Stop drinking and get some clarity. Instead of self-assessing yourself, see a doctor or talk to someone who really cares about you and will be honest with you about your drinking.
Your name and post reminded me of the guy who ran across the Sahara Desert after being a coke addict for a decade. Not that your addiction is that bad nor do you need to start running like Kevin Spacey. Just sayin, if anyone there is in place to give you a "holier than thou" speech... LINK
Nothing is going to happen if you don't realize that it is a problem. This whole "may have a drinking problem" mentality will keep you locked into it until you admit to yourself that it IS a problem. If you have any sort of will power, and you do realize it is a problem, you're going to want to fix it. You just have to tell yourself that it's wrong and realize that it can have a horrible effect on your loved ones. Get someone to record video of you while you are piss drunk. Watch it with sober eyes. If it doesn't make you see that you are out of control, then you do have a problem.
God I havent logged in here in so long and sure enough a fatty alcohol post. Some things never change But seriously, I'm confused but in reality no that confused judging from the style of previous posts. I think you know you have a problem, but at the same time you really don't want to stop drinking and are trying to find some safe medium and you're hoping someone can give you some advice that doesn't exist. Almost like asking for someone to say, you can keep drinking just make some small lifestyle adjustment and you'll be fit as ever. Fact of the matter is if you want real advice its going to be of the variety that says you need to take a break from alcohol and re-examine your life. Whatever the case, good luck to you. There's not much to really say based on the way you framed your initial post.
I have good laughs at your drunken posts fatty. Deep down, you sound like a good guy, but it would suck if we have to refer to you in the past tense. First thing you must absolutely do is stop driving drunk. Not only has that set up so many "rock bottom" stories I've heard (the others are rampant drug abuse or some life threatening disease), legal and money woes is not what you want to deal with...especially at this moment. Plan ahead or make it another test into your personal questions on being an alcoholic, whatever. The rest is your choice. A doctor may or may not remove you of your choice. Avoiding a checkup is the coward's way out.
I'm pretty much an alcoholic too at this point. My best advice? Shut your phone off, leave at home, in your car, whatever. People that love booze are going to booze. There's no sense in utilizing the #1 platform for perpetual humiliation: A CELL PHONE. Do your thing, leave the damn phone alone, keep the offensive comments to a minimum and ALWAYS have or find a ride home. It's the best way for me to deal with my frustration. I don't need any Dr. Phil advice to tell me "alcohol is bad!!" and what not. I'm fine and so are you. Just don't allow the perception of you being a helpless alcoholic to happen.
I think I saw this guy at Christian's Tailgate for a good chunk of Sunday. I'm guessing he was seeking advice on his addiction.
Let me get this straight...you're having convulsions and yet you don't want to at least go to a doctor??!! Dude, that **** ain't normal. I agree with others - I think you know you have a problem but you don't know what to do and going to a doctor is scaring you sh!tless because you are afraid of hearing bad news. I know that I have ragged on you some in the past, but like Invisible Fan said, it sure would be tragic and senseless to refer to you in the past tense around here. However, it sounds like that may happen if you don't do something about this situation. Good luck.
Everyone drinks, to a certain extent, but it's how you handle yourself and treat your family and friends that are a big sign... I love to drink, socially, so I do it often...There is a fine line between having a good time and becoming dangerous...At least you've recognized the issue...now all you have to do it do something about it... Only you can decide how you want to live the rest of your life...Buena suerte...
I know how it goes. I was never an addicted, but I think I was pretty close. I did have a drinking problem. I did not think I had a problem because I did not drink at home. However I found myself going out drinking 5 times a week. We used to pre-drink to get a good buzz going before we went out, because we would go broke if we only drank at a bar or club with the amount of drinking we did. We also used to pop cafine pills so that we could stay up drinking and keep the party going after the bars closed. It was a lot of fun at the time. However it takes it toll on your body. A couple of other people mentioned exercise. That worked for me too. I'm a little vein and a pretty competitive person. My weight got up to 210 - thats about 20 pounds overweight for me. I looked bad and could not keep up at sports anymore. I also seemed to get lots of nagging injuries that would not go away. The only choice was to curtail my drinking. The number one thing you have to do is change your social life. Almost all my social activities involved drinking. I was in darts, pool, and bowling leagues, those were all on the weekdays. Then of course Friday, Saturday and sometimes Thursday are bar hopping nights. I was able to cut back in stages. A couple of my serious drinking buddies moved away, which helped tremendously. We were pretty much co-dependent. The easiest way to get free drinks was to tell your buddies you did not want to drink that night. Then I cut back to just bowling as a drinking social activity. After that I was able to cut back to only going out to bars once a week. At the same time as I was cutting back, I also started lifting weights and hitting the elliptical machine. I noticed that after heavy drinking my workouts sucked. You just can't drink a lot and have a decent workout. This made me want to cut down on the amount of drinking I did even when I went out to bars. Now I'm to the point where I am sick of the bar scene. Its just not part of my social life anymore. I have gone back to the same bar I frequented the most, and it has the same regulars. Most of them are pretty annoying when you are sober. Its really kind of sad. I still drink, but its down to once or twice a week. And when I do drink, I don't binge drink like I used to. I have an occasional bender where I get hammered, but that happens maybe once every two months or so. And happens less and less frequently. Thats my story. I hope it helps someone.
I could accept most of what everybody has mentioned in this thread, but the fact that you don't recommend a possible solution is beyond me. There is absolutely nothing wrong with 12-step programs.
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I think Fatty knows he has a problem. Hell, we all know he has a problem. He's probably struggling the most with knowing what happens when you admit you have a problem and go get help for it. That means NO ALCOHOL. Fatty isn't ready to give up alcohol completely. His life revolves around it and not because of his addiction, but because of his lifestyle. He is a bars/clubs/social spots most every night of the week - hell he lives in midtown because of these spots. He wants to be close, his friends are there, there is no way he can quit drinking without a complete lifestyle and association change - and Jimbo isn't ready for that. The convulsions and lip quivering thing are just extremely weird and I'd be terrifed if that happened to me - but Fatty smokes too doesn't he? I think once he becomes a more health conscience person the drinking/smoking will have to stop. Oh ya and the fast food. Geez Fatty, you drink heavily, smoke, eat fast foor and don't exercise? Scary. Good luck my man.
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