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Post by ava on Dec 18, 2005 0:57:11 GMT -5
I drink every day, a good portion of the time to the extent of becoming completely plastered. When I'm sad, I drink, or angry, or tired, or bored, or anything really, I drink to cope. If I can't get good drinks (or can't afford enough), I just make my own. I go through about half a jug of hard liquor (rum or bourbon) and about a gallon of homemade wine per week, which even /I/ think is excessive. I've missed multiple classes because of my drinking, and one test and several quizzes, which has hurt my grades. But, I don't want to give up my alcohol, I just want to figure out how to control it, or compensate for it, so that the good effects outweigh the bad.
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Post by ava on Dec 18, 2005 1:25:27 GMT -5
I'm drinking as I write this (shaddup >.<) and what was once enough to get me completely plastered I now barely even feel.
fiddlesticksing hell
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Post by Skylarking on Dec 18, 2005 1:37:46 GMT -5
=( *hugs ava* Does your school have any drug or alcohol programs you could get involved with? You could slowly cut down on drinking, first and foremost so that you are not drinking (or sleeping from drinking) when you are supposed to be in class. Don't allow yourself to drink except for weekends. Other than that I am also developing a bit of an alcohol dependancy, so I don't know what to say. =/
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Post by ava on Dec 18, 2005 1:44:14 GMT -5
I'm sure they do, but I really don't want my school to be knowing I have issues with alcohol, or that I use it all, since our campus is supposed to be completely alcohol-free and I won't even reach the drinking age for another 3 years. I've been trying to cut back on drinking (and I /have/ cut back on drugs), but it doesn't really seem to be enough; I think I'd die if I could only drink on weekends, especially when all the days run together and weekends dont seem all that different from regular days.
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Post by Skylarking on Dec 18, 2005 1:49:54 GMT -5
Ah, right. You go to a Christian school, right? There may be other, confidential programs in your community which can provide you with tips and resources. And it can take time to see noticable change when cutting down on drinking. In fact, it usually does.
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Post by ava on Dec 18, 2005 1:55:15 GMT -5
what was once enough to get me completely plastered I now barely even feel. I lied; i'm feeling it when I moved, but it's not affecting my typing hardly at all. I tried to walk to the kitchen a minute ago and just barely made it. huzzah for parents who are sleeping and/or don't give a fiddlesticks. re the confidential programness, I'm sure my town has a chapter of AA or something, but I'd rather deal with this on my own. |
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Post by Skylarking on Dec 18, 2005 1:57:19 GMT -5
You don't need to join the program, but you could still go in all stealth like and steal some pamphlets.
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Post by rosey on Dec 18, 2005 11:18:53 GMT -5
hm...try Colleen's advice. And maybe you could convince yourself to only let you drink every other day (to start with)? And then cut back to twice a week after awhile. I dunno. Maybe, if you trust your roommate enough, have your roommate hide the alcohol when she isn't there, and limit your intake when she is. Of course last time I talked to you (on teh phone) you AND her were both drunk....so yea. But um....*hugs* <3<3<3
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Post by ava on Dec 18, 2005 11:45:06 GMT -5
I lack stealth skillz, just ask ginni. my roommate is worse than me, well worse about getting caught whilst drinking even though she drinks less than me anyway. I don't want to cut back on my drinking  I want to drink more, even though I know I really shouldn't. |
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Post by Skylarking on Dec 18, 2005 13:22:48 GMT -5
Pfft, you have stealth. You are stealthava.
Maybe a change of scenery would suit you better, then. If you can't cut back on drinking with your current roommate around, then you could think about getting a new one.
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Post by hoarpumpkin on Dec 18, 2005 13:33:06 GMT -5
Perhaps just cut down a bit at first... don't allow yourself to drink until you've finished classes for the day and finished your homework, and then keep in mind that you've got classes the next day as well.
Maybe don't allow yourself to drink until a certain hour on weekends. This all sounds a bit like making it a reward, which isn't very good, but it may help you cut down.
and when you have the urge to drink, try doing something to keep your mind off it; as simple as chewing gum or some stretching or something
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Post by ava on Dec 20, 2005 16:47:38 GMT -5
I'm trying to cut back on the drinking and save most of my drinking for the weekends. We'll see how it goes.
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Post by shyguy420 on Jan 3, 2006 20:52:10 GMT -5
sounds like you are an alcholic. maybe you should go to an AA meeting. those are sweet. I love support groups
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Post by ava on Jan 3, 2006 21:33:33 GMT -5
huzzah, I have actually been drinking much less lately, although admittedly this is mainly because I have little access to anything other than ultra-crappy beer. And I lied about cutting down on drugs >.<
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Post by sex ees gud on Jan 3, 2006 22:18:07 GMT -5
yay for alcoholics! weeeeeee
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I want to drink more, even though I know I really shouldn't.
