[circles5]

hey,
I'm beginning to accept that i may have a drinking problem,, certainly a bad relationship with alcohol.
While i don't even drink every week - when i do, i don't seem able to stop more often than not.

last night i went out and got pretty drunk, i had a good time - but then things started getting messy. I suddenly realized that i had missed the last train and would have to get a bus back.. then on the way to the bus i realized i had left my card behind a bar and forgotten it...
So then i had a 2 1/2 hr walk home starting at 3.00am.. and for about half of it i was actually considering just sleeping on the street, as it was either that or keep walking.
Well i made it back, but some ****** robbed me on the last 20mins of my journey... and while he was much bigger than me, i wasn't sober enough to do anything about it anyway..

So, that sucked a lot... and of course the hangover today is horrific..
I've been recommended to alcohol treatment groups e.t.c...
but i've yet to go as i'm not sure if it will work for me.
I'm on Diazepam which is always a contributing factor to me getting messed up on alcohol..

I'm fed up with things like last night happening, only thing is alcohol is the only time i socialize as it tones down my anxieties.

C5

[cryingontheinside]

What a night! Sounds like everything went wrong. It does sound to me like drinking is a problem for you because it causes you much problems. How much did the man take off you? Did he hurt you ? Are you OK?
I started off at binge drinking then that lead me to drink everyday and take drugs. Its good to address the problem sooner especially as you are aware its causing you problems in your life. I don't drink now or take drugs , I don't go to meetings because of my agpropgobia and social phobia but I'm going to buy a laptop so I can do meetings on line , when I can afford one

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[Skeezyks]

Hello circles5: The Skeezyks doesn't drink anymore. It's not because I wouldn't like to. Actually I love the taste of almost all alcoholic beverages. (Except I'm not a big beer lover.) But whenever I've gone on med's, in the past, I've stopped drinking while I was on them. And now, I'm on a fixed income & can no longer afford it. Water is cheaper....

There was a time, many years ago now however, when I was a big social drinker. Plus I would binge drink whenever I had some sort of problem, such as if something went seriously wrong at work. (By the way, I have also always struggled with agoraphobia.) So I think I have some understanding of what you're experiencing.

Anyway, it certainly wouldn't hurt for you to try out an alcohol treatment group. You obviously don't want to keep having experiences such as the one you describe in your post. There's certainly nothing wrong with a 2 1/2 hour walk at 3 a.m. I do it sometimes when I can't sleep. But I just do walking meditation around my house... where it's safe... I wish you well...

[ComfortablyNumb5]

I'm so sorry your night was so crappy. When I drink I go big or go home. I can't just stop at a couple which is why I need to avoid it all together (if only I took my own advice tho!). When I overdue it I turn into a drama queen and try and pick fights. I'm a sloppy drunk.

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