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potential alcoholic
I'm 17 years old, pretty much a good kid, very slightly rebellious against my parents though. I think I have an extreme potential of becoming an alcoholic.
Although I've never been drunk before (but I have been tipsy once or twice), and I love the taste of alcohol, especially wine. When my family has family over for dinner, I get poured one or two glasses of wine during that evening. This happens about once or twice a month.
On a rare occasion (once every two-three months), when no one is around, I'll sneak a sip of some alcoholic beverage (I'm afraid to drink too much because I don't want anyone to notice that the bottle's emptier than usual. I'm not sure what's my point of doing this, I don't think I want to get drunk, but I'm not so sure I do it for the taste either because I'll have a sip of vodka even though I don't particularly like it, but I'll crave it (but mostly I just crave wine).
What scares me is that I think I will enjoy the feeling of being drunk, and I think I might have a mild form of depression. Also, I tend to be stressed out all the time. How I deal with it right now is by spending hours on the computer because I guess it sort of numbs me. I have a feeling that once I move out I will use alcohol to numb me.
I think the main reason why I've never been drunk before is because I don't know my limits and I don't want to black out or get alcohol poisoning.
I don't know. Is this serious? What should I do about this?
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I've been drinking since the ripe old age of thirteen. I never really had much restraint with it, and still don't when I actually drink. Alcoholism runs on both sides of my family and I've often wondered if I am an alcoholic. I've devised I'm not simply because I can say no to a drink.
I've done my fair share of finding things to numb me, as well. Drinking, drugs, self-injury and everything else.
What I recommend, as a Psychology grad and a previous person of that nature, is simply find your limits (with friends) and be sure you can say no to a drink.
As for the numbing, I would see a shrink, in fact I do. They tend to validate you, make you know that you're sane, whether you are or not.
The main thing is to not be scared of yourself. EVER. You control you, honey, and no one and nothing else ever can unless you let them. Alcoholism is a weakness, so stay strong and you'll never have to deal with it.
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Sounds pretty normal to me. Pretty much everyone I know snuck a sip of something alcoholic at that age. I can't think of any that are alcoholics now. Most people enjoy being drunk.
Fun story: When I was younger (I think about 9 or 10) I was having dinner with my family. I had a sip of somebody's wine, then had a sip of somebody else's wine. Nobody realised what was happening until I'd had a sip of everybody's wine.
Fun story 2: When I was about your age me and 2 friends were drinking wine. They didn't like it, but I did so I had theirs as well. I drank 2 or 3 (I don't remember which) bottles of what turned out to be my mum's homemade elderflower rocket fuel. After that I remember attempting to stand, some crawling and some puking. Next I remember being soaked in water, lying on a patio. After I sobered up a bit (I could more or less walk) I got home and went to bed. I woke up the next morning with carpet burns, toilet paper in my underwear and my mobile phone didn't work (I think I peed on it). I don't drink wine anymore.
Nowadays I don't drink that much and I know when to stop. So long as you know when enough is enough you'll be fine. Doing something silly (like me) is usually how people learn their limits.
Using alcohol to numb you is a bad idea and can lead to alcoholism, but the fact that you're asking this question tells me that you're sensible enough not to do it.
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Hmmm... Interesting question.
Well, first off, a lot of people drink because they enjoy the flavor. Some people who enjoy the flavor of wine go to wine tastings, where usually they sip wine, swish it in their mouths, then spit it out into a bucket. (They don't swallow to prevent being effected by alcohol.) Sounds gross to do that, but trust me- I've been to one, and it doesn't seem unusual when you're there.
But if you are worried that you'll become dependent on alcohol, then I'd steer completely clear. Better to crave the taste and not taste it than to have your body crave the drink and be miserable.
Being friend to an alcoholic, he has faced more struggles trying to stay recovered than picking up the bottle in the first place was ever worth.
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