I Am An Alcoholic
So, sober for many years now, thank goodness, and have just kinda realised the extent of my issues.
I go to AA meetings and such, from time to time, but generally have my own resolve to get through it all. Basically, the sentence ‘Another 9 months of drinking and you’ll be dead before the end of the year...’ works wonders......
Still, naivety does rule the roost sometimes.....
That was, until today.
Just chatting with a friend who is an addict counsellor about general things, y’know? Shooting the shit and stuff. Then the conversation came to my sobriety.
I mentioned my drinking habits, of like, 9 years, of which was practically 2 litres of vodka per day, every day....sometimes with a drop of wine thrown in too.
She stopped. Looked at me shocked....and I could see her thinking....
‘Y’Know, that’s around 80 units of alcohol a DAY.....which is....’ she stops to count ‘...about 560 units a WEEK! Fuckin’ hell, girl!’
She then went on to tell me that the UK recommend a WEEK is 20 units!
It...Has....blown.....my.....mind!
M x
I go to AA meetings and such, from time to time, but generally have my own resolve to get through it all. Basically, the sentence ‘Another 9 months of drinking and you’ll be dead before the end of the year...’ works wonders......
Still, naivety does rule the roost sometimes.....
That was, until today.
Just chatting with a friend who is an addict counsellor about general things, y’know? Shooting the shit and stuff. Then the conversation came to my sobriety.
I mentioned my drinking habits, of like, 9 years, of which was practically 2 litres of vodka per day, every day....sometimes with a drop of wine thrown in too.
She stopped. Looked at me shocked....and I could see her thinking....
‘Y’Know, that’s around 80 units of alcohol a DAY.....which is....’ she stops to count ‘...about 560 units a WEEK! Fuckin’ hell, girl!’
She then went on to tell me that the UK recommend a WEEK is 20 units!
It...Has....blown.....my.....mind!
M x
41-45, F
