Judge it!
In the summer, I was drinking too much hard liquor, and I thought I was becoming an alcoholic, but maybe I wasn't. Maybe I just hadn't learned how to drink responsibly yet.
Anyway I went to a Halloween party on Oct 31st, and I had the self-restraint to only have 3 beers and to get back to my apartment before 11pm. So I guess now I've finally learned how to drink responsibly.
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“The Emperor has no clothes!” Since: May 08
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Some do learn how to taper off and drink responsibly. It's great you were able to have 3, and I hope you enjoyed the party.
I could never stop at 3, but glad to hear that you did. A problem with AA philosophy is that it becomes self-fulfilling prophecy...you go off the deep end partly due to them saying that you will. Be careful, but sounds like you might do okay! |
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Well I still went ahead and I contacted my girlfriend, my girlfriend's caretaker, and my girlfriend's mother to try to make amends to them. Even though I may not be an alcoholic, I feel that Step 9 (making amends) is important for my overall health. Because these past couple of days I have had nausea brought on by depression most likely brought on by guilt over how badly things ended between me and my girlfriend. I'm hoping that by at least reaching out to my girlfriend and her family, I can be at peace with myself.
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“The Emperor has no clothes!” Since: May 08
ISP: Anderson, IN |
Might be best to give it more time. Doing it to soon might give the impression that you're doing it impulsively or only because you're trying to reconcile with her.
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My girlfriend didn't respond.
My girlfriend's mother told me she's not ready yet. My girlfriend's caretaker seemed rather polite about it. In fact she was kinda friendly. But she still told me not to contact my girlfriend. I am not going to contact my girlfriend via Facebook. But I am still going to go to the dances on Wednesday nights that she goes to. I'm going tonight, maybe that will make me feel better. |
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I decided not to go to the dance tonight. Just in case my nausea acts up.
Maybe a week from today I will go. |
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Since: Nov 09
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Hey RDL - Great job on taking these steps. Amends are one piece of the big picture, but I do recommend that as just a piece. My experience, and yours can always be different, but if you think you might be an alcoholic you probably are, or at least are on that path. The naming of it doesn't really matter, the important part is can you really imagine yourself being happy without drinking - I know I couldn't for years. Good Luck!
Dave http://www.TheSobrietySolution.com |
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One day at a time. Be careful, I had the same experience and in the end I found my life was still unmanageable because of my drinking.
I often could stop at 2 or 3, but did not really want to. Everyone is different I think. In my case, I decided I was an alcoholic because I never knew when I would have 30 instead of 3, it was like playing "Russian Roueltte" Just be aware of the potential to be drinking the hard liquor again and having the same problem as before. Good luck! |
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