Posted by sar on December 10, 2001, at 21:58:58
In reply to alcoholic, posted by akc on December 10, 2001, at 16:22:37
dear akc,
what medications are you on?
i think the first step is admitting addiction, facing reality.
*however,* and this may be unkosher to say, i know quite a few people who drink sporadically, but when they do drink, they drink to get drunk. otherwise they end up feeling sick or headache-y.
sometimes i think it's cultural...why are so many americans "alcoholics"?
if it causes problems in your life, then i would seriously consider chaning patterns.
of course, you are getting this message from a young'un. i drink daily, i act like emily dickenson but i have the tolerance of a fratdad. i am addicted.
the thing i worry about is getting too drunk, too f****ed up to the point to where you want to hurt yourself. last night i was drinking beer writing in my diary of love and dreams, but by the end i was drunk and writing about hanging myself when the weather got warm.
it's crossing that dangerous line.
what do you think? i'm in no position to give advive, only to share.
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