Hi, I am a 51 year old female alcholic. I was diagnosed with End-Stage Liver disease, Cirrosius, and fatty liver when I was 45. With the assistance of a great physician, a lot of medication and substaining drinking, I have some how managed to still be part of the living. As I have relapsed more than onece in this period of time, I still attempt to retain sobriety, often question "Why" "I" drink and wonder if I will be ever be looked at as an alcholic that still tries!
Prior to being diagnosed I did enter a thirty day in house treatment program, ( not because I had to... no legal, fianacial woes). I honestly would wish alcholisim noir liver disease on anyone.
I do have a question that if someone is out there that could help me with........I am a self atmitted alcholic.... I dont' pretent to try to stay sober....although I am. It really is somedays WORK.....
(1) Am I the only one that feels that anytime something goes wrong, I step on a crack, ( find my humor please) or just had a bad day...... Will the first response ALWAYS be..... are you drinking?
I am certainly not trying to downplay the effects of alcholism to myself. love ones or family. But clearly, this kind of thinking is a negative to my continues survival... I honesly wish I could help another avoid the devestation thet alcholisim can do. Please fee free to contact me if I cna help you.. But I would like to hear some responses to my question....
Live well
Prior to being diagnosed I did enter a thirty day in house treatment program, ( not because I had to... no legal, fianacial woes). I honestly would wish alcholisim noir liver disease on anyone.
I do have a question that if someone is out there that could help me with........I am a self atmitted alcholic.... I dont' pretent to try to stay sober....although I am. It really is somedays WORK.....
(1) Am I the only one that feels that anytime something goes wrong, I step on a crack, ( find my humor please) or just had a bad day...... Will the first response ALWAYS be..... are you drinking?
I am certainly not trying to downplay the effects of alcholism to myself. love ones or family. But clearly, this kind of thinking is a negative to my continues survival... I honesly wish I could help another avoid the devestation thet alcholisim can do. Please fee free to contact me if I cna help you.. But I would like to hear some responses to my question....
Live well
"(1) Am I the only one that feels that anytime something goes wrong, I step on a crack, ( find my humor please) or just had a bad day...... Will the first response ALWAYS be..... are you drinking?"
Hi, I don't know if I can answer that question for you. I think it all depends on your relationship with your friends and the people who know you. At the time I quit drinking I was consuming 5 to 7 whiskey and waters every evening. When I quit, all my friends knew I did and there was no question about it. I can't recall an instance when anyone questioned if I started again.
About a year after I quit, a group I was in was setting up a party and someone had to go the liquor store to pick up the booze for about 200 guests. They asked me to go because I was the only one they trusted to not make some of it disappear on the way. One of my friends used to introduce me to others as "this is XXXXXXX, he quit drinking (date). He did the same when I quit smoking. I think he was more proud of me than I was. His father was dieing of lung cancer at the time.
I have no desire to drink, and I'm not worried that I will start again. I have drunk the toast at several gatherings where it was appropriate, without fear of it setting me off again. I hate Champagne anyway.
I didn't go to any meetings or send in the empty bottle caps, I just quit ----- because I decided to. I understand the theory behind Bill's program but I had no use for it. I even find myself disagreing with some of it. I feel that calling yourself an alcoholic is very negative and demeaning to yourself. After quitting, why on earth would a person want to go around saying such a negative thing about themselves? I think it's self defeating.
Well, that was a long time ago when I was 41. I'll be 70 in a couple months.
I want to wish you well.
Hi, I don't know if I can answer that question for you. I think it all depends on your relationship with your friends and the people who know you. At the time I quit drinking I was consuming 5 to 7 whiskey and waters every evening. When I quit, all my friends knew I did and there was no question about it. I can't recall an instance when anyone questioned if I started again.
About a year after I quit, a group I was in was setting up a party and someone had to go the liquor store to pick up the booze for about 200 guests. They asked me to go because I was the only one they trusted to not make some of it disappear on the way. One of my friends used to introduce me to others as "this is XXXXXXX, he quit drinking (date). He did the same when I quit smoking. I think he was more proud of me than I was. His father was dieing of lung cancer at the time.
I have no desire to drink, and I'm not worried that I will start again. I have drunk the toast at several gatherings where it was appropriate, without fear of it setting me off again. I hate Champagne anyway.
I didn't go to any meetings or send in the empty bottle caps, I just quit ----- because I decided to. I understand the theory behind Bill's program but I had no use for it. I even find myself disagreing with some of it. I feel that calling yourself an alcoholic is very negative and demeaning to yourself. After quitting, why on earth would a person want to go around saying such a negative thing about themselves? I think it's self defeating.
Well, that was a long time ago when I was 41. I'll be 70 in a couple months.
I want to wish you well.