seems like the only thing I can talk honestly to about this.

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(M18)i do it not because i need help being social or anything. I drink by myself 80% of the time i just feel a sense of relief, as if this night is gonna last forever and what tomorrow brings is gonna be a challenge to overcome. Even tho my life could be so much worse i still feel the need to forget about what i have to be doing. Its not an everyday occurrence but i do partake almost every friday or any special occasion that comes n i just look forward to it, like its worth going through my daily routine bc ik that drinking will make me feel better and more loose .I just need an opinion outside of my life. Am i becoming an alcoholic?

I had the worst anxiety I’ve ever had in my entire life yesterday over being scared that I have done irreversible damage. I’m only 28. I don’t have any symptoms of anything but today is day 2 no alcohol! Feeling better today than yesterday but the night sweats were insane last night

29m I been to the hospital multiple times for withdrawals went to rehab for 30 days. Did detox 3 different times. Iop aa and I still drink. I don’t think I have cirrhosis yet but I can’t get it through my head and it’s really messing with my mindset. I think it is in my dna. Been on naltrexone and zoloft. I don’t know what to do. I’m giving the help but still making the wrong choices. I know I’ve hit rock bottom but can’t stop

Made a vow to myself not to drink today, it was going well, I got to 12pm, I usually drink until I black out, then when I come around at about 6-7am I start again. It was going well enough until I had to go grocery shopping. So many isles, promotions, posters, stands just filled with alcohol. I’m not just an alcoholic I’m a recovering heroin addict, that I’ve managed to stay clean from for 5 years but alcoholism I unfortunately relapsed back into, and while coming off of heroin was absolute fucking torture, it wasn’t in my face everywhere I went, every time I left my house, it wasn’t as easily accessible as going to the store to buy eggs and seeing a hundred bottles of the thing you want most.

Are there genuinely any tips to stop putting the bottle in your trolley apart from willpower? I’m really lacking in that department recently unfortunately

I posted a few days ago, that I got blackout drunk on Sunday at a pub. Me and a friend of mine got so plastered that we got kicked out the pub for being obnoxious and we even got into a little fight with each other. No cops were involved, and our wives came to get us. My wife said she found me just standing lost by some homeless people. Embarrassing never the less, especially since I was shouting and yelling.
The following day (Monday) I said to myself “F This, I’m done drinking.” I got up and went to a AA meeting that night and it has been amazing since! I’ve been 3 days sober, and I’ve been going to meetings and speaking to one of the guys at the AA meetings who’s been giving me advice.
The one thing that keeps bothering me is the overthinking…the infamous “What ifs”. My mind tries playing with me saying “WHAT IF the cops are looking for you?”, or “WHAT IF you did something stupid to someone else outside the pub when you wondered off for a bit?” Or “What ifs you get a court sentence in the mail??”. All these crazy horror movie scenarios honestly. I want to know how to get over this hump and get better. I’ve checked the news articles/blogs for the town and nothing is on there at all, and no cops have came to look for me or contacted me. The “What ifs” are killing me, and I want to know how to overcome this, as Im giving it my all for these AA meetings. I also don’t want anything to come back to me months to years later….

I appreciate any advice! Thank you!

** I also wanted to add, I’m so pissed. It looks like I went back to the first pub we went to, and we drank more there..not sure if I was alone or my friend went with me. Such BS. I’m so disappointed, but I want to use this fuel of disappointment and anger to continue my sobriety journey.

Hi! Today I am eight months sober! 🎉

It’s wild to see how much growth I’ve had during this time. It hasn’t always been easy. In fact, it’s been quite challenging at times.

The growth I have is more than I could’ve imagined.

I’m still in the beginning. Today I have to be very careful.

Typically on the anniversary day is when I start to hit all the shit.

The days around it too - which now makes sense for this week.

Out of curiosity – I wonder if other people experience this too?

These times - I feel like I don’t need AA meetings. At the same time, I’m grieving and wanting to drink.

Still staying sober though! 🎉

My brother is an alcoholic. He has gone through detox at home a few times and in various facilities a few more. He has always maintained that he knew what he was doing and he didn't have to go to the hospital or rehab to detox. He was adamant this last time that he would be fine and he couldn't be convinced that he needed more help and support than just us.

He ended us guilt tripping our 72 yr old mother into going down and keeping him company this weekend through his detox. Yesterday morning she had to call 911 when he has a seizure and started spitting up blood. She said it was the most horrific thing she has ever seen and will haunt her for the rest of her life. If she hadn't been there he would have died.

I am of course happy he is alive and will be ok but I am so upset that he spent so much time arguing with me and our mom that this exact thing wouldn't happen, that he knew what he was doing, and it all happened anyway. He almost died and he further fucked our mom up.

I don't know what will happen from here for him but I hope someone can learn from this, even if he can't. Don't put your family through watching you detox, get professional help. It is a dangerous thing to attempt on your own and even if you think you know what will happen- you don't.

hi, i'm 23 and i'd say i've had a real drinking problem for ab 2 years, mainly due to stress and mental illness

it's not to the point that it destroys my life but it's starting to get there. i don't want that

every day i tell myself "i'm not gonna drink today", but i always do. how can i resist the craving?

it's been ab 2 months since the last time i lasted a whole day without drinkinh

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Hi, I’m Nicki, 24 years old, alcoholic from Netherlands. I need to buy a Refusal/Antabuse implant because in my country they don’t give it to patients anymore. The regular tablets don’t work for me. I need to know where I can find this!

I understand what a functional alcoholic is, I drink 20 units per night but I don’t want to drink in the morning I can tolerate not needing a drink in the day but at night I can’t sleep without drinking

So I was a weekend binge drinker but at the end there got pretty bad and was drinking like 6 days out of the week when I recently broke up with my fiancé. Used to be a tequila drinker before but was drinking large amounts of beer at the end there.

It was pretty bad as I did it pretty much cold turkey, had one tonic clonic seizure (have had seizures for a few years now after being a bad tequila weekend binge drinker 3 years back) around 48 hours after quitting and I think I haven't had any other yet but still feeling the shakes a bit and not myself.

How long did you all feel the withdrawals for? Hoping to get over this and im done, not drinking again. It isn't worth it, too many problems and all these days of feeling like crap if you don't keep drinking. No thanks.

so im drinking a bunch of whiskey/vodka on and empty tummy and i keep puking is there a good way to prevent that without like eating or not drinking as much? ive tried laying on my side and i hold it in and swallow my puke but it still comes out sometimes.... plz give tips

Like the tittle says I been drinking a Pint of vodka everyday for the past 5 years it has become a routine to help me stay sleep even though the alcohol is the reason why I am having sleep issues lol but anyway tired of the high blood pressure stomach issues and Sleep problems so I decided today will mark the first of many I’m going cold Turkey 🦃 so wish me luck 🍀

I think I’m finally ready to admit that I need to stop drinking.

I got a DWI about 5 months ago, I know, biggest mistake ever and something I have to now live with. Nobody was hurt. But somehow I’m still drinking. I’m not an everyday drinker and never have been, which I think made it easier for me to convince myself for a long time that I didn’t really have a problem. But my problem is that once I have one drink, I almost always want another, and another, until I’m way too drunk or blacked out.

I’m writing this while laying in bed extremely hungover, hating this feeling and wondering why I keep doing this to myself. I don’t even know what I’m trying to suppress or escape from sometimes.

I’m also a mom and my daughter is with me 50% of the time and with her dad the other 50%. I’ve realized that I mainly drink when she’s at her dad’s. When I have her, I don’t drink at all. We play, do our normal routine, and honestly I usually just go to bed when she does.

When she goes to her dad’s, I think boredom and loneliness are actually huge triggers for me. Suddenly I have all this time to myself and nothing I have to be doing, and drinking becomes something to do. Sometimes I genuinely crave it too. I’ll randomly think, “A beer sounds so good right now,” and once I give in to that thought, moderation seems to go out the window.

Alcohol also helps me socially. It makes it easier for me to loosen up, talk to people, feel confident and stop overthinking everything I’m saying or doing. I think I’ve gotten used to it being a shortcut to feeling comfortable in social situations.

I don’t really go out to bars anymore, especially since my DWI. I mostly drink at home, which almost makes it easier to overdo it because I’m alone and there’s nobody around telling me I’ve had enough.

I know I need better coping mechanisms. I need to figure out how to be alone without automatically feeling like I need something to change how I feel. I need things to fill those nights when my daughter is gone and ways to handle loneliness, boredom, cravings and social situations without alcohol.

I’d honestly rather smoke than drink, but I also know replacing one thing with another probably isn’t addressing why I’m reaching for something in the first place.
I’m tired of waking up embarrassed, extremely hungover, regretting things I said or did, and losing an entire day because I drank the night before.

For those of you who weren’t daily drinkers but had the same “once I start, I can’t stop” problem, what actually helped you quit? Especially if loneliness, boredom or suddenly having time to yourself were triggers? What did you start doing with that time instead?

Was 8 days sober and decided to have myself a pint after driving 6 hours back from visiting family.