You know you're an alcoholic when...

[Nursie]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Let's see, I have a few doozies....

When you receive a call from a Pastor saying he is returning your call, and you have no recollection of calling him in the first place. But now wouldn't be a good time to sort it out either because you are yet again, drunk as a skunk. You make something up that you know he doesn't believe but he gracefully lets you off the phone.

When it actually crosses your polluted mind for a second that it might be ok to leave your sleeping child at home while you drive down the road to buy more wine. Thank you GOD for stopping those thoughts.

When you want to punch someone dead in their face for spilling your last drink.

When you resent people who have a dinner party and only have one bottle of wine (the small bottle) for 4 people. I learned never to show up anywhere without alcohol as a "gift". That was pure torture.

And PS, when we talk about a bottle of wine on here, are we talking the small or big bottle? Because I'm talking about the Big Boy. lol, I digress....

[she]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

you know you're an alcoholic

When you spend years and lots of money trying to get your brother to quit drinking, saying all the right things to him and then opening a bottle yourself. Seeing him in hospital, bloated, his insides full of holes from alcohol, losing so much blood, and dying. And still opening a bottle.

I'm new here and it's been inspirational reading the posts. I don't know if it's coincidence but everyone sounds lovely, so much humour and kindness. Maybe being flawed isn't a totally bad thing.

[Struggles 106]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Not to be harsh

BUT I think this is WAY beyond probelm drinking. I learmed not to quibble about labels.
I disagree with the alcoholic label and the notion that one must "recover" for freaking ever-
Just stop and move on-FAR easier said than done I know

[looking for peace]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

She, is your brother ok now? That sounds really horrible. I know I posted on this thread before. Here are some more from my past:

Buying the 4 pack of small wine bottles. Telling yourself that you will only drink one. 10 minutes later,
Only 2. 15 minutes later, only 3. 30 minutes later, O what the heck... I can't just leave that single bottle in the case all by itself.

Same thing with the big bottles..... Only - just 1/4 bottle, just a half and so on. I could NEVER leave an opened bottle alone. I would spill the remainder out rather than just leave it in the fridge. It's like the half full bottle literally calls my name.

[mama bear]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

when you consider suicide cause you just can't stop.....

[Supercrew]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

When you are already wasted from drinking all day on the golf course, and you are supposed to stay home that evening and watch your child because your wife is going to see a movie with her friends, and she takes your keys and your wallet so you can not leave the house and get more booze. So you tell your child that you are taking the dog for a walk and will be back in a little while, and he says, "but Dad, it's raining, (but you convince him the dog has to potty outside), and then you walk 2 miles in the dark rain to the liquor store, convince the clerk to call the owner of the store so you can establish credit, "because you forgot your wallet", andd the clerk does and you purchase a big bottle of vodka and a 12 pack of beer, and walk back home in the dark rain and drink it all and pass out before the wife gets home at 11PM.

Where there was a will there was a way. If I would even put half the effort/can do attitude, towards work or a job or a hobby that I did towards getting drunk I would be a very rich and famous person for my ingenuity and perserverance! Im glad I use my powers for good and not getting drunk now!

[mama bear]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

WOW supercrew....sounds scarily familiar

[Supercrew]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

I just found this thread mama bear, and I am amazed at how many of the things on here that I did over and over when I was drinking...yet I didn't think I had a problem.

I am grateful and fortunate I found my way.

[mama bear]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

me too love!!

[looking for peace]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

I just remembered this one since I was thinking about those 4 pack small bottles of wine:

Those 4 pack bottles are just the right size to put 2 or 3 in your purse for when you go out to dinner with your husband and kids (the plastic ones don't even clink). That way you look like you're nursing only one drink at the table while you use the bathroom a couple of times to drink some more.

[Supercrew]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

I had the habit of pouring vodka into Big Gulps, Gatorade bottles, and water bottles. I even occasionally filled my sports drink bottle before hand and left them in the fridge to chill until one day my youngest son opened a bottle and said, "Dad, this drink tastes weird"....I felt sick to my stomach, told him "son, that must have gone bad", and found an old cooler to store them on ice so no one would accidently find my "special bottles". I was a sick puppy!

[she]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

Looking for peace - my brother died last year, I listened to the surgeon after an emergency op to stop him bleeding from his bowels telling me how his gut was full of holes, apparently that's what alcohol does. They stopped it but a couple of days later it started again and he bled to death. Should be a lesson right? I'm on the small bottle kick right now so can relate to what you said. So pleased to have found this place, so many understanding people - thank you.

[Boh]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

You are so blacked out you actually order the Alcohol and Addictions Cure book off of the TV commercial.

[DriftyAlison0]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

BTW not me (in the wasted bit).

When you have to use your wasted friend just to help you walk.......well you both help each other walk because your so wasted, and your sober friend is talking to herself (and not being too loud, but it was audible a little) that she is so glad to be sober and that she doesn't miss it one bit and neither of you look at her weird for talking to herself because your so busy trying to walk and not fall down.

[DriftyAlison0]

You know you're an alcoholic when...

You know that your an alcoholic when even as a big person, you can drink around 20 shots, and beer and wake up the next day alive but with a major hangover (not me)

When you have to have 3-4 shots and a mixed drink, with your beer just to get the same drunkenness that not even a year ago, the beer alone would have done the trick (me)