The story behind my name - No I don’t think I’m a ten, I just let a free bar get the better of me.A few years ago me and a friend went to a work function in a city we weren’t familiar with in a restaurant we wouldn’t normally be able to afford a starter in. We thought we arriving fashionably late but it turned out we were the first to arrive.... See More »
Those knowledgeable about alcohol and its medical effects, why would someone who drinks heavily daily from 3-10pm never get shakes between 10pm and 3pm the next day?
Hard to resist alcohol. AdviceI find it hard to resist alcohol. Right now having anti depressants which isn't good to mix with alcohol. So I just had 2 sips, then put the beer in the fridge for later. I just wonder what it is I'm supposed to do? Anyone got the same problem?
Sober for 5 years this yearThis isn’t a sad story. I don't need anyone to feel bad for me. I do appreciate the thought but it isn't necessary I often read stories about people feeling fragile many years after they quit drinking. Those are the people who we should feel bad... See More »
Three months soberI collected a new "chip" on Monday. I feel less of a fraud now. There was a young girl, new mother, at the meeting and arguing (with herself mostly) that she wasn't an alcoholic despite drinking three bottles wine on Sunday after promising she... See More »
I'm Angela; alcoholic.I said it for the first time last night. And it's OK. I'm not OK but it's OK to not be OK. A good friend took me to a meeting last night. She'd taken me before a while back but when they all went around introducing themselves I muttered "Pass".... See More »
