I wasn't sure where to post this topic so I chose the above category. I just wanted to share a little about my own experience. I am what you would refer to as an ex problem drinker, a recovering alcoholic, an escape artist if you will. I say escape artist because I struggled with the ability to live in reality for most of my life. My answer was always to run from my emotions & just not feel. I decided to take the risk of being known for who I am simply because I have the desire to try and give hope to any who are secretly debating weather or not to get the help they think they might need. I could never say who is or is not an alcoholic. That is some thing one has to come to terms with in there own mind. I can say that if you think you may have a problem with controlled drinking, you may do well to try going to a few meetings & hear what others say about themselves. If you listen with an open mind & look for the similarities in others stories it will give you a much better understanding of where you stand on the matter yourself. I won't go into a long story about the details of my life, but the things I mentioned here are parts of my experience that I hope will be helpful to the reader. No matter what any one says, getting help is a sign of strength, not weakness. I just know I got tired of doin this For me, to drink is to die cause I don't know how to stop once I start. THANKS
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