by esmccue » Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:40 pm
Hey so I'm sort of in a weird place right now and am super worried that I might be on the path to alcoholism. I started drinking and partying when I was about 15 (I'm 19 now) and where I'm from, most kids drink a lot on the weekends throughout high school. It was the norm for me to be around super drunk people and be super drunk myself, however, I was always the more stable one who knew when to stop which could be because I'm already an anxious person. I'm gonna be a sophomore in college, and when I got to school at first people were always really surprised to hear how much my friends would drink at home but I didn't think much of it, I just thought it was cool because I could handle my liquor much more so than my friends at college. For a while, I just drank when I was out with my friends because I'm already a pretty shy person so alcohol would really help me come out of my shell. But as time went by, I found myself thinking of drinking as the main event. I would end up drinking with my friends even though nothing was happening, just to get buzzed and have fun together. Recently I've been drinking more often on my own, not a ton just a beer or two while I'm watching a movie or something if I have nothing going on. It's not every night, but I just realized that maybe I have a problem because I really look forward to drinking. It's not even getting drunk that gets me excited, I just love to drink (beer particularly) and feel a nice buzz and relax. It never occurred to me that I might have a problem until now and I'm not sure if it's real or if it's my OCD talking me into it. Before I had this constant fear of being an alcoholic I definitely wasn't as focused on alcohol as I am now, it was just more a part of social events and whenever I'm in the mood for it. My mind is always talking me into these things so I would like to know what you all think. Thank you!