The warning signs of alcohol abuse disorder

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Alcoholism is a symptom of severe loneliness and fear. It is desperation.

I have a close relative who is an alcoholic and I can see plainly it's affecting her memory and physical appearance. Problem is, her husband is also an alcoholic. I don't know how to approach her or if I even should.

I know as a alcoholic in recovery (2 years sober) one thing that sucks is alcohol is socially expected! Ive had to explain to people why i dont drink!! A addict doesnt have to explain to anyone why they stoppped doing drugs!!

Im 30 days sober alcohol free but i need to be educated more on this and its not much out there. I need more understanding. The only way i find it is to buy Matthew Perry book. He mentioned alot of things i relate too with fight this problem.

my late spouse was dead at 62 from excessive binge drinking, had blood pressure also. Would not attend AA. Found her dead in the house. Had a massive stroke.

Celebrate Recover is a ministry not only for substance abuse, but also for people dealing with issues of life. It is Christ based and doesn’t label one as their addiction for the rest of their life, because honestly Jesus died on the cross to reconcile us to God the Father and spend eternal life with Him, and also to set us free (from addiction/from sin). CR can be found all over the country, just google it. It is a ministry where a group will meet 1x weekly, but if you desire one on one help - step studies is available. You’re going to learn about who Jesus is, what it is to live for Him and allow Him to heal the wounds of deep trauma that led to the substance abuse and/or negative view of yourself. There is always a ROOT as to why one self-destructs and Jesus always gets to the root. God Bless you.

I want to stop I really do but I feel so lost and scared im not sure what to do anymore I tried talking to a counseler but he quit answering my calls I don't want to die I want to live and have grandchildren but I feel so lost and stupid.

If i quit drinking then what am i supposed to do about my physical pain? My emotional pain from anxiety, from being a minority? How am i supposed to cope if i cant escape?

I'm 6 days sober so far thanks to aa. Thought I could do it on my own but man I was wrong

Yes it’s poison

In 2018 I was turning to alcohol for comfort. The reason why, I suffered a severe car accident on my way to work on 03/02/2018. I was in the hospital for 3/12 days and my boss at the time were texting me and asking for me to come into work, she told me we really need you because you called in at last minute and that’s not allowed. We need you here for about 6 hours and then you can go. I thought you want me to leave the hospital when I have tubes running in and out of my body , go to work when I am not physically able to work and come back to the hospital when I am done. Through out my recovery she kept texting me and asking me if I could come in and I said No I can’t. Finally on 03/22/2018, I was fired from my job. After my recovery and I got the ok to go back to work and my license was no longer suspended due to health concerns. I went out to look for a new job but no one wanted to hire me and their reason was because of my accident and the fact that I was fired from my previous job. I kept going in for interviews and they said we don’t want to hire you because we don’t want to deal with your problems of what happened to you. Every single place said the same thing and I was falling into a deeper depression because I couldn’t find work anywhere. I was turning to alcohol for comfort and I was 23 years old, I had to go on government assistance because I had No income. My mom was having to help me financially, I had to go on food stamps and government pay to have an income. I kept drinking my troubles away, what made me stop I was thinking about my nieces and nephew. My aunts were drinkers to and I thought I don’t want to be like them. So I got the help from a counselor, I went to church to pray for help from God, and I got myself clean. I was unemployable for 7/12 months, until I got a job at a fitness gym that only paid $8.50 per hour, which didn’t pay much at all but at that point it was the best job I could get. After 4 months of work there I quit because they were not very helpful. I found a job that didn’t really pay well but it paid the bills and I was hired right away at a daycare.
Till this day I am still clean from alcohol and I still drink socially but not like what I used to do. I am much better now, I have a wonderful job that pays more, I work at a daycare and I’m not on governmental pay anymore. Things are looking up for me.
The accident wasn’t my fault, the woman of the other car was texting and driving when she him me. I fractured my shoulder blade, lower spine, pelvis in 3 places, left hip, and my left knee was all mangled. I was told I would never walk again, within 2 months I was up walking around.
Someone with alcohol use can get the help like I did. Till this day I am still clean and haven’t turned to alcohol for comfort then.

And I’m drinking a beer while watching this

Verbal abuse and violence also trust think I steal I can’t take it anymore

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Everyones so sensitive about shit these days. Alcohol abuse disorder…. YOU MEAN YOu’RE A GOD DAMN DRUNKEN ALCOHOLIC !

Hell i love drinking alcohol makes me who I am

This is a serious and important issue no doubt, but it needs to be discussed more frequently than just once a year, then maybe you’d get more views and attention on this problem. A couple things, I disagree that this is “genetic”, it can be for some but not all. There are people who grow up with alcoholic parents and have even been exposed to alcohol during birth, yet never drink. It’s about choice, you can choose not to become an alcoholic by not drinking in the first place. Also, alcoholism is indeed “a moral failure, character flaw and a weakness”, you can’t just blame it all on genetics because you need to hold people to a certain level of personal accountability and that should be the first step to recovery. As for the mental health aspect, if we’re not funding mental health institutions, it can be even harder to get support so we should start there. As Chicago mayor I’d explore prohibition again, I know it failed historically but I’d look into how I can limit the manufacturing, sale and purchase of alcohol and other types of drugs in this city.

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