Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by michaelz: how do i stop drinking alcohol everyday?
i know i should stop but i just need it everyday. my consumption is approx. 375 ml of rum or scotch per day. i want to stop but don’t know how and i don’t want to go to AA

Best answer:

Answer by MikeK60
I just finished up my stint of drinking 5-6 times a week, starting at 8:00pm and drinking to 2:00am doing computer stuff. I’ve been doing this basically for years. Diet Coke and Rum were my choice, or maybe whiskey. Maybe a Saturday was 10 “Ice” beers.

But after I ’stopped’ drinking for a week, I thought I’d celebrate, so I drank one of my usual evenings. With some other medications I had started taking, – I had a horrible hang-over for a day and a half.

I made another “mistake” 2 weeks after that, – and the same story. It’s been 4 months and I really don’t drink. Maybe a couple of beers… but that’s about it. Just the thought of a hang-over and going back into the ditch is enough to avoid it. Besides, I drank alone, so it’s not like I was going to the bar, or have a lot of friends doing it.

My health, head are better and now I don’t avoid interacting with people. Folks say I’ve changed, -but I don’t tell them how or why they’d think that. With spring and summer her, I’m walking about 4 times a week. Maybe 6 miles each.

Do what you have to, – either AA or no-AA, but realize that your life would and could be better, without wasting the time with the bottle.

You can figure out a way to contact me if you want.

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just to clarify i dont drink. never will.

I’m 18 and for 2 months ive been working 45-50 hrs/week or more and every night i have one beer with my dad, 5-7 days out of the week. when it gets closer to evening i feel like its something i must do. i never drink more than one and rarely get drunk but could this be an early sign of alcoholism?