My name is Robert and i have a major problem with alcohol. I am ONLY 16 years old and i have been drinking since i was 11 years old. I drink hard liquor every night before i go to bed and every morning when i wake up. If i dont have a good big bottle of vodka or some other liquor then i can drink a 30 pack by myself. I feel i need it just to go to sleep and to wake up feeling good. Thats not the half of it, when i drink i like to have fun but then again i cant control my self in the sence that i dont know when to stop drinking and i get very violent when i drink. I have been through AA twice, anger management and a drug and alcohol class and still nothing has seemed to affect my drinking habits. i want to stop because ive been arrested for it many times and i dont want to lose anymore friends or my girlfriend. i am just running out of options for my problem. please help by giving me your opinions and i promise im willing to try and suggestions.
thanks alot
Robert
It sounds like you need to go back and detox and then try topamax (see addiction medications under top tool bar) and maybe naltrexone with it.
First would be to get connected with a psychiatrist specializing in alcohol problems so they could work with you over time and talk to you and prescribe the meds.
it's really good that your seeking help .
Good luck,
Lucia
First would be to get connected with a psychiatrist specializing in alcohol problems so they could work with you over time and talk to you and prescribe the meds.
it's really good that your seeking help .
Good luck,
Lucia
Wow, you sound so much like my ex-boyfriend. He is going through the same thing. Hes 21 and has been drinking since he was 13. He also gets pretty violent, never to girls though, when he gets drunk. I guess my advice that i gave him that i would give to you is pick one thing that you would never want to loose. Family, friends, or even your girlfriend and everytime you go to take a drink think of that thing. As weird as it sounds, put up their picture in your room or even on the bottle. It acts as a reminder as what you have to loose if you continue to drink. It gets to the point where you have to decide whats more important to you, one drink or that person in the picture. I know it sounds lunatic, but it has really helped my ex. Also, seek out someone who you can trust and someone who is strong enough not to let you slip up. Good luck and God bless. feel free to e-mail me if you need to talk or have questions maybe somehow i can help abagealmm@yahoo.com
Hi Robert, there are many great treatment centers for people your age -- I'd do everything possible to get into one. At 16, Robert you are great risk for becoming a full blown alcoholic/drug addict if you continue on this path your on......it's only going to get worse if you don't get professional help.....please, either call a place yourself or tell someone you trust that you need help. The yellow pages list centers for teenagers.
Good luck!
Be well,
Heidi
Good luck!
Be well,
Heidi
sounds to me like you want help. I think you probably need to:
1)get detoxed(i know you did it before but now you got to do it again!!!!)
2)when you are sober you might want to sit down with someone(a professional) and talk
about WHY it is that you drink so much and with such reckless abandonment.
It sounds like you have some issues that are making you want to get "out of yourself" at any cost. I think rather than Medication...........communication.
is the answer.
3)I went to fairview 9 plus years ago when it was st mary's and know they treat alcoholism as a disease.......but as much as addressing the symptoms(your heavy drinking)
are important, I feel that finding the cause is just as impoortant if not more!!!!
good luck my friend
1)get detoxed(i know you did it before but now you got to do it again!!!!)
2)when you are sober you might want to sit down with someone(a professional) and talk
about WHY it is that you drink so much and with such reckless abandonment.
It sounds like you have some issues that are making you want to get "out of yourself" at any cost. I think rather than Medication...........communication.
is the answer.
3)I went to fairview 9 plus years ago when it was st mary's and know they treat alcoholism as a disease.......but as much as addressing the symptoms(your heavy drinking)
are important, I feel that finding the cause is just as impoortant if not more!!!!
good luck my friend
