Binge Drinking.....think it's time to quit
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Hi,
just looking for some support. I am binge drinker. I drink on social occasions and more often that not parts of the night are always hazy. I dont drink on a weekly basis for the mere fact that i can not handle the anxiety and depression that comes with it. my partner is a recovering alcoholic so we never have any drink in the house. i just seem to go well with out drinking (could be up 2 months alcohol free) then as soon as i have a drink i find it hard to stop drinking...very rarely can i have a sensible drink....i kinda know i have to give up as i get so paranoid the next day...any advice out there? thanks
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courtney_91566 sha67241
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meant to post I love AA now.
Chesca27 sha67241
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hello everyone, i can completely relate to how you feel, when i was reading your first post on here i felt like i had written it myself because i am EXACTLY the same. My boyfriend doesnt drink but he has never had a problem with alcohol he just doesnt like it.
However i do have a problem with binge drinking even though when i dont try it i dont miss it, but when i have a second glass thats it... there is no stopping.
this weekend i went on a work function at a resort, a company getaway for 2 days in France, and of course good french food comes with exquisite wine. The whole office group where drinking bottles and bottles of wine in each meal. I told them i dont drink alcohol and the where like: "Never?!?!!!" and kept on asking me when was the last time i had a drink and I lied to them and said like 5 years ago, but they kept asking me all of thee quewtions ans looking at me like i was an alien, and i just told them the alcohol mad me feel sick and naseus. I cant say i have a drinking problem at work.
My point is, it really p****d me off that i had to keep justifying myself as to why i dont drink. If it was about hypothetically dessert no one would have blinked an eye, but with alcohol it was constantly why why why?? Even after i explained myself they still looked at me weird.
Has anyone felt this way?? what do you do or say in these cases??? i dont know but it just really irritated me.
Robin2015 Chesca27
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People are idiots Chesca. Ignore them
HumptyDumpty43 Chesca27
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Hi Chesca,
Yes you might as well announce that you never brush your teeth and never have a shower and you'd get the same reaction!!
I must admit that I still feel odd going out and not drinking but I am very fortunate in that the circles I socialise in they know me really well and don't comment on me not drinking.
I think that because drinking is accepted as 'normal behaviour' when someone doesn't drink for whatever reason then it does seem to raise an eyebrow or two.
You just have to stick to your guns and if asked again then just repeat the story that it makes you really sick & ill. Which in itself is the truth!!
I find it quite amusing watching everyone getting slowly drunker and drunker - I just remind myself 'that used to be me'.
It won't change people you don't know keep asking as to why you are not drinking - it's just that they have absolutely no idea what it's like to deal with problem drinking otherwise they would let you be and not keep drawing attention to it.
All the best Chesca & a quick Hi to Robin!!
Claire xx
sha67241 Chesca27
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hey,
on the odd time that i haven't drank people have been a little annoying...i hate when someone says you can have one when i know i actually cant...i would love to have a cut off point but unfortunately i dont 😔
courtney_91566 Chesca27
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I just say i take medications and cannot drink while taking them. other responses I have heard is that alcohol doesn't agree with me/allergic and tummy problems. Additionally i see how i can be of help in situation so to keep busy and get focus off me. i try to turn conversation around and ask others around me questions about themselves/family/jobs/vacations, etc.
ADEfree sha67241
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Have a look at The Sinclair Method. It's pretty good at stopping blackout drinking and helps to lower your drinking levels over time. Eventually, you become indifferent to alcohol, more like you were before you got addicted.
LucySummer sha67241
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I can totally relate , total binge drinker , i always thought - will just have a few and i never did. I then had anxiety for days after. I just ask myself now - is it worth it , and think how much happier (and thankful ) I will be the next day. Good Luck
Chesca27 LucySummer
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I also think about waking up anxious and hangover free. Its what pulls me through when I don't relapse. Selincro does work, but i am nervous about the side effects. I have only tried it twice, first time on an empty stomach and didn't like the side effect and the second time i did eat and it wasn't bad, just felt a bit out of it.
Have any of you tried it? and if so, what side effects have you experienced? xx
ADEfree Chesca27
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I used Naltrexone for The Sinclair Method instead, but both are about the same with regards to initial side effects fading away within a couple of weeks, if not just a few doses. You can also split the pill if needs be. C3Europe would have more info on that.
Taking it on top of a meal helps too, as does following up with plenty of water throughout the evening. The particular side effects one will run into depends on the person. Some will get no side effects at all, they'll just notice that they don't want to drink as much.
Chesca27 ADEfree
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Thank you for the advice. I shall look into it, but eating before taking it i think did help a lot. XX