how do you hide your drink problem when you work 40 hours a week and some of that is driving
I did the same once. Smashed my car up and banned for three
years. I have hidden drink all the time whilst at work too. I would not advise it at all.
Hi John, based on your post I would say you are already hiding it, however, if your job involves driving are you not concerned that you might be over the DD limit some or a lot of the time?
I wonder if they would now consider, with the drink driving awareness course you take to reduce your ban, giving some of the medical help out along with the unit counting skills. I think that might really help a lot of us. Get to a wide number if people too to reduce the NHS costs. If I have to drive the next day I always make sure I stop at the maximum number of units!
BTW not being judgemental have 2 DDs to my name so know what it's like and how life destroying that can be.
I can only give you the answer that I (and everybody else) SHOULD give you, John.
At the moment, you have an alcohol problem and that is affecting you and the people closest to you. There are options to help resolve that problem and you should look carefully for one which will work for you.
Once you have gone out drunk and killed somebody's son, daughter, husband or wife, or put somebody in a wheelchair for the rest of their life, you will not only be in prison but you will be living with the fact that you wrecked other people's lives. That will NEVER leave you until the day you die.
Get help and don't let your problem ruin the lives of others who just happen to cross your path.
It is not your fault that you have an alcohol problem, but it IS your responsibility to do what you need to in order to sort it out. It is also your responsibility that you don't put your own, your family's or anybody else's life at risk by drinking and driving.
Hi Paul. I went to my gp back in March to request a detox
Programme. I have heard nothing as yet although the referral has been made. Alcohol is destroying my life and my two sons are ignoring me. It is breaking my heart. Each day I vow to stop but I am finding it so difficult. My friends and work colleagues are understandably sick of my behaviour. I don't know where to turn. I went to cut sessions, but they did not work. I have
attended as but found it religious, which I am not. I have also referred myself to counselling through work too. Any advice? Thank you. Lorraine
Bit over the top that reply I wasn't saying I drink at work and I've never drunk over the limit mainly about the shaking hands that's it
Are you looking for tips John? Or are you just surprised that someone can hide a drink problem?
Hi John, I am sure Paul did not mean to offend, but my question would be are you sure you are always under the limit? I drink a lot at the weekend and I actually have to note my units down and then make sure by the time I get in the car to go to the supermarket I am just on or under the limit and believe me sometimes its as late as 4pm in the afternoon!!!
Paul as not offended me I think he's got a lot of good advice and can't fault him
I work on a philosophy of one hour per unit of alcohol for your liver to process
No I'm not looking for tips thanks
Hi Lorraine,
I understand completely your aversion to the. AA and the 12 steps. It's one of the reasons I wouldn't confront my excessive drinking.
When I heard about nalmefene and more recently the Sinclair Method it changed my life more than any religion ever could!!
Get a prescription, take the tablets, they work!!! 😁
What is the Sinclair method
Sorry John.
I made that comment without reading the previous thread. I have been there and I won't be going back. I took too many chances in the past and was running out of road so to speak.
No problem I thought you were joking anyway
The Sinclair Method is a way to get off drink while still drinking using nalmefene to break the addiction.
Read this book: The Cure For Alcoholism. The Medically Proven way to Eliminate Alcohol Addiction. By Roy Eskapa PhD
Download it from Amazon, it's amazing!!
Good!! A sense of humour will get you through the dark days!! 😁
Yes I think I will thanks for that
Strange how there's a drink driving advert at the bottom of these posts!! Is it just a coincidence?!