Alcoholics Anonymous

[GabberMan]

Hello, my name's timbo666, and I'm an...

Well, there have been a couple of threads on this subject with varying degrees of severity.

I've not touched a drop since New Year's Day but that's largely due to my being ill. When I don't ***** - which is usually just for a couple of days - I don't actually miss it at all, and I suppose that's a good thing. But when I do *****, it's often a lot.

I reckon I get through about ten beers a week, plus a few double whiskies and between 4 and 8 bottles of **** a week (excluding my wife's *****, which is much, much less). I ***** a little less each year.

Sometimes my ******** gets out of control and I will get involved in wreckless behaviour and sometimes serious trouble. This is no good for someone over the age of thirty! But I still enjoy ********. Sometimes I ***** alone. When I ***** with others I ***** a lot more, and every couple of months or so I ***** up to 80 units' worth in one "session" which is likely to last from about 12 noon on Saturday to about 6am on a Sunday morning, and this is always with friends.

I wanted to ask some questions which don't really require direct answers but will hopefully stimulate some sort of discussion.

How much do you *****? How many units? Do you know what units are?
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_(*******))

Are you honest about it? How did you get into ********? Do you know how much you *****?

Cheers! :glugglug:

 

[Baill Inneraora]

I ***** a lot.

I work hard and play hard. My line of work requires many after 5 meetings.

I rarly ***** at home (other than a **** or maybe two) I go out about 6 nights a week. Average on those nights is 5-6 beers and 2-3 shots

 

[Jagger69]

My profession is very conducive to business entertainment situations where heavy ******* consumption is the norm. I also ***** at home on a daily basis except for a rare instance when my wife and I may have evening plans of some sort. I seldom ***** to the point of serious ************ and almost never ***** hard ******. I am a **** drinker and normally ***** enough to crack a decent buzz before dinner (4-5 beers maybe). I never ***** after I eat dinner and I think this has saved me from becoming a full-blown alcoholic although it has crossed my mind that I may be a "functioning alcoholic" now. Funny thing is, I have stopped ******** on my own for days or even weeks at a time without any problem so I don't know that I qualify as a clinical alcoholic. I ***** because I like the way it makes me feel, not because I feel compelled to.

Is that rationalization on my behalf? Not sure....could be.

 

[hiropro]

My New Years resolution was to cut down on my ********.I was ******** every night.If i didn`t have any,i got really bad tempered.I`ve just slowly tried to cut down(not stop)I used to be on about 100+ units/week(Just ****,not counting *******)Now i`m down ,at the moment,to about 30.

 

[vaasta1987]

I ***** about 30 units a week, but just like Jagger I can just leave it for a week, and not even think about it.

The big problem with ******* is a physical addiction to it slowly builds up for years and years. If you notice you really need and crave for ******* every day, doesnt matter how many units, or you feel like you need more and more units to get the same buzz, thats when you should start worrying.
Also, its important to realise theres a difference between physical and psychic tolerance. Some people are ***** after a few glasses, others after 10-15. If you need 15 to feel *****, and the only reason you ***** is getting *****, do me a favor, and never touch the stuff anymore, ever. You think you can handle more ******* than someone else, but thats far from the truth. Your body is being ********, while in your mind you're thinking 'man this stuff is weak, i need alot of **** to even feel something'. Especially be wary of this if your ****** was/is an alcoholic. ******* tolerance is sometimes genetical

Before you know it you'll try to justify all the ******* intake, you'll start making excuses and say things like 'i need ******* to feel good, so I ***** a couple glasses a day, no problem'.

So my advice is, if you need alot of units to feel the buzz, dont bother with it, your body is suffering and your slowly getting physically addicted to it. Also, look back, years in the past, and look at your intake then, and think about how you generally felt back then, and compare that situation with the situation you're in today

 

[calpoon]

Vaasta is right. It doesn't matter how much you *****, or how often.

the real question you need to ask yourself is does your ******** create problem situations for yourself or for the people you care about?

does it negatively effect your health?

Do you find that it is difficult for you to stop ********? By that I mean you feel like you are unable to go without ******** or continue to ***** when you feel like you don't want to.

If you answered yes to any of these, or all of these, especially the first one, then You Might have a problem with *******.

As far as AA goes, I wouldn't recommend it. I think they are a bunch of assholes, in my experience. and studies show that they are no more effective then people who just take the initiative to quit on their own without any kind of program (about 50/50).

First of all they think that only God can make you stop ********. Which in my opinion, not only demoralizes the person by taking their actions completely outside of their control, but also increases the likelihood of failure by taking away their own responsibility for it. By that "logic" If god is supposed to cure you, then he must be the one that made you an alcoholic in the first place, and if you aren't cured, then you are meant to keep going on ********, no matter how you feel about it.

Only they don't call it God, they call it a "Higher Power". that's ironic isn't it? high is a euphemism for being in a chemical induced state. the power, that was high, got you high, so now you want to go to Him to make you not high anymore. Who came up with this ****? he must have been high.

Speaking of getting high, the final straw I had with those people was when they turned their backs on a person who professed that since he had stopped ******** he now had trouble with smoking pot. they said, we just deal with *******, as far as we are concerned you are cured, but we don't want you hanging around here high, you are a bad influence, so get out. Yes, most of these sober saints go home and smoke 20 cigarettes and snort oxycontin. Because they don't really deal with getting people to deal with their addictions, which is the real problem, not the *******. That's just a symptom. Often the addiction isn't even the real problem, that is just another symptom as well.

 

[GabberMan]

Vaasta is right. It doesn't matter how much you *****, or how often.

the real question you need to ask yourself is does your ******** create problem situations for yourself or for the people you care about?

does it negatively effect your health?

Do you find that it is difficult for you to stop ********? By that I mean you feel like you are unable to go without ******** or continue to ***** when you feel like you don't want to.

If you answered yes to any of these, or all of these, especially the first one, then You Might have a problem with *******.

As far as AA goes, I wouldn't recommend it. I think they are a bunch of assholes, in my experience. and studies show that they are no more effective then people who just take the initiative to quit on their own without any kind of program (about 50/50).

First of all they think that only God can make you stop ********. Which in my opinion, not only demoralizes the person by taking their actions completely outside of their control, but also increases the likelihood of failure by taking away their own responsibility for it. By that "logic" If god is supposed to cure you, then he must be the one that made you an alcoholic in the first place, and if you aren't cured, then you are meant to keep going on ********, no matter how you feel about it.

Only they don't call it God, they call it a "Higher Power". that's ironic isn't it? high is a euphemism for being in a chemical induced state. the power, that was high, got you high, so now you want to go to Him to make you not high anymore. Who came up with this ****? he must have been high.

Speaking of getting high, the final straw I had with those people was when they turned their backs on a person who professed that since he had stopped ******** he now had trouble with smoking pot. they said, we just deal with *******, as far as we are concerned you are cured, but we don't want you hanging around here high, you are a bad influence, so get out. Yes, most of these sober saints go home and smoke 20 cigarettes and snort oxycontin. Because they don't really deal with getting people to deal with their addictions, which is the real problem, not the *******. That's just a symptom. Often the addiction isn't even the real problem, that is just another symptom as well.

Along with the other posts this is especially helpful. Thanks, one, and all. :thumbsup:

 

[Baill Inneraora]

it has crossed my mind that I may be a "functioning alcoholic" now. Funny thing is, I have stopped ******** on my own for days or even weeks at a time without any problem so I don't know that I qualify as a clinical alcoholic. I ***** because I like the way it makes me feel, not because I feel compelled to.

Is that rationalization on my behalf? Not sure....could be.

I feel the same way.

Everybody tells me that they can't tell whether I have had none or a lot.

Another recent factor is my gf swears I am better in the sack when exhausted and *****, so she encourages it.

 

[STDiva]

I feel the same way.

Everybody tells me that they can't tell whether I have had none or a lot.

Another recent factor is my gf swears I am better in the sack when exhausted and *****, so she encourages it.

truth. i've had the same thing said to me. ha

 

[Jagger69]

I feel the same way.

Everybody tells me that they can't tell whether I have had none or a lot.

Another recent factor is my gf swears I am better in the sack when exhausted and *****, so she encourages it.

And a "hangover hard-on" is like the Rock of Gibraltar for some reason. What the fuck is up with that?

 

[Spleen]

I have never cared, the same way I don't count calories, ignorance is bliss.

But I look at the article and tried to figure out how many units I'd have on average. It's probably about 30 units a week. I usually go out ******** twice a week, and it normally ends is a *********.

 

[jwishbone]

And a "hangover hard-on" is like the Rock of Gibraltar for some reason. What the fuck is up with that?

I hear you there *******:thefinger

waking with a hangover is always followed by a rock hard hardon,I can wank 4-5 times before I leave my bed to start my day,whats up with that:dunno:


I ***** 15-20 units,used to be trebble that but I cut it down purposely

 

[BlueBalls]

I would say I ***** upon an average week about 20 - 30 units per week, give or take a unit here and there.

 

[ChefChiTown]

I ***** a lot. :uohs:

I ***** at least two or three nights a week and when I do, I usually ***** anywhere between 18-24 beers a night, depending how "lively" I'm feeling. So, I uh...I don't know how many "units" that is, but it's definitely a lot.

I started ******** when I was a youngin' in high school. By the time I was a junior, I could outdrink people at college parties. Sick, I know. Then, I actually stopped ******** for a few years, when I dated my ex-girlfriend, but after she dumped my ass, I picked up the bottle once again and haven't put it down since. It won't solve any problems, but it surely makes the time go by.

:dunno:

 

[Baill Inneraora]

I ***** a lot. :uohs:

I ***** at least two or three nights a week and when I do, I usually ***** anywhere between 18-24 beers a night, depending how "lively" I'm feeling. So, I uh...I don't know how many "units" that is, but it's definitely a lot.

I started ******** when I was a youngin' in high school. By the time I was a junior, I could outdrink people at college parties. Sick, I know. Then, I actually stopped ******** for a few years, when I dated my ex-girlfriend, but after she dumped my ass, I picked up the bottle once again and haven't put it down since. It won't solve any problems, but it surely makes the time go by.

:dunno:

18-24 beers a night? Holy ****!!

 

[hiropro]

18-24 beers a night? Holy ****!!

All depends how nig the bottles/cans are.

 

[Yankeefan21325]

I ***** on weekends. Thats the only time.

 

[Skyraider22]

Well I ***** a lot a whole lot but I can contol it just don't get to crazy with it and know when you had enough.

 

[ChefChiTown]

18-24 beers a night? Holy ****!!

I have a pretty high tolerance, which isn't necessarily a good thing. If I go to a bar, I'll have to spend $75-100 just to get *****.

All depends how nig the bottles/cans are.

Standard 12 oz cans. I don't "do" the whole Tall Boy thing.

 

[Facetious]

I used to ***** pot, *******, ******* and speed at different times in my life.
I had spent jizillions of $$$ on the junk until a given day, the desire simply vanished.

Fortunately, the law never caught up to me or ****** me to quit, 'cause believe me, I would have been defiant. :flame:

Today, on occasion, I'll only ***** primo wines, but only in the accompaniment of a meal. A before dinner Ale is good too.