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sober period
Hey, I'm new to this forum.
I've had alcohol issues for some years now. I always drink friday, saturday and sunday, pretty much binge drinking, going on from the point where I wake up, untill I fall asleep. Then I will usually have a day in the middle of the week where I drink as well.
I manage to get through what I have to do so far, when it comes to school and stuff (I'm 21). But of course it's becoming a problem, otherwise I wouldn't have written here.
Like the other day I was very hungover on a monday, so I thought, the only way to get me through the day would be to take a drink. (I had a bottle of whiskey). Only, I ended up drinking the entire bottle throughout the day. I was hungover for days after that.
It was not the first time something like that happened.
Of course nobody knows about this stuff, and I feel ashamed of it and always promise myself that it won't happen again, wich it does, sooner or later.
Like I said, I have realised that it's becoming a problem, it really messes up my life. I can't focus on school properly because I'm tired or hungover so much of the time. I allso have panic-attacks and they become worse when I drink.
I was thinking that I would have a long sober period now, to get myself back together. I haven't had anything to drink in almost a week now, wich is a lot to me.
Anyway, I have nobody to talk to about this, so I just wanted to vent.
I've had alcohol issues for some years now. I always drink friday, saturday and sunday, pretty much binge drinking, going on from the point where I wake up, untill I fall asleep. Then I will usually have a day in the middle of the week where I drink as well.
I manage to get through what I have to do so far, when it comes to school and stuff (I'm 21). But of course it's becoming a problem, otherwise I wouldn't have written here.
Like the other day I was very hungover on a monday, so I thought, the only way to get me through the day would be to take a drink. (I had a bottle of whiskey). Only, I ended up drinking the entire bottle throughout the day. I was hungover for days after that.
It was not the first time something like that happened.
Of course nobody knows about this stuff, and I feel ashamed of it and always promise myself that it won't happen again, wich it does, sooner or later.
Like I said, I have realised that it's becoming a problem, it really messes up my life. I can't focus on school properly because I'm tired or hungover so much of the time. I allso have panic-attacks and they become worse when I drink.
I was thinking that I would have a long sober period now, to get myself back together. I haven't had anything to drink in almost a week now, wich is a lot to me.
Anyway, I have nobody to talk to about this, so I just wanted to vent.
I have a question
I chaired a meeting for the first time last night. During the meeting there was a young man who I'm thinking has mental issues and maybe not alcohol issues. I asked him to share and all he talked about what how before he got into a car accedent he was a national champion snowboarder and was headed to the olimpics bla bla bla (nothing about his drinking) Anyway we later pass the basket around and people put in their money and as the basket is passed back I see him holding a $5.00 under his hand as he slowly moves the basket. He looked right at me and I looked at the people around him and I know I am not the only one who saw him take that money and put it in his pocket. One of the men who saw it has been sober for 35 years and I am sitting there thinking (do I say something)? I watched to see what the others did and no one did anything.
It upsets me that he did this and it sort of upsets me that I did nothing. Should I have called him on it and told him to put it back? My thought was that the next time I chair, if he is there I might make the tobic about accontabilty and without calling him out mention that people should say thier amends for things such as taking money frome a collection basket, even as lettle as $5.00. Then call on him first. I'm not sure that is a good idea either but I feel like I need to do something.
I honestly think this kid is just playing games and wanting attention however he can get it. It was almost like he wanted me to call him on it because he never stopped looking at me while he was doing it and he knew I saw what he did.
Anyway, anyone have any thoughts on how I could have better handled it?
Thanks
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It upsets me that he did this and it sort of upsets me that I did nothing. Should I have called him on it and told him to put it back? My thought was that the next time I chair, if he is there I might make the tobic about accontabilty and without calling him out mention that people should say thier amends for things such as taking money frome a collection basket, even as lettle as $5.00. Then call on him first. I'm not sure that is a good idea either but I feel like I need to do something.
I honestly think this kid is just playing games and wanting attention however he can get it. It was almost like he wanted me to call him on it because he never stopped looking at me while he was doing it and he knew I saw what he did.
Anyway, anyone have any thoughts on how I could have better handled it?
Thanks
D
