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Functioning alcoholic and then came the morning drink

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Misssy2
Misssy2

Some days I read this page and I think...wow...all these people are drinking and they are functioning!  I can drink and function anymore.  I become a statue on the couch with the beer not very far from me and at least 2 packs of cigs.

I used to be able to function when I was drinking when I was younger...but what I believe happened to ME...was I discovered the "morning" drink about 15 years ago.

​About 15 years ago...after a family cookout...I felt soooo sick from drinking all day the day before....I was probably on line and learned about the "hair of the dog".  And I drove back to my brother in laws house...and raided the beer that was left outside in the cooler. 

I started drinking that day..and because I was younger...I felt so much better after the first drink...I kept going and I thought....I had the cure for a hangover!

​I was working back then so only drank at night during the week and didn't have those horrible hangovers in the mornings...but on weekends...I started drinking in the a.m. if I had drank too much on a Friday night to cure the blurry vision, the awful taste in mouth, that dragging feeling.

​This pattern led me to drinking continiously all weekend from morning to night...and that is when my alcoholism took a serious turn for the worst.

​I think I did that for 5 years before stopping for 8 years...after finally getting help.

I read these pages daily...and it seems many people drinking are still able to go to family events...eat....cook....live.

​Stay away from that morning drink....it is designed to take your alcoholism to levels that you have never been before....especially if you are not working...

When I stopped working 2 years ago and started up my drinking again...the morning drink came right back....and so did the horrible nightmare of the vicious cycle of alcoholism.

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  • nicole36330
    nicole36330 Misssy2

    Posted

    Hi missy

    I drink in the mornings on days I'm not working,not to cure a hangover as I don't really get them but just because I want that GOOD feeling.I then count units and try to work out when I can drive if I have commitments,then continue to drink in the early evening

    • Kelly2727
      Kelly2727 nicole36330

      Posted

      Are you tired of that "good" feeling?  I quit for 11 years before.  This time around it "was" 2 weeks until I wanted that "good" feeling yesterday.  Today I know I'm starting over again. sad
    • nicole36330
      nicole36330 Kelly2727

      Posted

      I'm taking Nalmefene but not really feeling any results as yet but yes,still like that good feeling and the other thing is I LOVE wine.

      People I know talk about loving chocolate ect but I'm a savoury person and love wine with food,hence why I've put on so much weight in the last 10 years

    • Kelly2727
      Kelly2727 nicole36330

      Posted

      I think I need something for the cravings.  TIme to talk to my doctor more.  Do you drink and take that pill together?
    • nicole36330
      nicole36330 Kelly2727

      Posted

      Yes,I take the pill 2 hours before a drink which can take some doing but I havnt cheated yet
    • Kelly2727
      Kelly2727 nicole36330

      Posted

      So, basically that pill is to "help" reduce the amount of alcohol you drink?
    • nicole36330
      nicole36330 Kelly2727

      Posted

      Yes,it gradually helps to close the pathways in your brain that say MORE MORE!!
    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 nicole36330

      Posted

      Don't ever drink in the morning...I'm telling you - you will just progress from there.
    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 nicole36330

      Posted

      I'm scared for you...I didn't know it when I started in mornings that I was going to drink to the levels I did...now you have control...I hope it continues for you...its so sneaky alcoholism.
  • BK522
    BK522 Misssy2

    Posted

    I totally agree with you Missy, I never drink of a morning, never have, but I can imagine I'd be in a far worse state of alcoholism if I did. Not to say my situation is exactly ideal right now (still drinking everyday at night) but I imagine if I got into the habit of drinking morning, noon and night - which I'm sure if given the opportunity, I could easily slip into - I'd be screwed. I think holding down a full time job and having to drive in the mornings prevents this, as I daren't drive with any alcohol in my system.
    • Kelly2727
      Kelly2727 BK522

      Posted

      I agree with you.  The second time around I didn't start until after 4 pm when I got home from work.  When you need that morning drink it's so much tougher to function and so much harder to quit.  Good luck BK!
    • BK522
      BK522 Kelly2727

      Posted

      I agree Kelly, I initially went into my alcohol centre asking for Librium, but they wouldn't prescribe because they deem me not physically addicted to alcohol because I don't drink during the morning - I myself dispute that. They say I'm mentally addicted. To me, anyone who drinks 2 and a half bottles of wine of a weekend - 25 units - and drinks every night at least 10 units is physically addicted. I'm on Nalmefene myself, have cut down from 25 units to 15/13 units, but still haven't had a drink free day for 3 years.
    • Kelly2727
      Kelly2727 BK522

      Posted

      Can they up your dosage of the Nalmefene?  Have you considered rehab?  
    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 BK522

      Posted

      Exacty....don't ever do it...no matter what.
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