Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

[Entity]

When i drink, i isolate myself from others, partly because i'm ashamed and i don't want them to see me drunk. I wonder if you do this aswell?

[Cinders]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Hi, Entity. I don't believe we've met. Welcome to MWO.

Yes, I did. I have read that women alcoholics in particular tend to isolate. Although, I believe all late stage alcoholics do because they have no choice. Their drinking is 24/7, like mine was.

Have you been to the Newbies Nest? Met some friends?

Cindi

[Entity]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Cinders;1573965 wrote: Hi, Entity. I don't believe we've met. Welcome to MWO.

Yes, I did. I have read that women alcoholics in particular tend to isolate. Although, I believe all late stage alcoholics do because they have no choice. Their drinking is 24/7, like mine was.

Have you been to the Newbies Nest? Met some friends?

Cindi

i've been to the need help asap and gotten some great support and help, i would call them my friends. Helpfull and nice, i believe i've been to the newbies nest though, but it was like 4 years ago. Do you know why women alcoholics in particular tend to isolate? I'm not one but i wonder

[Luckyflower]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Hi Entity,
I live alone and that's exactly what I used to do. Buy the bottle and go home and get fu**d up. I posted before that I think that single people have a better way of hiding the problem cause no one can see them in the act. Also posted that it is living a double life cause no one knows. I even rotated between the liquor stores.

[Bashley]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Isolation

Oh yes Entity... every time.
It?s all part of this damned disease and the stigma attached to it not only in the minds of others but in our own minds too.

We fool ourselves into thinking that if we drink alone and shun other people & family, they won?t know that we are drinking again. Rubbish! Have you ever smelt the alcohol on someone?s breath when you?ve not had a drink for a couple of months? You can smell them at 5 yards!!

Take care Entity and welcome to MWO. You are not alone.

Nice to see you again Cindy. It?s been a while.

[Cinders]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Bashley!!! OMG, how are you doing my friend? It is wonderful to see you!!

[Cinders]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Entity,

For women, I believe it is just safety. I know I didn't want to be out and about by myself drunk. A target.

Cindi

[Bashley]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Nice to see you too my fine feathered friend from Alabama.

I?m fine Cindy and I see from your notes, (correct me if I?m wrong) that you have been sober since March - Good for you!!

I posted today to Entity but am not very good at navigating through the MWO labarynth. But my recent battle would be in recent posts in the Members List I think.

Must dash. I?ll check back later.

[Kradle123]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Hi Entity and :welcome:
For me its a combination of experience and frugalness...experience being I know tat if I am out and about I will eventually reach a point where thing upsets me and I get very argumentative and self righteous...not pretty believe me

And if I am home...I'm not paying for atmosphere and overpriced drinks. After a while the setting becomes irrelevant anyway and it becomes all about ordering the next drink before last call and getting my world shattering point across to the person I am talking to who could care less...probably as hammered as I am...

These 2 reasons for me are top of the list why I wouldn't go out there again....

Glad you found us. :l

[SoberSoul]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Most of my drinking was done at home too. No where to drive, no one to be sensible in front of. When alone, alcohol can trick you into thinking that it is keeping you company when actually it's keeping you from being with company. Little bastard that it is!!

[MossRose]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Hi Entity. Yes - I was an at-home-alone drinker, and isolated myself. It was a slow death. Glad you are here. You are no longer isolated. You have us.

[Wine-no!]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

I asked my husband if he misses his drinking buddy (I quit AL six weeks ago tomorrow) and he said that in the end, I wasn't really his drinking buddy and that I just wanted to be on my own... and didn't want to stop....

So I guess I can safely say that I preferred drinking on my own and isolated myself as a result.

Welcome to MWO xx

[broken halo]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

Hi Entity. Boy did I isolate myself. Just me and the wine. Besides, I didn't want anyone to know how truly weak I was when it came to alcohol.

Loved this from Sober Soul :

Most of my drinking was done at home too. No where to drive, no one to be sensible in front of. When alone, alcohol can trick you into thinking that it is keeping you company when actually it's keeping you from being with company. Little bastard that it is!!

So true!

[HopingCarnations]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

I'm an isolated drinker. Last time I went to a bar was almost 2 years ago, but I've managed to drink almost every day since. I wait until my boyfriend leaves for work, get my kids what they need, and drink alone in my room. It's horrible going to bed every night and waking up every morning wishing I could stop. Days I don't have the kids I'll drink as early as 9am if I'm alone at home. I don't answer my phone, I don't call anyone back while I'm drinking. I love the support here, and have actually been doing a lot better, not drinking as often, and soon I know I can overcome this addiction and it will just be a thing in the past and I can do all the things I WANT and NEED to do, without alcohol in the way. f***ing alcohol has ruined my life for way too long and I can't take it anymore. It's my life, and I want to be AF!

[gettinitright]

Anyone else isolate them when drinking?

I isolated for safety reasons. Every time I drink in public something seems to happen. Shame is the second reason. I wont even open my door or answer the phone when drinking.