I can relate to this.. happy to email if you want.. I'm trying from today to go without alcohol... not sure if you can private message me your email address on here? Only if you want to..

@@danrudge5443 hi Dan, I’m actually sorry if you’re in the same predicament as me! Thanks for reaching out mate. I don’t think it’s possible to exchange emails on here , I would if possible tho.

@@stkenno8758 we definitely have similarities in terms of kids and jobs and feeling as though we are "functioning".

Hope you are doing ok @st kenno

@@danrudge5443 hi Dan , I’m ok thanks . Went on a massive booze bender on the weekend again and only just feeling myself again. Same mistakes again, just different weekend .

Substance abuse classes

Good advice I think I became addicted because I started drinking when I was suicidal

I actually stopped drinking and I dont miss it.

funny how it is opposite for me sometimes

All alcoholic drinks lead to depression, anxiety, suicide and disease, just like all roads in Italy lead to Rome! There are 0 benifits to alcohol to the body and brain. If alcohol was invented today it would be illegal to buy, sell and consume. Alcohol is a drug just like Cocaine or Heroine. Dont be fooled to think they are all different because they are not. We drink alcohol to self medicate. We need to find the route cause to why we consume alcohol and replace it with something healthy and naturally rewarding.

That started to happen to me with beer. I have stopped completely now and feel amazing.

It sounds like you should try a different alcoholic beverage. Not more than 1 standard drink. Then see how you react.

Have you tried cannabis?

@@damian-795 i want to fucking cry because i have the same feeling and dont want to set off alcohol bc i do it like once in 3 months

I’ve taken months off and became seriously depressed. When I start drinking again, I’m good at everything I do!! I don’t get it

@@jasoncole7320 we are the same sir. But im just drinking maybe a small amount of whisky every night

@@jasoncole7320 If you were once a heavy drinker, alcohol will rewire every chemical in your brain, and sometimes it can take months for your serotonin, dopamine, and other chemicals to recalibrate themselves; same thing happens to drug addicts and so on. Also, you could have an underlying mental health condition like depression or anxiety.

Read "The easy way to quit drinking" by Allen Carr

I drink everyday after work. A cpl beers and cpl shots. I usually don't go over 6 drinks. Some days 3-4. I'm tryna to cut down. I was an alcoholic for 15 years combined with other drugs. The problem I have with your statement. This is construct criticism. Hopefully helps u. U said "u hope somebody leads u down the right path" that Is good and all if u can find someone to help but u have to realize only u can change your life. If u get help from other people. Cool. That's awesome. But U control your life. U are the only one that can change it. Again I drink everyday. I'm trying to quit or at least not drink everyday but I realize its me that has to make the decision to quit. I'm not hoping someone else will come and put me on the right path. It would be nice but I don't see it happening. I have to step up and make different decisions. U need to step up and make different decisions. Don't be waiting on someone to come save u. Most likely its not going to happen. We have to make different decisions. The only person that's going to change your life is u. Everything I just said I also tell myself. Hope things getter better for u. I'm telling u from experience. When u get f*cked up all day everyday things don't get better. They get worse. I don't know how long u have been drinking everyday but the road it leads to is not good.

How are you doing now?

Lets just say it goes both ways. You might be seeing many angry drunk. But it isn't anger but emotions itself. It may be sadness, disappointment, hurt, fear.. that is why some drunks cry and some open up and talk too much and others act in oppose to their norm behaviour. Drink in an attempt to drown whatever it is they are suffering personally and most times end up magnifying the matter or add more stress to it or create whole new problems.

Very true. Alcohol multiplies the anxiety and stressful life. Its best to stop drinking while we still can and live healthy

Alcohol is a depressant. It causes your overall state of mind to spiral downwards. Once down, inability to express sadness means one's negative emotions will be channelled into anger. Does that make sense?

Calmless sleeping? Nervous 2 days after drinking? Strange thought? Yes, same here...

Hello

@@hellyeah7783 Hi.

Yeah. That’s what happened to me. I was no longer performing adequately. Couldn’t get work done. Everything took so much effort. Was gonna go on antidepressants, but it seemed like I needed to divorce myself from the depressants first. It was the right choice.

darvinus1 wow your parents are just how do I say it Mean,bad not bad but rude