Weekend Warrior

[Jimbo92]

Hello everyone. Literally just joined today. .

My problem is that whereas I don’t drink everyday, I have the fortnightly binge drink on the Saturday night. Sometimes it’s not even weekly I can go a few weeks if I have plans. However when I do drink, I don’t want to go home, I want to get as trashed as possible and it always results in the same morning after. I feel terrible, lethargic, and experience short term depression. It drags into the week following and affects my performance in my martial arts classes that I take. It also affects my diet and all sorts of other things.

I’ve tried a month sober before and smashed it. However it’s difficult to sustain this as my whole friendship group drink. Doing anything that doesn’t involve a bevvy is unthinkable. I feel like I’m the only one that’s conscious to this problem and that I’m battling this cultural norm. You know, like you’re some sort of weirdo for not wanting to drink.

I love the heat of the moment but I hate the mornings after. I’d love some of your own stories and feedback!

Thanks

[SoberDrunk1]

Welcome to the group. Have you considered support groups like AA. They use a book called Alcoholics Anoymous, its available on their web-site. You may want to read the chapter "More about alcoholism". They suggest 2 tests to determine if you are an alcoholic or not. Consider drinking a constant number drinks on each outing. That will determine if you have a physical craving or not. Most problem drinkers can readily identify with this. They usually go out of control most of the time or once in a while. The other test is to abstain from alcohol for about a year but watch how the mind operates. Does it get restless, irritable/Discontented or anxious, fearul........Most problem drinkers will not last few weeks/months. There mind will trick them into taking a drink. There are few short stories in the chapter to illustrate that "peculiar mental twist" the precedes the first drink.

[Isinatra]

Hi Jimbo. You say doing anything that isn’t a bevvy is unthinkable. That stops me right there. I’m not here to lecture. All I can do is present my story. There are many other stories as well as parts of mine to read if you scroll down through them. You might find something in them that you can relate to and get those wheels in your brain rolling and thinking more about your situation. This is a start and a good one. 🍀

[Jimbo92 in reply to Isinatra]

Hi. No that wasn’t worded very well. I mean I’m reference to my friendship circle. Like they don’t do anything apart from drink in their spare time 🤣 that’s half the problem. I haven’t got anyone to do any other activity with because they’re all drinkers