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My Alcohol Addiction

[b]I don't drink every day.[/b]

I typically drink 4 to 5 beers, when I do drink. These are each 1.15 liters, and contain 4.7 percent alcohol each. There is 460 calories in each beer.

I tried switching to stronger alcohol, but bottomed a liter of vodka, and still craved more, one evening.

This last month's time, I've been doing well, only drinknig about once a week. I would typically drink 2 to 3 times a week in the past.

The way I drink does not sound like the way of a typical alcoholic, but it is very dangerous I believe, and I do lack control. I have gotten chronic pancreatitis, along with other physical health issues, due to my poor drinking habits over time. I can not stop drinking once I start.

I started drinking when I was 13 years old, and started drinking by myself when I was 18 years old (and moved out of my parents place, since I became an adult).

In the beginning, I didn't drink much in one evening, but the amount grew over time, and I couldn't keep a job, mainly due to hangovers, even though I got many offers. I ended up in the hospital multiple times, and got injected with B-vitamins.

I have astmatic bronchitis, and can't control how much I smoke during drinking, no matter how hard I try. The drinking makes my lifestyle more docile due to constant hangovers, and I end up smoking too much whilst sitting in front of a computer screen.

You may not realize it, but one can have a serious addiction on something as "soft" as beer. You may not realize it, but often when I am writing here, and I seem clear, I am heavily under the influence of alcohol, and my words do not portray my true self at all.
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GrinNude · 61-69, C
In Buddhism there are 5 precepts which are somewhat similar to our 10 commandments. Except, instead of calling them sins, they refer to these behaviors as obstacles to joy. The use of intoxicants is one of these obstacles to joy. Ernie