Question by Panda: To young to be an alcoholic ?
I am only 16 an I have to have an alcoholic drink as soon as I am home. I end up taking things like hot cider and mixing it with a shot of whisky and I drink it in school. I don’t want to get help from some shrink or some group but I know I have a problem.
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Answer by Kathryn
no you are not too young. Drew Barrymore was an alcoholic at 13. Thankfully she turned her life around. You need to seek help. It is a disease. There is no shame in admitting it and getting help. The shame is in not doing anything about it. I wish you luck.
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Yes you do. but the biggest thing is that you know you have it. I don’t think you need to see anyone if you don’t want to. fix your problem. Its not easy. I was there myself and made it through pretty good. Remind yourself that you are smarter then a bottle of stupid. You have a brain and thumbs. you know you can toss that bottle out and not get another. Remember to keep breathing and relaxing with out the booze.
Best of luck
Yeah it really sounds like you need help. My look towards your friends or someone in your family for help this needs to stop your only 16 years old that’s not right. I was 16-17 years old and drank everyday and I wouldn’t want to see you go down my path so please get help I am begging you!
nah thats not drinking alot, when u get drunk every day it still may not be a problem
There is not an age limit for alcoholism. First of all I applaud you for reconizing that you do have a problem. There is some online help if you are looking for something that is a little more descreet http://www.recovery.org/aa/
“I know I should go and see a doctor, but I’m too sick. I’ll wait till I get better to visit him”
Does that sound stupid?
You know you have a problem, and the best one that can help is someone that has been there before and solved the problem.
Ask around for an Alcoholics Anonymous near you. It will be easier than trying to fix the problem yourself without support.
You should definitely get help. It will only get worse if you don’t. As you get older, you’ll need more and more alcohol to get the buzz, and you may end up like some unfortunate people in their 30s or 40s who die from liver damage from drinking. It is not a nice way to go- your stomach fills with fluid, and you turn yellow, you can loose the feeling in your legs permanently, and so on.
Taking control of your drinking is not easy, but is more maneagable if you have support. Do you have Alcoholics Anonymous in your area? That could give you support without all the expense. You might be surprised at how many people your age are there with you.
for me, Yes, You are still young, but it is part of teenage years:). just rememer later you must drink moderately or just control it. by the way, i like the way you mix the hot cider with shot of whisky…
Well, admitting you have a problem is the first step.
It sounds like you want to stop and maybe have tried yourself, but it didn’t work. If you keep trying this you’ll only get worse, trust me.
Support groups and shrinks aren’t for everyone, but for people who can’t stop by themselves (surprisingly, most people can stop by themselves), this is the next step of treatment.
The third line of treatement would be rehab, unfortunately it also has the same support group/therapist type of treatement.
By any chance, did you have a traumatic event in your life that you’re afraid of discussing and fear thinking about? That could easily be causing your drinking, and especially your hesitation to get help from others. If this is the case, you really do need to get help from them, you won’t ever recover without finding some peace with what happened. Of course, if that’s not the case and you just like drinking, don’t be embarassed to admit you have a problem, lots of people do. Just go get the help you do need and move on with your life. The sooner the better, looks like you won’t be stopping by yourself.
If you drink alcohol and you have to have one as soon as you get home, then you are hooked on it. And nobody is ever “too young” to be an alcoholic. If you drink alcohol, you can be an alcoholic.
to go against what somebody said about drew barrymore. she was an alcoholic because she was in that environment where she was also surrounded by people (older people/adults that would have parties and have all kinds of alcohol and drugs just sitting and laying out in the opening)
i had my first 8oz cup of bacardi when i was 6.
i guess you have to limit yourself to what you drink and how much of it you do.
You need to remove yourself from situations that encourage you to drink. Whatever those might be for you.