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I need help with binge drinking

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elena_73952
elena_73952

I’ve recently realised that I have a huge problem with binge drinking. There’s been countless times over the last few years where I’ve blacked out and forgotten what I did the night before, where I’ve vomited everywhere and had to be forced into a cab home. Where I’ve started fights with friends and family over nothing or had a toddler style tantrum because I won’t go home before all of the bars are closed. I’ve slept with people I shouldn’t have, flirted with married people and had huge arguments with just about everyone I know. 

It’s causing problems in my relationship because whenever I’m stressed or upset I just drink myself into oblivion. I need to stop. I’ve tried to control my drinking, and I do okay for the first couple but once I pass a line I’m just insane. Nothing can stop me, I sometimes get angry drunk and I’m ruining my life. 

I can never stop after just a couple, once I feel the buzz I just keep going and going and I’ll drink entire bottles of spirits to myself. I need help with stopping and I guess I was just hoping someone has similar stories and knows how to help? 

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  • Robin2015
    Robin2015 elena_73952

    Posted

    Hi Elena. I assume that you are still very young but yet drinks much moore than you should. How many units per week or month and do you have alcohol free days? Medication through your GP is an option but quite a big steep forward and needs a lot of courage. Your drinking will destroy your liver and affect your mental state as we'll. Best to be honest. I was destroying my health for certain and had to make a plan. Let us have some Moore thoughts from you. Let us make a plan! ? Robin

  • elena_73952
    elena_73952

    Posted

    Hi robin, thanks for your reply. On a standard week, using last week for example I would say I went to the pub on Tuesday and had three pints of beer, on Thursday I had four or maybe 5, and on the weekend I had:

    *3 gin and tonic

    *3 rum and cokes

    *2 pints of beer

    *4 tequila shots

    After that I don't remember anything, but that takes me up until about 10pm and I was out until 6am so I know I continued drinking at similar levels all night. I do have alcohol free days, I normally wouldn't drink at all during the week but this time of year puts me in party mode. I am young, I'm only 21 and its not so much the heavy drinking that bothers me but more the fact that I'm unable to prevent myself from going over the top. I think the only way to stop it is to quit for good, or at least for a while. 

  • Robin2015
    Robin2015 elena_73952

    Posted

    Great reply. Precise. January to try and wind down. Stop one month? January no drinking? Just an idea? Robin
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