Does anyone else deal with binge drinking?
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I was a binge drinker always. My routine was as follows and this was at home mind you. I would grab a cider or beer and a bottle of 100 proof vodka, (my hard A of choice for the last 6 years or so). I’d take double shot after shot and chase it with my other drink. I’d keep going until I either passed out or decided to eat hours later and then pass out. If I was going out it would be the same routine until I was primed and then I’d drink anything and everything at the bar…
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I hate it after 6-7 days without a drink. I think I can have just one beer but that same thing happens I started smoking cigarettes, doing drugs and getting blackout drunk. I really want to break this habit
I’m sorry to say that if you are a binge drinker there will probably never be a time where you can be a “social drinker” unfortunately. Those of us that abuse alcohol have to make a decision in my opinion. Either continue down the same path which goes nowhere good, or choose to give it up and live a different life. I struggled with this decision for 10 years. I had to own up to the fact I was an alcoholic and that’s not easy to do. I was in denial for years.
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Definitely a binge drinker. I never knew when to stop. When my “hair of the dog” became 2 shots and 2 beers, before work no less, I knew it was time to say goodbye to my best friend forever.
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It’s hard to explain too my coworker,friends and parents that I can’t have one drink. I literally hate cigarettes and cocaine sober but after the first drink open season
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I am coming to the realization at 22 keep working on drilling rigs binging or cut alcohol out completely
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Does it count as binge drinking if you do it most every night?? I’ve always had an inability to stop at just one. I remember in my younger days the only way I would be able to stop drinking was when I started throwing up, usually in the middle of the bar because I didn’t have enough control to know it was coming and get up to go to the bathroom. As an older adult I didn’t throw up anymore but I would sit on my couch having drink after drink while I watched tv. As soon as I would take the last sip I would be up to refill. I know now that I will NEVER be able to be a “normal” drinker. I’ll never be able to have another drink in my life if I don’t want to kill myself.
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I was a binge drinker, as well. I’m a small framed woman and have been told that I drink like a man (not something to be proud of). I didn’t drink everyday but when I did, I was completely incapable of having just one and it took me down that dark road of doing things I normally wouldn’t do if I had been sober. I had to make the decision and admit to myself that I’m alcoholic and will never be able to drink like a normal person. 1 is too many and 1,000 is not enough. But sobriety gives me tools that even normal people will never have. (AA is more than just about not drinking) I know this disease may feel like a curse but it’s not. Good luck to you.
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Binge drinking by definition is not only drinking heavily for the intent purpose of becoming intoxicated, but drinking excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. For instance I’d put down about half a fifth and a six pack in less than an hour. Great for my liver I’m sure…
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If I had made the decision to be sober 8000 days ago at your age, I try to imagine how much more financially secure I would be. Multiply each of those days by $10 - $20 at least. Add some compound interest. Put your hard earned money into worthwhile causes. Your future security? An early retirement? Holidays and travel? Whatever your dreams may be…
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I have struggled with binge drinking. Life got hard and it became a frequent problem. Just remember the longer you go without alcohol in your recovery the worse you will feel the morning after drinking with less and less tolerance. I relapsed a few days ago and drank less than I did before trying to quit and I was MISERABLY sick the next day. Be safe and stay sober!
I was a really bad binge drinker, I’d most weeks start drinking on Friday and go through till at least Sunday morning. No eating or sleeping, then take a good few days to recover(depression/anxiety/sickness etc…) then comes Friday(payday) do it all again. Soooooo damaging, can’t go back to that ever. 12 days going strong.
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Yes. Me too. I hate it. Why I feel the need to go weeks without drinking to turn around and finish a bottle of vodka by myself is a mystery. I get bored. I get depressed. Its awful.
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Yep. I’m a binge drinker. Started as a teenager to deal with anxiety. Now I’m nearly 28 and I have had enough. Two nights ago I got so drunk that I blacked out…again…spent all day in bed yesterday feeling so embarrassed, anxious and depressed. No more. I can’t do this any more. I’ve ruined so many nights, said upsetting things, and made a fool of myself. Not to mention I feel so unhealthy. It’s not worth it.
As I got older, I’m only 37, the binges were shorter in time and less alcohol was drank. However, the feeling of guilt felt 10 times worse. And most times, I did not a thing wrong the night before. No fights, no arguments, no saying anything stupid. The one thing I guess I didn’t understand about alcohol is how much of a depressant it is for me. @AnxiouslyAware it sounds like maybe you are learning that too. Best of luck to you.
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I was a binge drinker who may not be drinking for month but as soon as I get that first drink I kept on drinking for days. For initial few days I used to go for work and after few passed out I would skip that too giving some excuse at work. Just waited when everybody left home and I can start my session again till the time I fell asleep. Checking my emails and text messages after drunk night was a routine for me. Just wanted that I have not sent any nonsense to anybody. I am 48 days sober now I kèep reminding myself that how I was and what might it could take away if I keep on drinking. There was a time when I felt that my wife and my kids will leave me and I will die alone. Man such a nightmare. I have a steady job, beautiful wife and fabulous kids and I am not going to loose them for so called alcohol. That’s something I keep reminding myself.
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This is what I deal with as well. For a while I have a few drinks every week until I go all out and get sick, do stupid things, and even if I don’t, like @Jimbo97 mentioned, the guilt is huge. The anxiety and guilt for me after a binge is even worse than the throwing up for a full day. The depression afterwards lasts at least 3 days. I’m learning that even if it doesn’t happen every single time I drink, it will 100% happen at some point and the only way to avoid it is to stay away from that first drink, and take it one day at a time.