Alcohol

[Straightj06]

Dont know where to post this, figured its kind of self injury.

 

Yeah so im a typical teenager, likes a drink etc. . . but recently ive been craving it. The other night i was drinking wine like water . . and then port, then last night i have quite a bit of whiskey (for my age) and beer. . . i dont drink alone, socially, but i dont know if this could perhaps make me alcoholic when i get older. Need some facts and some advice on how much, is too much.

[rose2summer]

If you are craving it, it sounds like you are developing an addiction to it.

 

I would be very careful as alcohol can cause liver failure and is also a depressant, so over time, it's going to pull you down.

 

I lost a family member to alcohol and let me tell you it really hurts all involved.

 

I do not get near alcohol after seeing what happened to him.

 

When all my friends drink, I choose a coke or water, because life is too precious.

 

He started off with a little alcohol and became dependant on it.

 

Hugs, Rose

[hosswhispra]

Rose is right^

 

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[Anotherday]

Posting this in Self Injury is a very good call.

 

You are wise to be concerned. When I was a teenager there wasn't the information out there like there is today. I wish there had been.

 

If you are craving it, I see trouble. I started drinking at 13 and had my first blackout then. They stuck me in rehab at 17 and then my parents told me after the rehab I wasn't an alcoholic. There was so much shame around it (and still is, for me) that I struggle with it many years later. It has affected many aspects of my life and I don't know that I'll ever get a grip on it. I hate labels, but some might say I am alcohol-dependent (the new and updated DSM IV label).

 

I can't tell you whether it will become a problem for you, but if I could change history for me, I would have stopped it.

[Dako]

A close friend of mine had problems with various bad habits, including alcohol. When he wonders if he's hooked, he quits for a while to find the answer. If it's really hard, he stops completely.

 

I'd suggest a month without booze.

[Straightj06]

i shall try cut it down after all the new year and christmas partys. Thanks for your advice

[mitch17]

u know when u drink too much and thats when your chucking up heaps. if u start craving it, then u might have a problem. but i dont see the harm in a few drinks