This is uber serious please. No wise guys. Given the widespread problems that alcoholics face, how is it possible to beat the constant craving for a drink? If you generally drink when you are sad, lonely, anxious or stressed, what else can compensate? And how do you have fun without the mind altering effects of drink?
2006-10-10 04:26:47 · 14 answers · asked by nellyenno 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I got help for depression which was why I was drinking excessively in the first place. Five years sober now.
I tried Alcoholics Anonymous on and off for 20 years and only got worse, never managing more than a few months sobriety. What they don't tell you in the rooms is that it only works for 5% of the people who go there (AA's Triennial Report), that people who attend AA are 4-5 times as likely to end up binge drinking (Brandsma study), or more likely to end up dead (AA Board of Trustees and Harvard researcher, George Vaillant reported that the mortality rate of those in their first year of AA was 4 times higher than those who attempted quitting with no treatment at all; he called these numbers "appalling".).
2006-10-10 07:55:43 · answer #1 · answered by raysny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must change your lifestlye. You will know that the cravings are associated with certain times and situations e.g. when you are alone or when you can't sleep. If you are alone a lot, join AA and you will soon find all the help you need from your fellow alcos. They will talk you through the rough times. Also talk to your GP about medication. Not everyone agrees with this but it certainly helped me in the early days. Avoid the company of w***kers who will try to persuade you to drink. Try camomile and valerian to stay calm. Pray for strength. The cravings will diminish with time and you will realise how free you are. No more putting money side for booze; no more having to get home early to get topped up. You can have fun other ways. Some advocate dope as an alternative but this can lead to booze for some. You'll have to make these decisions as you go along. Remember your life is not over. You can do everything but drink alcohol.
2006-10-10 04:41:27 · answer #2 · answered by des c 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I basically just decided to stop. I was exceedinly miserable and depressed for 4 or 5 months and then began to feel better. I sometimes drink on special occasions if everyone else present is drunk... staying sober when everyone else is drunk is very hard. I have experimented with having one drink and stoppin at that but the craving comes as a sort of torture so usually I avoid alcohol.
The main side effect of stopping drinking is that now I have no sex drive - I don't want a relationship, I don't mastrubate, nothing. This is slghtly disturbing but does make life easier.
2006-10-10 04:31:39 · answer #3 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I abused substances, but it is still an addiction.
I just took one day at a time, and when I fell of the waggon, I got up the next day, beat myself up (mentally!), forgave myself, because I am only human, we do make mistakes and we are not perfect and started again. I have been sober for 1 year and 4 months. It also helped me to have somebody to talk to.
I do not even want what I used to indulge in anymore and have fun without it because you reach a point where you think -why did I do all that in the first place and how did I enjoy it?
2006-10-10 04:39:44 · answer #4 · answered by Marlene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the strictest definition, I was an alcholic, and I just made up my mind to stop. In college I realized through friends comments that I had a bad rep for drinking too much and committing party fouls. I made up my mind to stop for as long as it took to change my rep. A few months later, I was known for staying sober at parties (and dressing nicely). I then let myself go back to drinking moderately. I know that this would not work for everyone, however, and if you need to stop and this doesn't work, then get help from a self-help group or a doctor.
2006-10-10 08:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by Dave Shakespeare 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well saw my freinds starting to die in their early 30's from serouses of the liver used to be a bad drunk if the wrong buttons were pressed and tore my house up from rage and broke some things hat could not be replaced then realized that everything I broke I had to fix so then just got super drunk every year or so and had 3 day hangovers wasn't worth it now I don't drink and feel much better about it.
2006-10-10 04:31:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out an open A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous ) Contacts can be found in the "White pages" of the phone book under A.A. There is no pressure to join and information is the order of the day. ;>) Mark C., A friend of Lois'.
2006-10-10 05:04:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well i haven't overcame alcoholism but my family has just stay away from people and try not to drink it only on some occasions you should drink anyway have a family member help you and tell everyone that you know not to drink around or near you it's quiet simple just try
2006-10-10 04:42:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brother had a drink problem big time he lost his wife job and his house,his personality changed too..he tried all sorts of things without success eventually he went to AA...he never looked back he is now healthy and well again.he is renting his own home and working again...AA is free and doesn't judge ...it is run by Alcoholics for alcoholics....
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