I need help. I cant stop drinking.?

March 15, 2010 admin 14 comments

Ever since i was little i was really shy, and had the worst social anxiety,which was even worse because i always hungout with “the popular” kids. I was around 15 when i drank my first couple beers, and it gave me so much confidence, and i could finally talk to people. Now im 20 and things are getting so out of control. I use to just wait for the weekends because i knew i would be able to drink, then I started haning out with kids alot older than me so i would have friends to by me alcohol. Then one day i had a presentation at school and needed to drink before, or there was no way i would do it, so i actually made myself a fake a id and went to a store where they barley spoke english figuring they wouldnt realize how extremely fake the ID looked. And they didnt. Its been 3 years since then, back then i would wait till the weekends to drink, then i started drinking whenever i wasnt to hungover to drink, and now its to the point where 15 beers or almost a half gallon of captain morgan wont even get me drunk. Being shy isint the problem anymore, but now that im finished school and on break from college i drink when i get bored, which im always bored. I need something to do or some help! it has gotten to the point where i cant even get ready and hangout with anyone without a few beers. I refuse to go to rehab, is there anything else that can help me?!

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Written by Brutally Honest about 2 years ago.

Well, you’ve already taken the first step toward recovery: recognizing and admitting you have a problem.

Find your local AA chapter or check yourself into a rehab center. Quitting on your own when you’re this deep is nearly impossible.

Next, get counseling for your anxiety.

Finally, good luck. Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic, but it does get better.
Written by Alisha about 2 years ago.

I’m sorry, but refusing to go to rehab will not help your situation at all. It sounds like you will need professional aid to get off drinking. So if you are really serious about stopping, you should man up and go to a clinic.
Written by Alexis about 2 years ago.

Go to AA and get a sponsor Try it God bless good luck
Written by llcrayolall7 about 2 years ago.

You’re not alone, and you know you have a problem. You’re asking for help, but refusing to go to rehab? It sounds like you’ve already made your decision. If you’re an alcoholic, that addiction doesn’t just “go away” so no, there’s not really anything else that can help you, if you’re not willing to try, unless you have strong willpower… which you obviously don’t, or you would’ve stopped by now. So find an AA meeting; get yourself some help before it’s too late.
Written by Sara S about 2 years ago.

It’s good that you recognize your dependency on alcohol. If you refuse to go to rehab, you should at least talk to people close to you and ask them for help. I had a severe drinking problem from age 18-24, where I would drink at least a 6-pack a day and sneak it into work in coozies. I got fired from that job.

I stopped when I realized that it was giving me a tremendous beer gut, and I looked terrible. I stopped hanging out with friends at bars because it was just a lot of temptation. But they were very helpful, they would hang out with me at different places like amusement parks where alcohol wasn’t allowed.

Taking up a sport or a hobby was also helpful to keep my mind off drinking. I started surfing in the summer and bringing lemonade in my cooler, and snowboarding in the winter and drinking hot chocolate. As long as I had something in my hand, I felt more comfortable.

I had to cut out all alcohol cold-turkey though, because the temptation was too great. I’ve made a few missteps along the way, where I binge drank until I felt sick, but I learned to forgive myself and look at every day as a new chance to get clean.

Oh, and I didn’t use any Jesus crap to help me either. But the 12-step AA has a lot of good resources, you don’t even have to go to meetings.
Written by gambitjammo about 2 years ago.

You said at the bottom that you refuse to go to rehab. WHat about AA?

It won’t be easy without help and support. The others in AA can give avice and help and know where you are comming from.

Best advice I can give other than rehab or AA, is try to find different friends. Then you have a different group of people to do things with.
Written by lomoney0470 about 2 years ago.

You need to get a job so that you won’t have so much time on your hands! Let alone you’re refusing to go to rehab? How do you know that won’t help you? Or as someone else suggested go to AA and/or talk to your family and friends. Personally I think you need a job….
Written by monkeykickstand about 2 years ago.

just take it one day at a time man…. if you refuse to go to rehab right now, that’s fine. it has to be your choice. if you think you can quit on your own, give it a shot… but like i said, just take it one day at a time. try going 1 day without drinking, then 2, and so on. if you’re not successful with that, then you will have to get help from AA or something. AA is free, so that’s always a plus. and it’s people who are going through the same thing you are, so that takes the edge off!
good luck man, you know you can do it.
Written by hehehehehhe about 2 years ago.

get help before you kill yourself
Written by thementalpatient2005 about 2 years ago.

Im a kind of like u except i have anxiety disorder. So every where i go i either have the choice of shaking like crazy in public because of nervousness; or having a small drink to calm me down. Some doctors are saying that vaccinations in early childhood lead to social anxiety, add, and mental disorders such as autism in some people.
Written by newworld124 about 2 years ago.

Yes you can. I am not a therapist. I speak from experience and with out any bulls#$# sweet talk. You can overcome ANY addiction IF you are willing. And sorry if it sounds politically incorrect – Rehab is for suckers. Your mind is the strongest thing you have. You have to be firm with yourself and just don’t drink. Be super strict with yourself and do not allow ANY slips. If you want it bad enough you will be able to do it. If your friends will not help, get new friends.
Be aware that you might experience withdrawals for going cold turkey, think of them as “trial by fire”
Also now is a much better time to quit (only 3 years drinking) In the future it will be much more difficult.
Sorry if this answer sounds hard but … but quitting is not easy you need to be strong. If I could do it you can too. To much pampering does not help.
God bless and good luck
Written by Jimmy Jazz about 2 years ago.

Join the Army.

You won’t be bored and I had a hell of a time getting alcohol in Afghanistan.
Written by jusstrynabehelpful about 2 years ago.

You should really consider rehab. But if you’re so adamant about it, try AA and stop hanging out with ppl who drink. Throw away your fake ID and any alcohol you still have left in the house. Be around positive influences. This is all just a start. People on yahoo answers are by no means a good substitution for getting real help.
Written by saved about 2 years ago.

My serious advise is you need more excercise. Start jogging some in place for maybe 3 to 5 minutes. Then immediatly go far a walk around the block excercise will definatley give you a n ice healthy high. Excercise releases indrophines that go throughout the body. Drink more water and eat healthy. If you drink limit it and only do so responsibly. Only drink when you are not driving and staying home. You do not want to arressted or get a ticket.

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