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Originally Posted by oojay
My father was an alcoholic (or so I'm told, having only met him a handful of times). I don't believe that alcoholism can be passed down from generation to generation, nor do I believe in any genetic predisposition to it. Everyone makes their own choices. One normally doesn't have a problem with alcoholism until the consumption and craving of alcohol begins to negatively affect the people and things that are important to them.
I personally don't have a notable drinking pattern at the moment. Looking back, I used to be an alcoholic. I would drink before school, before work, basically at every opportunity. My problem was not being able to stop. I would start drinking at a party and end up sh*t-faced in the backyard the next morning. I could not drink socially. If I drank one drink, I may as well have drank a hundred. It was sad that it had to be an all-or-nothing sort of ideology behind my drinking habits.
I went through the 12 step programs and the buddy systems and the YMCA clubs. All of these places are bullsh*t unless you actually WANT to stop drinking. For me, it came to a point where I HAD to stop drinking. I had a wife and a son to think about, so I manned up and became a sober individual. With my wife and son gone, and going through a hellacious divorce, the temptation has been ever present.
Right now, I drink most nights of the week. Either a bottle of red wine or vodka mixed with juices. I consider drinking daily to be a problem, but my current personal situation is not the best, and I am not in the best frame of mind. I may have a problem with alcohol at this specific point and time, but overall I believe that I can cope with it.
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Hang in there man and just stay responsible as possible with it if your going to drink. For your kids sake...Maintaining sobriety under those circumstances must be difficult but you dont have to I guess if its not a problem for you. Hope everything works out for you
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Originally Posted by crash_override
That's either something from a D.A.R.E. ad, or you just wrote an awesome metal song.
I have had problems with alcohol and substance abuse in the past, nothing severe, but I have overused from time to time. I try to limit myself to drinking 3 nights a week at most, although sometimes I crave beer, I love the taste and the experience of drinking beer.
I don't consider myself an alcoholic, because I can stop drinking whenever I want or need and I have on several occassions for extended periods of time.
But man, sometimes I just need a beer. Like right now.
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It always hits at the weirdest moments it seems like. Three nights a week and not getting into any trouble certainly doesnt seem like you have a problem at all. Hope you fixed your sudden craving for a beer.
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Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships
Sometimes I wish I could lock the door to my room and drown my sorrows in liquor. Probably not the best way of going about my problems, but I guess people just need to get shitfaced every once in awhile to forget things.
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Usually the number one reason for why I drink is to forget. Only forgetting every once in a while isnt sufficient for me. Im also one of those either im going to drink as much as possible and pass out. Or I wont drink at all cause theres no point. Problems are always there every day waiting their not going anywhere as of yet, and ive drank enough to probally flood the Mississippi...it seems anyway. Point being my memories and problems havent washed away yet from drinking...only other things that were important to me. Hopefully your problems arent as severe as you think and will resolve themselves in due time.