Posted by Greg on August 9, 2000, at 10:58:34
In reply to Problems with alcohol - help please!, posted by Lisa Simpson on August 9, 2000, at 7:26:55
Lisa,
Good morning! Wow, your story sounds VERY familiar. I am an alcoholic in recovery. I have been sober for 13 years. I too, thought I was keeping my disease from my family and was good at hiding it. But our families know when something is wrong, it just may take some time for them to tell us. There are many programs such as AA, Alcohol treatment facilities or therapy that can assist you with this problem. If you want to contact me at the e-mail above, I would be glad to help you locate some help.
You've made the biggest step possible in admitting that you have a problem. I'm not saying that I believe you are an alcoholic, I would never pass that judgement on anyone. But I hear that your concern is genuine. Alcohol can be a vicious monster for some people, and it sounds like it's rearing it's ugly head towards you.
Please, if there is anything I can do, don't hesitate to ask. Whatever you decide to do, I hope you'll stay in touch with me and let me know how it goes. I will be thinking about you a lot.
Hugs,
Greg> I have a real problem with alcohol. Does anyone know of anything that could help me stop wanting to drink myself into oblivion every night? I have a husband and a seven year old daughter, who don't know how bad I am, as I've got quite good at hiding when I'm drunk. It's starting to get really out of hand - I used to drink about half a litre of spirit a night, but recently I've started having sneaky drinks in the morning too, so I'm getting into real trouble. Any suggestions would be really welcome.
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