You know you're an alcoholic when...

[TheNewMe]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

...when you wake in the morning and find you have a cut up foot and blood has been walked all round the house and is all over the beige carpet.
Later you find a smashed fish bowl on the garage floor and vaguely remember kicking it in a drunken rage.
Later still you a have a recollection of 2 police officers standing at the foot of your bed in the middle of the night and asking what the crying had been about and where all the blood had come from.
Being too drunk and hungover the whole of the next day to even get to the hospital for stitches.
My foot is a mess still - one year later - but it's one hell of a reminder.

This thread is good to read.
None of it is anything to be proud of but realising others have the same catalogue of crazy experiences as you helps to lift a bit of the guilt.
For me, the guilt and disgust I feel after some drunken escapades hits me so hard that I can't think about recovering....I just want to cease to exist. So relieving some of that burden with others doesn't change the seriousness of it, but it does help me get out of the past and be hopeful of the future.

[Frequent Traveler]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Waking up thinking it was Sunday and realizing it was Monday, that's scary.

[klingsor]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

you put a clown's orange wig on when an officer is asking you for your Id card.

forgot to add: officer with another five, came home at 2:00 am during the week because the neighbours called because of the noise you were making.

[nollie]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

You get diagnosed with breast cancer. All the research you read tells you that alcohol consumption makes it more likely you will get breast cancer in the first place, that tumours tend to grow more quickly, drinking significantly decreases your chances of survival and increases your chances that your cancer will come back. So you buy another bottle of wine.

[dexterhead]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Oh my god, Nollie, I am so sorry. Please stick around with us ... this is a wonderfully supportive group :l

[startingover]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Hi Nollie, it sounds like you have just had a huge shock? Big hugs to you. Like Dexter says, please stick around. This place is amazing and sometimes it helps just to talk about stuff.
I look forward to seeing you around the boards soon.

[byebyebridgetjones]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Jeez Nollie. What's the next step ? Do you know what stage the cancer is at ?
Stick around and hopefully we can be a bit of support for you.
Bridget.

[JackieClaire]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Hi Nollie,

Welcome. You're in a good safe place now. Stick around and let us get to know you.
We're all in this together.

J x
:l

[Spectra]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Nollie, my Mum (an alcoholic) had breast cancer this last year, it's been a tough year, but it's been worth it she's still with us.

Hang on in there, you'll be okay.

S

[nollie]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Next step? Knock the booze on the head. (I've had the tumour out, start chemo next week, followed by radiotherapy after that - with any luck if I'm feeling ropey I won't want to drink). I'll post my story when I get two minutes of peace without a house full of kids peering over my shoulder. Thanks for the enouragement. I'm really glad I've found you all - you seem like a lovely bunch.

[DriftyAlison0]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

marbella;440893 wrote: This is going to totally disgust you all, but seeing as I had to be disgusted by it, I don't see why everyone else should get away with it and besides it is a good reminder of how low people actually sink with this.

Someone who I know has had a very serious problem for years, and he finally went to AA two years ago and managed to quit. After staying dry for 2 years, he decided it would be a good idea to move back to Spain from the UK...bad move. He soon began drinking again- now if I thought my drinking was bad it was nothing on his- he would drink 24 cans of beer during the night (while sleeping) and a bottle of sherry for breakfast, just to get him in the mood for the real days drinking.

His wife was trying desperately to remove all his means of getting alcohol, and throwing it away. After one of his binges he told me when he was sick, he would vomit in a jar then drink it because he couldn't bear to waste any alcohol.

You really know you're an alcoholic when you drink your vomit.

I have found a youtube video of a guy drinking his vomit. Won't post the link in fear that I may cause ppl to vomit.

[MonaCat]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Bumping up this thread cause it's a good read !

[brittzak]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

That is so disgusting. I have heard of just about everything...even done some disgusting things myself, but OMG drinking vomit. God bless him. That breaks my heart.

[Wannabsober]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

you know when...

At work on Monday your boss says "I guess you did some celebrating on Saturday?" and I have no idea what she is talking about, then she says "well you called me and you were wasted!" At that moment I barely remember calling her... I have no idea what I said to this day and when I think about it my stomach turns.

[Wannabsober]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

and...

and in the same weekend you post on Facebook some rude drunken comment for everyone in your life to see!