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#1
Jun 06, 2014, 04:32 PM
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i cant seem to stop once ive started. i feel so guilty the next day. ill go drink alone at a lounge if my hb is asleep and i want more alcohol. its rare like 6 times a year i drink. but when i do i dont want to stop. i have anxiety and im super anxious the next day. i cant seem to just say ill never have a drink ever again. sometimes i have 1 and im done. other times i dont want to stop. please help but no guilt trips today
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#2
Jun 06, 2014, 09:00 PM
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Its called the phenomenon of craving. In my drinking days once the pump was primed I couldn't stop. Like you said it didn't happen every time but it happened most of the time. It is actually a physical biological thing going on.
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Jun 19, 2014, 01:20 AM
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It might not be guilt, it may be other effects like hangover and after-the-part blues. You might be interpreting it as guilt.
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Jun 21, 2014, 03:59 PM
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I wonder what is different about the times when you don't want to stop, compared to when you do? It sounds similar to how I can be when I drink. For me I don't want to stop when I have been working too hard, feeling too stressed, not having enough time to relax and do other things I like. I feel guilty too - and stupid.
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Jun 22, 2014, 01:52 PM
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When I was feeling insecure or stressed as you say is when it was most likely to get out of hand. Once I started I couldn't stop. I would get stupid drunk. black out ect... It very much depended on my mood. I have talked a lot to my 21 year old daughter about her drinking and she tells me the exact same thing is true for her. She is very honest with me but I worry very much about her becoming an alcoholic like me. I pray that her awareness will prevent this from happening.
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Jun 22, 2014, 03:40 PM
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  Hi there. Yep, have to agree, when I started drinking I wouldn't stop until I blacked out. At that time it was every night, not just now and again. Partly as I was living with a chronic alcoholic, it kinda seemed ''normal''. My personality is as such that I'm an ''all or nothing'' kinda person, so I either drink it all or I drink nothing. It's black and white with no grey areas. If I eat chocolate I want the whole box, not just one! I'm now an abstaining alcoholic.........................so far!! HUGS. 
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