Life Are you an alcoholic? - Page 8

Simply Red · 07-31-2009, 03:28 PM

well?

**Slainte** · 08-02-2009, 04:03 AM

**KcMizzou** · 08-02-2009, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seclark

answer to the question: probably...i didn't read the whole thread. don't know what others define an alcoholic as.

i come home from work every night and drink 3 or 4 beers. if not the beers, a glass or two of wine...but i prefer beer.

i don't drink and drive, but all the way home from work, i'm looking forward to my buzz. it's like the highlight of my day, sometimes.

i just got home from a bike ride to omaha and back to nemo. first thing i did when i got to my mothers house in omaha, i cracked a beer. first thing i did when i got home from omaha, i cracked another.

can i skip a week or two? sure...but i always know i'm gonna have that cold brew sometime. creature of habit, i guess.

don't get nuts and piss myself. don't get in a fighting mood. but i don't think i'd be able to stand up in front of a group of people and say "no more". i think that takes a sack full of balls, if you can and follow through. and i've seen people do it. i've got a ton of respect for those who try.

good luck sr
sec

Doesn't sound like it's any kind of problem for you...

crazycoffey · 08-02-2009, 04:08 AM

I drink, I get drunk, I fall down - NO PROBLEM

**chasedude** · 08-02-2009, 04:33 AM

I don't drink as much as I used to. Back in the day, keg stands were my forte. Older now I don't drink falling down drunk anymore. I've had too many stories come up over the years at what I did during a "black out", some funny, some... not so funny. I may have a beer or two when I get the taste for it now, just not the quantity as before.

As for what makes an alcoholic? I don't like labels, every person is different.

crazycoffey · 08-02-2009, 04:40 AM

I'm not as good as I once was; but I'm as good once as I ever was.....

Kerberos · 08-02-2009, 06:13 AM

Hey SR

I got a small story for ya.

One day about 18 years ago I woke up in a stupor one morning and looked around the shit hole I was living in. I walked into the bathroom and threw up a couple of times and when I looked in the mirror I saw puke running down my arm and chest.

To avoid anymore personal details I can honestly say I had what other Alcoholics call that "Moment of Clarity"

After spending the next 5 - 10 minutes pouring all the alcohol I had in the place down the drain I never looked back.

Thing is I felt there was more in life than waking up hung over and regretting looking forward to the day. I wanted more out of life and I wanted to get my life back in order. This was part of my self realization that if "I" didn't do something NOW I probably wouldn't have live to see my 40th birthday. I was 28 at the time.

Now for the AA meetings. I have witnessed some of the most down and out people I have EVER met in my life going to AA meetings. I still keep in touch with a few of them to this day. Once people know you have changed there were things I had to work out.

#1 There are those that thought I was not serious or that I would not succeed and those are the people that did EVERYTHING they could to see me fail. Those are people that I dropped out of my life and never looked back.

#2 There are those people that couldn't deal with my sobriety and I lost them as Friends through time and I try to see how they are doing once in a while but I have lost all connection with most of them as they don't want to be found.

#3 There are those that supported me and helped me through one of the hardest things I have EVER had to do in my life. I have those people to this day as friends and some drink and some are what you would call Alcoholics but know that it isn't part of my life anymore and don't try to make it that way.

#4 I had to come to grips that not all the people I called friends were friends any longer. It is the negative people and the ones that bring me down are the ones I had to let go. It hurt me and I would like to think in some ways it hurt them but you know what...... I had to look out for #1 cause I found out the hard way that I am the ONLY one I can depend on when things get rough. Minus family.

The one most telling things I got from AA is that everyone has a different "Rock Bottom"

I consider myself lucky as I have always kept my job above all else and didn't make the mistake of those I witnessed piss away everything.

There was a man that came from somewhere in Colorado to an AA meeting back in the day that was in town for his job. He was some kind of salesman.
He commenced to tell me a story that I still remember to this day.
He told of how he graduated from HS with honors and went to Harvard or Yale???

He went on a full ride scholarship and graduated with honors in business.

Thing is he said he started to learn how to drink in college and he was pretty sure he was in control. He had just graduated with honors and got a job with a firm in Massachusetts that was a leader in the mid 70's at bringing failing corporations out of bankruptcy and re-organizing them to be profitable. This is what he did for a living and was very good at it. Back in the 70's he was making 100K a year and life was good.

He told of going out after work and drinking with clients and co-workers.
He told of going out to lunch and someone suggested a drink with lunch.
This went on for a few years and things started to get ugly.

Not long after that he said lunches became longer and longer until he just started doing the "It's 5 O'Clock somewhere" everyday and not go back to work.

That is the last few things he remembers before he woke up one day in a cardboard box in an alley.

After he got sober he had to come to the realization that in a matter of 6 months he had lost his JOB, his house, his cars and wost he lost his family that of a wife and two children.

His rock bottom was so far from mine I couldn't understand how anyone could let things go that far.

But from going to AA I see the same kinds of stories from all walks of life and at different levels for EVERYONE.

I won't go on with anymore because I could make this a whole lot longer.

But I will leave it with this. If EVER anyone feels like things are bad and everything and ever one around them is completely unmanageable I suggest an AA meeting to them.

No matter how bad off you are or how bad things seem. There is ALWAYS someone out there that is worse off than you are. That is a FACT.

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08-02-2009, 06:13 AM	#111
Kerberos Chiefs Baby Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Henderson, NV Casino cash: $10000632	Hey SR I got a small story for ya. One day about 18 years ago I woke up in a stupor one morning and looked around the shit hole I was living in. I walked into the bathroom and threw up a couple of times and when I looked in the mirror I saw puke running down my arm and chest. To avoid anymore personal details I can honestly say I had what other Alcoholics call that "Moment of Clarity" After spending the next 5 - 10 minutes pouring all the alcohol I had in the place down the drain I never looked back. Thing is I felt there was more in life than waking up hung over and regretting looking forward to the day. I wanted more out of life and I wanted to get my life back in order. This was part of my self realization that if "I" didn't do something NOW I probably wouldn't have live to see my 40th birthday. I was 28 at the time. Now for the AA meetings. I have witnessed some of the most down and out people I have EVER met in my life going to AA meetings. I still keep in touch with a few of them to this day. Once people know you have changed there were things I had to work out. #1 There are those that thought I was not serious or that I would not succeed and those are the people that did EVERYTHING they could to see me fail. Those are people that I dropped out of my life and never looked back. #2 There are those people that couldn't deal with my sobriety and I lost them as Friends through time and I try to see how they are doing once in a while but I have lost all connection with most of them as they don't want to be found. #3 There are those that supported me and helped me through one of the hardest things I have EVER had to do in my life. I have those people to this day as friends and some drink and some are what you would call Alcoholics but know that it isn't part of my life anymore and don't try to make it that way. #4 I had to come to grips that not all the people I called friends were friends any longer. It is the negative people and the ones that bring me down are the ones I had to let go. It hurt me and I would like to think in some ways it hurt them but you know what...... I had to look out for #1 cause I found out the hard way that I am the ONLY one I can depend on when things get rough. Minus family. The one most telling things I got from AA is that everyone has a different "Rock Bottom" I consider myself lucky as I have always kept my job above all else and didn't make the mistake of those I witnessed piss away everything. There was a man that came from somewhere in Colorado to an AA meeting back in the day that was in town for his job. He was some kind of salesman. He commenced to tell me a story that I still remember to this day. He told of how he graduated from HS with honors and went to Harvard or Yale??? He went on a full ride scholarship and graduated with honors in business. Thing is he said he started to learn how to drink in college and he was pretty sure he was in control. He had just graduated with honors and got a job with a firm in Massachusetts that was a leader in the mid 70's at bringing failing corporations out of bankruptcy and re-organizing them to be profitable. This is what he did for a living and was very good at it. Back in the 70's he was making 100K a year and life was good. He told of going out after work and drinking with clients and co-workers. He told of going out to lunch and someone suggested a drink with lunch. This went on for a few years and things started to get ugly. Not long after that he said lunches became longer and longer until he just started doing the "It's 5 O'Clock somewhere" everyday and not go back to work. That is the last few things he remembers before he woke up one day in a cardboard box in an alley. After he got sober he had to come to the realization that in a matter of 6 months he had lost his JOB, his house, his cars and wost he lost his family that of a wife and two children. His rock bottom was so far from mine I couldn't understand how anyone could let things go that far. But from going to AA I see the same kinds of stories from all walks of life and at different levels for EVERYONE. I won't go on with anymore because I could make this a whole lot longer. But I will leave it with this. If EVER anyone feels like things are bad and everything and ever one around them is completely unmanageable I suggest an AA meeting to them. No matter how bad off you are or how bad things seem. There is ALWAYS someone out there that is worse off than you are. That is a FACT.
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