Okay well first let me state that I just turned 21 and I have never been too interested in alcohol *deliberately* because it seems I have genetic problems like my family on both sides. My uncle's on both sides both are recovering alcoholics my grandfather died on my mom's side from drinking himself to death. MY uncle was so screwed up that through the vietnam war he can't even remember what happened hardly since he was drunk on a ship all the time. Luckily my uncle is still alive only because he got a lot of help quitting. Anyway so I have a feeling that I might be resistant to alcohol too and stuff and I HAVE had alcoholic drinks on special occasions before 21. I thought they tasted good and people would always kinda look at me funny saying wow you drank that really fast!! For some reason it doesn't bother me much or phase me. Anyway I just turned 21 and one of my friends wanted to go to bars with me to celebrate so we did. I only had 2 drinks a white Russian and a bloody Mary both of which only had one shot. My friend *who isn't an alcoholic* he goes days without drinking but he DOES ENJOY DRINKING AND GETTING DRUNK A LOT like habitual drinking but not alcoholism i.e. getting drunk all the time. Anyway my friend was like we should get drunk to celebrate and I told him no I really don't want to sooo I didn't. Anyway my friend was amazed how fast I could finish these 2 drinks and I told him yeah I think my genetics are bad with alcohol so I don't want to get drunk or have anymore--this made him sort of irritated. Well he understood in the end and at this point I am NOT servery addicted to alcohol but since I have gone to the bar [once on my birthday] I notice through the day off an or when I drive by bars I get tempted to go in and start drinking again. *It's not a severe temptation at this point and I have NEVER been drunk* Anyway I just feel like it's not safe for me to drink anymore AT ALL but my friends don't understand why I can't just get drunk now and then or drink moderately like they do; I tell them that I don't think I could just do it moderately and that I would need to drink all the time if I got started . They don't seem to get this or the genetic aspect of this but anyway what do people here think I should do? Has anyone had a similair experience? I don't want to spend my time and money drinking by the way.LGBT: I think I could easily have an alcohol problem does anyone have advice on this?
i can relate i used to drink alot, i slowly over time noticed i was drinking less and less, i guess my body was getting tired of it, now i don't get the urge for it, i will drink once every 3 or 4 days or so, try by start decreasing the amount you drink each day just by a little until you don't get the urge to drink everyday.....either that or call a alcohol abuse hot line.....good luck..LGBT: I think I could easily have an alcohol problem does anyone have advice on this?
you dont expect us to read that novel above me do you? relax and have a drink
Simplest answer for anyone asking you out for a drink:
';I'm sorry. I don't drink.';
And then don't!
I had the same feeling about myself when I was younger. I couldn't have just one or two drinks. I would keep going until I was falling down the street. Then one day, I decided to just tell everyone I don't drink. Since then I have had very few drinks, and do not go to any bars to have them.
I have alcohol in the house, a bottle of vodka, and I have had it for over 6 months and it's still nearly fully.
As you are 21, the alcohol is freely available to you, and it seems like you might be self-aware enough to stay away from it. Just keep saying you don't drink, and eventually you will be able to have a drink once in a while without the desire to get plastered.
But here's something else you can do: go to a local AA meeting. Talk with the people there. Maybe they will have some better ways to keep from drinking that you can try.
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