Published on 12, July, 2020
I dont consider myself an alcoholic but I was wondering is anyone else found a connection between autism and alcoholism?
I find it easy to slip into unhealthy habits because getting drunk becomes a routine. Plus I'm guilty of getting obsessed with being "normal" so in my pursuit of this I find myself drinking every day because I guess alcohol culture normalizes drinking every day. and also, I find that social interactions and stuff that would overstimulate me become easier when I'm a little drunk
Is this normal? Are there studies behind it? Or am I just weird lol
I am an alcoholic / addict. I started using alcohol because it made me feel good and i changed from being the socially awkward person scared of going out, to a confident person able to socialise.
It was ok for a long time. Until it wasnt.
The last few years the addiction has overpowered the reason i started drinking and it has damaged my life immensely. Im still battling with it now.
At my worst i would have alcohol hidden in places so people only saw me drinking what i wanted them to see. If i had a day where i didnt have to do anything i would drink from the moment i woke until i eventually passed out. Every time i woke in the night i would take a drink.
It was all i thought of. It consumed me. My nephew told me he was really worried about me. He was only 12 at the time. That rocked me.
Alcohol snuck up on me and ruined me. Dont be me.