I Have been drinking alcohol for years..?

Question

Im looking for ways to help me curb my alcoholism. I drink in the mornings to start my day. Usually at lunch I have a few drinks.. and no explination for the evenings. I cant seem to quit drinking and ive been to every AA meeting I can find. I know you have to want to quit drinking, I do want to quit. but I find myself mixing things into everyday drinks. For instance, when i drink at night, usually i will mix some vodka into the orangejuice for the morning. Its pretty hard to just quit something you are used to. Smoking as well, that has been a battle for a while. Any advice?

Answer 1

Yes, find out what's really bothering you and causing you to want to drink. I was depressed and alcoholic for years. Once I found out what was bothering me (deep down), I employed a technique called cognitive therapy, and fixed it. Now, I no longer want to drink, no longer am depressed, quit smoking, am eating healthier, and exercising. I feel great. Oh, did I mention I got a new job and a new wife?

Answer 2

My mother was a horrible alcoholic. She couldn't go an hour without alcohol or she would start to shake.

She knew she was an alcoholic, but I don't think she ever wanted to actually quit. She loved her Smirnoff.

Anyway... you're already one step ahead of her. You have to want to quit. I admire you for that. AA meetings are the next step. Talk to other people who have the same feelings and problems with alocohol that you do.

Clean your house of all alcohol. Make it so you have no access to it. That way it won't be as tempting. I mean, I know you can just go buy it, but this will help alittle bit atleast.

Try detoxing your body. Drink lots of water, get lots of sleep, eat properly. After about a week of this you will feel much better all in all.

Then after that...it's all up to you.

Good luck! I wish you the best.

Answer 3

I am the wrong person to ask I suspose, but I will try
without sounding bitter. I come from a four generation
of Alcoholics. I have watched all three of my brother's
lives be ruined by the stuff. My one brother has lost
his family and still can't through the monkey off his back
My other brother just chose to never have a family,and even
though he's very smart he stays with a job that will never go
anywhere, and when his health fails him from all the drinking
he will have no pension or social security to help him
even get that next drink. Perhaps he will realize this
before his kidneys fail him like my Grandfathers did.
I am the only one out of Six children who refuses to
drink. The reason I do this is because I know if I take
that drink it will have me just like it does my brothers and
sisters. I have to stay in control of my life for their sakes
as well as my own. The one bit of advice I can give
you is this, When you go for that bottle, ask yourself
do I want this bottle of liquid to have more control than
I do. Or do I want to live my life the way I see fit.
Also If you have friends and family that drink, you
will need to stay away from them for awhile until
you get the control you need to finally say to them
one day when they offer you a drink. You say NO!!
Good luck I hope you win.

Answer 4

The best thing to do is figure a way around your normal routine that would keep you clear from liquar stores and bars. If you dont stop at these places you know that your stock will eventually run out. Allow yourself to run out, odds you know how much you usually drink in a week and tell yourself okay, I go through _______ a week, I will buy half of that and force myself to it. Knowing and keeping that it mind, you'll ration, and if you dont you obviously run out. Dont give in to the desire to restock before the weeks over. Odds are youll stick to that ration. Once you get comfortable with that, cut back again, and repeat. The same thing with cigs. This is prolly the best method as substitution your additions with prescriptions or other things tends to end up subing an addiction for another, the other option is cold turkey and trust me you nor anyone around you doesnt want to see you after going cold turkey with 2 addictions

Answer 5

You are correct in that YOU have to WANT to stop and nothing and no one can help you unless you really. really want to. Try getting a mentor or whatever they are called in AA.(someone you can call when you have the urge to drink) Also the first thing you must do is get that alcohol out of your house. Then It's going to take a lot of prayer and a lot of work from you. I have faith in you, If you really try harder you can do it. You can also try going to your community mental health facility where you can see a physician who may be able to assist you with some medication that can make coming off alcohol a little easier.

Answer 6

seriously find something that you really enjoy and stick with it. It will take your mind of wanting a drink. I have not touched the stuff in 3 years.. I woke up one morning and said that is enough.. and I found things to do and it helped ALOT! instead of drinking booze I stick to just diet coke. there are non-alcohol beers you can try.. you get the taste but not the alcohol. they are pretty tasty.. There also non-alcohol flavorings that you can put into your drink.. tastes the same but again no alcohol in it..

Answer 7

first you sound like a plan drinker i was and then id binge out once and a while come home bad off and wake up drunk , id work sick the next day and suffer one time i got home at 530 am my wife opens the door ive lost my keys and wallet and am stinkin drunk she offer me a choice to stop or get out my daughter was 11 months old i had no choice i had sworn not to leave my child so i had to get to AA i called and a dude took me to my first meeting im sober 19 years in june 20 my daughter is in college and hasnt ever seen me drunk so whats worth keeping for you what sacrifice or choice is to far to maintain the alcohol money possesssions public scorn jail death its all one road with few outcomes so find a group or a person that works for you and read the book and find your own concept of God oe you can lean on and talk to without fear thats the big leap right a God of our own understanding OK keep trying and find your reason to LIVE FREE

Answer 8

You probably do not want to hear this, but try having a faith in God. He will help you pull through all this. When you are losing your family (wife, children and your parents), and when you start blaming everybody else, then you may begin to realize and say "Hey, this is not worth it!" Try not to wait until you hit the bottom of the barrel before you start to go up again. God go with you.

Answer 9

Not easy to do. Withdrawals will not be fun. Your body is used to having alcohol in it most of the time. If you don't buy it, you can't drink it. I used to be addicted to soda, mostly Pepsi. Not the same, but I have eliminated 90% of my soda intake. It takes one day at a time.

Answer 10

just quit drinking. My husband wouldn't quit and he had a stroke from high blood pressure. Now he totally disabled,