Problem with alcohol

[Champagnetaste]

Not really sure why I’m posting this, but another weekend wasted by me being drunk or hungover.

Every weekend is the same, then I’m self loathing on the Monday, telling myself that I’ll stop. By Friday I’ve convinced myself I’ll just one or two drinks but ends up one or two bottles. Same on a Saturday. It’s now not just alcohol, I’ve started to use cocaine when drinking.

I need to stop completely, it’s now impacting my work, family life and social life.

How do I break this habit. Anyone have experience of AA

You've made the first, and arguably the most important step in realising you have a problem. That shows courage. You have the strength to face this.

I don't know anything about AA except it works for a lot of people. Addaction are very good if you can find one locally.

When you say that you get to Friday and think you can handle one or two, can you elaborate on your thinking at this point? Because it's at this point that you are deciding to drink, and it's important to really interogate your reasoning, it's key to understanding how one voice is drowning out your other reasoned voice that wants to stop.

You do need professional help and you have taken the all important step of admitting you have a problem. Addiction and AA can both help so start by making some calls and finding out about meetings near you. Having one on a Friday would be a great start. I wish you all the luck in the world.

No advice but wanted to send you a message of support. I've drastically cut my drinking down and life has become far less dramatic which is a very good thing for me. I wish you all the best xx

I cut out booze 7 years ago. I didn't go to AA. I read a book called Rational Recovery. AA does not have a high success rate from what I've read.

For me, the key was wanting to quit. It's the best thing I ever did. Maybe you need some counselling to get to the root of why you drink to excess? Is it loneliness, depression?

Wishing you the very best xx

I have been where you are it's really hard I haven't had a drink in 6 months after it became a daily vodka habit for me and I'm feeling so much more positive about it all message me if you need to talk

I’m a recovering alcoholic. I went to AA, please find a session and go along. My life is immeasurably better without booze and drugs. It’s very different but absolutely better.

And the very best bit is that, you know that terrible feeling when you’re hungover and feel awful and anxious and your mind is whirring? You never ever have to feel like that again.