Ever since I was in high school I have been a party girl. I drank, smoked, and did drugs. I was the girl with all the party favors, and always knew where the party was and could hook people up with booze when we weren’t old enough to buy it.
After high school I got a good job and quit the drugs and smoking. I cut down a lot on drinking but never completely stopped. When I was 24, I got arrested for a DUI and had to take a M.A.D.D. and AA class. When I went to these I swore I would never drink again. That lasted about 2 months.
The thing is, even with the good job I have in the medical field, EVERY ONE in my life drinks. All my co-workers, all my college classmates, all my friends, all my family….I drink atleast 3-4 times a week. And when I say “drink” I mean get PLASTERED! And then I start smoking too. (I really don’t smoke when I’m sober)
It’s no big deal any more for me to go to work hung over. It actually keeps me in a better mood.
I don’t really drink alone. Most of my drinking is going out to bars. I’m actually good about not drinking and driving though, so that’s not a big issue (we have a free cab service for drunk people lol)
I am just to the point that I can’t go out with guys and be comfortable unless I’m drunk. I don’t even know who I am anymore.
But it hasn’t affected my career or school or anything like that. It’s just affected my health, my confidence and my budget!
My biological father,who I never knew because he was in prison my whole life, died about 4 years ago of cirrhosis of the liver. You would think this would be a red flag for me. Nope.
So anyways. I was thinking maybe there are some people out here that we could form some kind of online chatting system or some kind of support group…Or can someone recommend anything for me?
I already tried church several different times and I can’t keep that up either. Please help!
My father is an alcoholic and has been for over 35 years. When I was growing up, he was very verbally and physically abusive. Though I have forgiven him, I still cannot stand to see him drink. I keep waiting for the day when he will turn back into the mean person he used to be. I’ve already told him how I feel: I love him, and I want to spend time with him/have a relationship with him, but I don’t want to see him drink. It hurts so much. I rarely see him now, and though he lives less than ten minutes from his parents, they see him even less than I do. I miss my father. My brother died in August, my mother is very sick with cancer, and once she’s gone, my father will be the last member of my core family still living. I don’t want to lose him too. I’ve done everything I can think of, and now I’m very seriously considering doing the intervention. I’m torn because if it doesn’t work, it could destroy my relationship with him entirely. What should I do??? Help!!!
I don’t know where to turn. To shorten a very long story as best as I can my 24 year old brother is a severe alcoholic, he does nothing but drink and if he doesn’t drink he has seizures. These seizures have racked up hospital bills that he will never be able to pay since he can never get a job because his problem is debilitating. I think he started drinking because he has an anxiety problem. He used to be a star baseball player and a “normal” person, but for the last five or so years has basically been ghost who has no real life and no future…it breaks my heart every time I see him. It’s killing him and ruining my family. We do not have a lot of money, but I’m willing to find a way to get it if necessary and the only detox he has ever been to was literally in the ghetto and it was a terrible situation so we don’t want him to go back there. I guess I just don’t know what to do, does anyone know how to get him help or have ever been in a smilar situation who can help?
I don’t know where to turn. To shorten a very long story as best as I can my 24 year old brother is a severe alcoholic, he does nothing but drink and if he doesn’t drink he has seizures. These seizures have racked up hospital bills that he will never be able to pay since he can never get a job because his problem is debilitating. I think he started drinking because he has an anxiety problem. He used to be a star baseball player and a “normal” person, but for the last five or so years has basically been ghost who has no real life and no future…it breaks my heart every time I see him. It’s killing him and ruining my family. We do not have a lot of money, but I’m willing to find a way to get it if necessary and the only detox he has ever been to was literally in the ghetto and it was a terrible situation so we don’t want him to go back there. I guess I just don’t know what to do, does anyone know how to get him help or have ever been in a smilar situation who can help?
In a perfect world no one would have to suffer depression, physical illness, harassment or stress. Why do people justify escalating personal drug and alcohol use. Are we just stressed out or do we lack the skills to live in an rapidly evolving environment? Matthew Shumka, BC Canada, shares a way out of the trap of substance addiction.
In today’s fast paced and ‘cut a corner to save a buck’ society the common solution to a problem is to use a quick fix. Deep down we all know that this is extremely unpractical although in the case of drug and alcohol one time use can easily lead to addiction and sometimes death. It is sad where our priorities lie.
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I don’t know where to turn. To shorten a very long story as best as I can my 24 year old brother is a severe alcoholic, he does nothing but drink and if he doesn’t drink he has seizures. These seizures have racked up hospital bills that he will never be able to pay since he can never get a job because his problem is debilitating. I think he started drinking because he has an anxiety problem. He used to be a star baseball player and a “normal” person, but for the last five or so years has basically been ghost who has no real life and no future…it breaks my heart every time I see him. It’s killing him and ruining my family. We do not have a lot of money, but I’m willing to find a way to get it if necessary and the only detox he has ever been to was literally in the ghetto and it was a terrible situation so we don’t want him to go back there. I guess I just don’t know what to do, does anyone know how to get him help or have ever been in a smilar situation who can help?
Please guys if you have any idea do share..I need to know how good is Muktangan de-addiction centre in Pune. What percentage(roughly) of people who get admitted there are able to get rid of their alcohol addiction.I need to know this for the treatment of my uncle who is an alcoholic.Would reallly appreciate your help!!
Thanks in advance.
i need statictics on addiction
anything would help please and thanks!
how mny people dies each year from alcohol and drug addiction?
Trying to get help for my boyfriends mother. She has a mental illness and is addicted to drugs and alcohol. Her family has been trying to get her into treatment but doesn’t know which to try to get her treatment for first. Are there places that do both? Does any one know of any in Sacramento, Ca or somewhere close to there. Ive read that the cops can take her to get evaluated, but theyve been at her house everynight for the past 5 nights and wont take her, what can we do? what should we do?
