You know you're an alcoholic when...

[akgirl]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

stellatoshine;730973 wrote: i panick that i havnt got enough wine to see me through when im only 1/4 way through the first (or second) bottle. i feel happy n secure when i know theres bottles in abundance

I know that feeling

[Doggygirl]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

I knew I was an alkie when I heard someone talking about a get together where they (SHOCKERS!!) made a pitcher of marguritas at (SHOCKERS!!) 11AM!! I was wondering why they waited so long. And I KNEW I would have already had something AL to drink long before that blender was fired up, and I would have been working to hide it.

ETA: That's only one of the.....oh.....ZILLIONS of times where I finally realized I'm an alkie.

DG

[brightlite]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

ancon;718376 wrote: Wow. This thread is amazing! Took me 2 days to read through the whole thing.

...when you are out with your husband and meet some new people and you get so drunk you think it is ok to start drinking the leftovers and still half-full glasses of everyone else's drinks!

...when you lose your job and you and your husband decide to "cut down" on frivolous spending. Your idea of cutting back is to buy a case of 2-buck chuck (that's 2 dollar bottles of wine for those who aren't familiar with Trader Joes) instead of the more expensive ones at the grocery store.

Yup, know it well! Around here it is 3 buck chuck.

[Spectra]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

You're the only person you know who sobers up after a couple of drinks...

S.

[maslow23]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Got this one off Robin Williams (admitted alcoholic) who I saw live awhile back:

You know you're an alcoholic when you wake up in the morning and say "hey, someone shit in my pants".

[Boston Bean]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

You know you're an alcoholic when .. when your so sick you miss your Godmothers funeral cause your to sick, you fail to take your grandson for the weekend because your to sick. You drink around the clock. I know I have a huge problem with alcohol. This has to STOP
BB

[wine no more]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

1.) Trying to jump over a tall wrought iron fence to get into a bar and getting the upper leg of my jeans stuck in the top poker part. Literally hanging by my ass on the patio. A guy came over and lifted me off. Spent the rest of the night showing my ripped jeans which showcased my floral granny underwear. I was 24 at the time.

2.) Getting hit by a car as a pedestrian when I ran across the street to get in a different cab. I was very drunk but remembered saying this is how I am going to die as I rolled on top of the hood and smashed into the windshield and landed on the ground on my back. Sat with paramedics for 30 minutes and it was determined that I was so limber because of all the alcohol that it saved my life. I truly believe my angels saved me.

3.)Still didn't quit drinking.

4.)Had too much wine one XMAS eve and everyone went to bed before me and I was to put out the Santa gifts. I passed out and woke up at 3:30pm and stumbled around to get everything out. The kids were 3 and 6. A low moment as a parent.

5.) Driving to get more wine just in case I needed it after already started in....can't believe I wasn't arrested or hurt anyone.

6.) Jumping on top of a bar and performing a strip tease. I was 37 and most of the patrons were barely 21. I heard someone say - "Look at that old lady. That's just sad."

7.) Chipping my front tooth on a wine bottle trying to drink it in the back of a some guy's pick up after wedding reception.

8.) Jumping on stage with the band and stealing the lead singer's microphone and singing to the crowd. Then I was shown to the door. My friends were not happy.

9.) Missing kids soccer games, etc. due to "Illness."

[aspman]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

omg, what a thread!

sent a very nasty text to breakup with girlfriend 'b' , explained all the good times i had had with girl 'a'.
realy rubed her nose in my fithy 2week fling, however I so smashed and al screwed up, sent to her brother instead who promptly passed it on the both girls, and every mutual friend we had.
This was a long time ago( at least 5 years...lol),and i regret it. I will see most of them this weekend at a 20yr school reunion... gulp.

[tiptronic_ct]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Aspy, this is one of the BEST threads

I've read it from cover to cover - at least twice!

[aspman]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

just finishe it in one sitting,lol and they are paying me...

ok, another.
I work for a medical device company. one day I was opperator of our sterliser(very large gas chamber)
and i realized i had started the machine without fully clamping the door.
Now, you might say, "asp, we all know that gas chambers work on negative pressue, and once stated you couldnt open the door if you wanted to'.Well this is corect, however it is a sobering thought, (no pun) that the sterilent we use is so explosive in the presence of oxegen that our little 40kg bottle would take out 500meters square if it went boom.

not gunna happen, but still!!!

[DriftyAlison0]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

vlad;357840 wrote: ...you search for images of vodka on Google.

Oh how embarrassing!!! A colleague caught me as well...

I have looked up pictures of beer before as well as mixed drinks.

[UrbanFool]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

brittzak;353229 wrote: When you find yourself upside down in a Ford Explorer with rescue busting your window and you have no idea how you got there.
When you wake-up the next morning with a huge gash in your head that requires 18 stitches and have no idea what the hell happened.
When you wake-up so hung over you start drinking again to make the pain go away.

Oh gosh. I woke up with a black eye once, and had been at home and had no idea how I got it. I had to walk around the entire house before I decided I must've run into the handlebar of my stair step machine because it was the right height. It was pretty embarrassing to have to explain that to people at work for the following week.

[beautifulred]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Wine no More

I can relate to the "look at the old lady"....still trying to be fun and 18:upset::upset::upset:
Not in the era...and certainly not as fun anymore.:l

[shirazgirl]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Stopping at the convenient market to get gas, starting the pump, going inside to buy water, coming out, taking the pump out of the car and realizing the gas was still pouring out. Continuing to wave it around thinking it was broke while gasoline was flying everwhere before another customer pointed out to me that the car wasn't full when I took it out and was just continuing to pump. Yeah. I didn't look like an idiot.

[UrbanFool]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

shirazgirl;764968 wrote: Stopping at the convenient market to get gas, starting the pump, going inside to buy water, coming out, taking the pump out of the car and realizing the gas was still pouring out. Continuing to wave it around thinking it was broke while gasoline was flying everwhere before another customer pointed out to me that the car wasn't full when I took it out and was just continuing to pump. Yeah. I didn't look like an idiot.

Oh man! There's no way that could happen here. You must not have safeties on your pumps in Conn. (This is probably one reason our gasoline costs so much.)