Quit binge drinking

Like many of you, I can not stop with just one drink or go out and not have a beverage. I have never been able to have just one drink. Alcoholism is a problem in my family. Actually addiction is a problem. I am not a person that has to have a drink everyday. However, I make up for it on the weekend. It is not one pineapple martini it is four. It is not one beer it is a tweleve pack. It is not one shot it is a plenty. Lately, I have been blacking out when I drink. There are hours at a time I forget. But, everyone tells me I am still the life of the party!!! Or I do something really stupid. This morning, I poured out all my alcohol that I had in the house. I am going to try to make myself to spend the next year alcohol free. But I am going to spend the first thirty days at home. I need to finish projects on the weekends, not recovering on Sunday. I just spent the week at home with the Swine flu and I went out last night and feeling awesome just went out the window. So, guess what I am doing today? Laying on the sofa suffering a bad headache and a sore hip from falling on floor. I see that people on here have the same problem. Have you quit? Have you been able to go out yet? Do you have any suggestions?

Like many people I can’t stick with the intention to have one glass of wine. Had far too much wine yesterday at a long lunch. Have no recollection of the massive argument I had with my partner apart from the very abusive text messages I had sent to him.
I have been wanting to get rid of alcohol for years now. It isn’t always a problem but when it is the effects are awful. I have been awake since 2am and haven’t slept for hours. My head is swimming with thoughts of what I might have said and I’m so anxious. I also feel so flat.
Would really like some support. Just reading many of the other posts on this site has helped already.

Man i dont know how I used to be so bad. Now when I drink I know my limits. Its nice to be in control. Its nice to wake up and remember what happened the last night. Although I still have those moments from time to time haha
So anyone reading this.. learn self discipline. I promise it will be healthier for ya. :-)

I have suffered anxiety, low moods and long periods of isolation, which I beleive is exacerbated by my drinking habits at the weekend. Alcohol and its long term effects are making me feel trapped as I am not living my life to its full potentia. Sometimes I find it very difficult to get out of bed and go to work, also daily tasks/responsibilites and activities are being neglected and I want my life to improve drastically. I believe if I kick this habit it will be better for my mind, health, bank balance and my overall quality of life.

I got insanely drunk on my 40th birthday last month. I drank the next day too and then puked up my last chug of Southern Comfort. I then proceeded to dry heave all night. That is the last.
I have not drank in 20 days and I told myself that I am not going to spend the rest of my life drinking myself to death. This is my time and I feel so good sober and healthy. I can still accomplish so many wonderful things in life and I am glad I finally found the strength to do this.

I used to be able to quit drinking for a month at a time. Now I drink at least once a week to total obliteration. I got so drunk on my birthday a few days ago, and I must have fallen because I have lump on the back of my head. I cant sleep drunk, so I just kept going right into the next day. I drank whiskey out of the bottle all day and chained smoked. I finally barfed the last swallow. Then I proceeded to vomit and dry heave all night. My esphogas hurts, and I am having trouble eating and I have depression.
Tommorrow is a new day, and I pray I quit this nonsense. I dont want to die a drunk like my parents.

I give myself 3 months…its going to be a test but one i’m sure i call pull through. Like most of you, after 3-4 beers i get caught up in this downward spiral of unstoppable drinking..anything and everything straight into my belly! Haha and the night progressively turns into a mini soap opera with everything being blown way out of proportion.
For the love of the ones close to me who have been unfortunate enough to witness me in my drunken prime, for self respect, for self discipline….these are some of the reasons why quitting binge drinking is a small price to pay. It is achievable..lets see how it unfolds.

I have been struggling with binge drinking for years. I am unable to call it a night after a few drinks. I’ve quit drinking at least a million times, only to stumble again and again. Like clockwork, I:
1) get a killer hangover (sometimes lasting a few days) after a night of insane drinking
2) I tell myself, my wife, etc. that I’m going to quit drinking period because I cannot control my intake
3) A few days later, I decide to have a glass of wine with dinner – no problem, I’m under control.
4) A few days after the glass of wine, I go out with friends, or buy alcohol for drinks at home, or whatever, and end up getting completely wasted
5) I repeat 1-4
My life would be so great if I could just cut alcohol out of the picture. I’m tired of feeling sick, embarrassed, and exhausted, I’m sick of wasting insane amounts of money on drinking, and I’m sick of hurting my wife, family, and friends. I must quit. Drinking has not been a fun thing for me for a long time, it’s extremely hurtful to me and those around me.

So, went to a therapist. She thinks this problem is all too common. She doesn’t think I’m an alcoholic, and that I can get to the root of why I drink so much in quantity when i actually do drink more than 2. I’m unsure of why she went so easy on me. Maybe bc she recognized how hard I already am on myself. My husband thinks I should never even have 1 glass of wine. He feels that that will just open the doors for a binge. I went out went a friend the other night and just ordered water. I’m glad I am at least obstaining until I feel sure that I can control myself from getting too drunk. Today I looked at my bank statement online, and saw how much money I actually spent on my last night out drunk…I dont remember it being so expensive, and I’m wondering if in my drunkeness, i offered to foot the bill. That makes me feel even more like I lose control, because I usually am generous, but I still watch out for how much I spend. I bought a book, called “Smashed: A story of drunken girlhood.” Keep you posted.

I dont drink often. However, when I do if I’ve had more than 3, I absolutely cannot stop. I get a little tipsy and then it all goes downhill from there. I think i would drink til I die, if noone stopped me. My father and brother are the exact same. None of us crave alcohol, but we do not have an off button like most people and we NEVER get sick. In college, this seemed quite normal. All of my friends would blackout. We’d call each other the next day to try to piece together the end of the night.I never thought I had a problem. Now that I’m almost 30, and married, I really choose to stay home most of the time or go to dinner and have a glass of wine. However, now and then I will be out with a friend that I have a lot of fun with and we’ll get carried away. But, her tolerance is higher than mine and she still seems to know when to say she’s ready to go home. It’s only bc she’s ready to leave that makes me stop, but most of the time its too late bc i’ve already had above my limit. This happens when I’m around anyone else that binge drinks. I’ve been going back and forth about what i should do because I hate myself for getting so drunk, losing self-control, worrying my husband, and putting myself in danger. If i black out, then anyone could take advantage. So far I’ve been lucky. But I dont trust myself. I’m working on coming to a conclusion about whether or not I need to stop drinking altogether. I’m going to try counseling. I dont know if just sticking to 2 or 3 drinks is going to work for me. Only bc once I feel slightly tipsy, the desire to keep going sets in. I’m afraid that if I commit to just 2 drinks that I’ll eventually rationalize that there’s no harm in having one more. I seem to give into peer pressure quite easily when it comes to alcohol. Some people would put me in the catagory of an alcoholic,but I dont drink very often and 4 out 5 times I really do just have 1 or 2. That 5th time though, really bothers me. My husband worries about my safety and wants me to just not even touch the stuff. He doesnt like alcohol. He never has. He might enjoy a specialty beer now and then, but never more than one. I wonder if he’s so hard on me because he doesnt even know what its like to be truly drunk. No matter what I’m hoping that I can be a responsible drinker, like so many normal adults.