Question by meetoo: Alcoholic sober for 12 years, but I really want to drink some good red wine with dinner – Do you think I can?
I got sober 12 years ago when my life was a disaster. Booze, drugs and the wild rock n roll lifestyle nearly killed me.
Since then, I have aquired a great life. Wife, 2 kids, a good job…….But, I really want to drink like a nice red wine with good food.
I feel like I’m missing out on one of life’s great pleasures – good wine.
Any alcoholics out there grow out of it, and found themselves able to just drink some occassional wine?
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Answer by JonnyMac Why would you want to risk everything you have, just to have a glass of wine? You are a recovering alcoholic, so you should know of the slippery slope that drinking can be. You claim to have a good life with your wife, kids and job. Don’t be a fool.
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Question by bioid: recovering alcoholic / sober 3+ years / berserk?
I’m 3+ years sober after coming out of a state-sponsored rehab – could I have been brainwashed?
since emerging “clean” from the program, my life has gone (well not so much my “life” per se – but my “self”) gone from bad to worse – to the cliff
sobriety has all but destroyed family relations I have because of violent outbursts – uncontrolled emotion – cursing aloud in public even, I don’t even care, I embarass my family..
and I’m apalled seeing these things coming from me – I’m not this person
I’m about done.
I’ve become so repulsed and disgusted with the human race – behavior for which I was chastized (behavior that I’ve spent 3+ years tempering) is glorified if not outright rewarded in society –
This world is a horrific place – I guess I was drinking to blur it all out? the only way I could function in a lifetime of living in utter disbelief and disgust?
I seem a totally different person pre- vs. post- rehab – could something have gone badly awry with rehab?
I am sick of this world
>>>I don’t think the world is bad enough to want to kill yourself or not live in it.
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well that's your opinion
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Answer by jautis02 I think you might be experiencing some sort of depression. Maybe you need to talk to a counselor. Sometimes getting hypnotized helps. Hopefully you know better enough to not go back to drinking. It can kill you and I don’t think the world is bad enough to want to kill yourself or not live in it.
Question by Jade Orchid: Is someone that gets drunk every night before going to bed, “to help him sleep”, an alcoholic?
After work this person comes home and drinks till he reaches an intoxicated state every night he works…Is this alcoholism? How do I talk to him about it? The person isn’t mean or anything while drunk but I’m worried about his long term health… Thanks
Question by David J: I sober for a week after being an alcoholic for a couple of years. Any advice?
I’m sober and my body feels pretty good. I have more focus also. However, I’m kinda in a rut and a little depressed. Don’t really know what to do with myself. Any experienced recovering people out there with helpful advice, or words of inspiration?
Best answer:
Answer by virginia_maryland Exercise is better than any anti-depressant medication. Trust me, there are multiple studies.
I try to keep busy… what matters is being occupied, not so much what I’m occupied with.
Question by firequeenp: has anyone ever dated an alcoholic and drug addict (recovered), when u have a few drinks & it work out?
i have been talking to this guy and just found out that he is a recovered drug addict/alcoholic. he has been sober for 7 years. he is a great guy and we have alot in common, but i have no experience with someone like this.
i myself, am not a huge drinker, but i do like to have a few drinks when i am out or at a concert or something. also i smoke pot, socially. i would have no problem not doing that around him, but i just wonder if it is even worth it to see where this goes. does a relationship like this have a future?
i don’t want to get my or his hopes up and continue this on if we’re not compatible in the long term because he is sober and i like to have the occasional drink/joint.
like i said i have never dated anyone with any substance abuse problems before, so it just makes me a little nervous. i have dated potheads that don’t drink and drinkers that don’t smoke, but never someone who doesn’t do both, and for that reason (addiction). advice, thoughts, experiences please
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Answer by kandi8366 Wont work, my boyfriend is a recovering alcoholic, and when we started dating I knew that I wouldn’t drink again. I never liked drinking but occasionally I did drink. But since I love him and want to be with him and want him healthy and alcohol free I would never drink. Its the only way a relationship like that would work.
Question by Dave S: can a sleep aid be prescribed to a recovering alcoholic / addict?
I know that anything can be prescribed to anyone regardless of his or her disability, but I’m not sure if asking my doctor for something to help me sleep is a bad question considering I’m a recovering addict alcoholic.
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Answer by Lisa A Just take OTC Unisom. All prescription sleeping pills are addictive, except lunesta and rozerem, which don’t really work.
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