This blog feels a little lonely when I do all the talking. I’d love to hear about your struggles with addiction. Maybe you’ve never shared your story before, maybe you’re still hiding the drinking problem.
That’s ok.
Just leave a comment below. You don’t need to use your real name. You will be helping me and other readers too. We need to do this together.
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I’ve been catching up on reading your blogs. I’m 28 , and a stay at home dad. I’ve kept drinking as private as possible, except for the really bad days when I was out to show the world how drunk I was . My first three years of drinking was immediately a 12 pack Monday through Sunday , and then an 8 month break for a second deployment. I returned and in 2014 is when my tolerance just kept going up. 4 thirty packs a week is what I ultimately wound up drinking , eventually leaving me bed ridden. I became a stay at home dad and continued to struggle with it. I’ve done all the stupid things that comes with it etc, and tried quitting numerous times. I finally went back to work and definitely realized how non functional I had become. I woke up from my last hangover that lasted three long anxiety filled days and said enough is enough. So here I am!!!
Thanks for sharing. I totally understand the stay at home dad part. I was with the kids the last year pretending to work from home, while actually draining a case of beer every day.
I mentioned I keep the drinking private . I am actually open with my brother who drinks just as much , but isn’t wanting to quit . He’s really supportive , I.e. Keeping up with my days , not drinking around me or even talking about his drinks. Of course my wife is supportive as well. My step father has been sober 16 years. He went to AA for years and when I was younger I attended with him some. I knew better than to pick up alcohol haha! I just don’t feel comfortable talking to him about it. My mother passed away at 48 years old in 2012 , 4 weeks before I deployed. Other than that , I’ve only posted here, and keep to myself really. I feel like it’s my problem and the only way to get through it and stay positive and focus on my kids and the personal goals that I have, but it’s pretty cool to see I’m not alone . Keep posting!
I was in a similar stop but things eventfully blew up. I had a major breakdown and ended up 1700 miles away from my kids. That’s all before recovery.
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I would be delighted to. I believe the medical/professional/full of themselves community does not do this, or feels they cannot, enough. I am a doctor, in and out of ICUs and psych wards over a span of 20 years of alcohol dependence. Please let me know what this is all about. Thanks!