Well, about 9: AM I sobered up from a night of heavy drinking.

I started thinking maybe I have a drinking problem.

I drink every day. This is not a problem, because I am at home and mostly do no harm. The problem is, when I am out and cannot stop drinking. Generally I am asked to leave wherever I am at because I tun into a world class A-hole before I can pass out. This presents 2 probems 1) eventually I piss everyone I know off 2) getting home...

I've had long drinking carrer (ages 15 to 36) and maybe its time I stopped before I do some real harm to my family. Age 15 may sound young to start a drinking carrrer, but my dad let me drink every day with him. He's dead from drinking to much.

Then I remembered the AA classes I was forced to take back in the 80s when I received my frist DWI at the tender age of 18. I started searching online and came upon this site. I'm not trying to confrim i have problem, I know this. I would like some advice on how to start.

Hi Gwe,

To recognize it is already a start and next thing could be to go to a face to face meeting in your local area. Also to get our Big Book to read can help, it has our program of recovery. They are the 12 step. I am in step 10 it is amazing how our perceptions about life change as we do the steps!

Glad you are here!

You have at least recognized that you may have a problem, while no one can decide this but you, at least it's a start, like looking for says, go to a face to face meeting, trust me they seem to work better if your not (forced to go), I have been in the program for quite a few 24 hours, and like you I started young also around 15-16 or so, it took me 2 times of AA to make a decision, but right now I wouldn't give up my sobriety for anything, again as looking for says, get ahold of a Big Book, (try your local library if nothing else) try and read the first 163 pages, good luck and keep coming back.

Doug (sober today)

First, congratulations. You've realized what we all had to realize prior to us taking our first step. Our lives are unmanageable with alcohol.

It took me two days to sober up from my last binge. However, that last binge should have killed me too. So there is a purpose for my life, I've just decided to do it sober.

Go to a meeting. I did several because I was afraid I was really going to die if I didn't do something very quickly. I asked at every meeting until I found a sponsor and I worked the steps, did more meetings, and followed the direction of my sponsor and my higher power.

For me, it was fear of dying that I worked the steps. When I came to the rooms of AA, I was told that the steps would save my life. Since I couldn't die from the amount of alcohol I was consuming quick enough, and I looked into the angelic face of my daughter who was confused as to why her mommy was always drunk. I decided to find out what life was all about on life's terms.

I won't blow smoke up your butt and tell you that it has been easy. Oh no! Action. Faith. Action. Faith. One foot in front of the other. Right. Left. Right. Left. One day at a time. Facing the hell I created by drinking with honesty and the help of strong members of AA.

You've already started. You've admitted that there is a problem. Follow that start to an AA meeeting in your area.

Welcome!!

hello im rick and no 15 is not to young of an age!! i started then and iv know that drinking and druging is not in anyway caring about how old you are, what color your skin is, your family back groung, what kind of way you was brought up, and i could go on and on, i think you know what im saying?? thanks for sharing