How many of you are alcoholics?

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Im an alcoholic. I will speak about my alciholism more after some answers.

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I am Not. Teetotaler.

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I choose not drink, not only because my medication suggests it, but alcoholics run in my family…not to mention when you’re drunk you tend to loose control of yourself (either good or bad…usually bad) and I work so hard to keep control of my illness and my symptoms that it doesn’t make sense to me to drink something that lets go of that control. Though I would have to admit I am addicted to diet coke.

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I guess i am but i dont try to put labels on my substance use but i enjoy a good beer. Drinking is temporary relief from my bigger problems. And i did the AA thing for a while but it got old and didnt help. I have less cravings not going to AA then being a part of that community. If thats ur thing though then keep at it

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I don’t drink very often but when I do it’s an entire bottle of vodka. I don’t get drunk idk why I can drink like a fish and get no effect. Plus I don’t like the taste so I don’t drink much.

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I’m a recovering alcoholic. It’s been ten months since I had a drink. It’s the damnedest thing, though. The Haldol decoate shot totally changed my body chemistry in regard to alcohol. It cut the amount I could drink by well over half. But even half of what I was drinking was way too much. I still went into blackouts and did crazy ■■■■. I mixed alcohol with my med’s a lot. That had to be bad for me. I never had the slightest desire to be a social drinker. I drank with one purpose in mind - to get drunk.

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I’m an alcoholic. I went to AA to get help quitting. I first went to AA around 2003 then had a slip in 2014 where I got drunk. So in April 2018 I’ll be 4 years sober.

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I started drinking to get drunk at 12. When demons showed up, at 13, I quit. I’ve tasted various alcoholic drinks since then and there are even a few that I liked, but overall I don’t like alcohol and especially don’t like the risk it represents. I don’t like anything that will take control of my thoughts and actions away from me.

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I drink moderately now but last year was too much when i finished a bottle of wine myself to stop the intrusive thoughts.

Well it made me gain a lot of weight.

Now i have 1-2 glasses when i go out or max 3

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Sometimes i drink socially… a 40 here and there… i know its not the answer and i dont do it often usually there is a bbq and or a fire…

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Was in my younger days, but have not drank in years

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Alcohol is one of the only things I don’t have a problem with. I believe I’m actually allergic. Generally after one or two I get a wicked headache and have to lie down for the rest of the night.

I used to be quite a heavy drinker when I was young. Probably because it’s cool and fun to break the law. As soon as I became of age I had no interest in it. At this point in my life I only drink maybe 6 nights out of a year.

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I get the same, which is the main reason I quit

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I used to be a heavy drinker. Havemt drank in 4 months.

I’d love a cold beer

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my dad is a heavy drinker so was both my grandfathers and one of my grandmothers. that’s why i chose not to drink. my dad has liver disease the same thing that killed his father. my dad is sza like me but he doesn’t take meds. he quit meds so he could drink again. i remember growing up and not having food in the fridge but there was always beer.

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I am an alcoholic who no longer drinks. My last drink was June 20, 2016. I once went over three years between drinks (2005-2008), relapsed when my marriage fell apart. I still miss it sometimes, especially miss beer. It’s a struggle, but I need to stay sober for the sake of my health.

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There was a couple year period I drank heavily to self medicate but it isn’t a problem for me. Once in a while ill have a few drinks but not too often.

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I’m a recovered alcoholic. And I’m very thankful for that.

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Both my dad and my grandfather were alcoholics. When my grandfather was in his 50’s he found religion and stopped drinking completely. My dad tapered down late in life and I rarely saw him drink in his 60’s or 70’s.

Alcoholism was too high class for me. I became a crackhead instead. But I got clean in 1990 with the help of AA, CA, and NA.

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I don’t have to drink everyday but I like drinking beer! I get in the habit and I’ll drink like 6 midstrength beers a day but can double that if I’m in the mood. It’s way above normal and now I’ve got to cut back. I’m not going to give up though. Just drink socially when the opportunity is right.

I think I’ve been there in my life…but I used to smoke pot everyday for years…My brain likes to be nicely toasted!!

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