Hi There.

Hi Turtle,

Welcome to this forum for autistic adults

Are you saying you are self diagnosed ? ,,, sorry,,  my reading comprehension isnt so good, if someone uses a style i am not used to. 

Hi aidie

Thank you. 

aidie said:

Are you saying you are self diagnosed ?

For now yes. It seems I have a lot to do before I may get an assessment according to my GP. 

like what ? 

Congratulations on your sobriety and thanks for your honesty. 

I probably would have already been in treatment only for covid.

I've made contact with a local group awaiting their proposals.  

i was thinking of attending an AA ( alcoholic anonymous ) meetings  but managed to do it myself  but it was going to be next if the book hadnt worked.

i started making rules whereby i was only allowed to drink certain strengths of beer and or wine 

then i kept lowering them

then by accident i came across a book in a charity shop called " How to beat alcoholism " by Allen Carr ( i knew him from his stop smoking books ) 

anyways I read it and stopped drinking next day. I made sure I never walked down the alcohol isle in the supermarket. I dont let any wine bottle or drink bottles be in same room as me. so remove anything linked to u self medication. Had to ask all relative not to buy me alcohol at xmas. If they do I take a walk and give them away immediately 

You're right aide. I've made the first step.

Did you need help to stop ? 

yes i stopped drinking completely before my assessment. I was losing control.  Your GP is correct, my mind was messed up by the alcohol.  i am so glad i stopped drinking.

But maybe u're trying something else.?..... whatever it is, it has to stop because how can an assessor tell if its u or the drugs creating what they are observing ?

yes i stopped drinking completely before my assessment. I was losing control.  Your GP is correct, my mind was messed up by the alcohol.  i am so glad i stopped drinking.

But maybe u're trying something else.?..... whatever it is, it has to stop because how can an assessor tell if its u or the drugs creating what they are observing ?

Congratulations on your sobriety and thanks for your honesty. 

I probably would have already been in treatment only for covid.

I've made contact with a local group awaiting their proposals.  

i was thinking of attending an AA ( alcoholic anonymous ) meetings  but managed to do it myself  but it was going to be next if the book hadnt worked.

i started making rules whereby i was only allowed to drink certain strengths of beer and or wine 

then i kept lowering them

then by accident i came across a book in a charity shop called " How to beat alcoholism " by Allen Carr ( i knew him from his stop smoking books ) 

anyways I read it and stopped drinking next day. I made sure I never walked down the alcohol isle in the supermarket. I dont let any wine bottle or drink bottles be in same room as me. so remove anything linked to u self medication. Had to ask all relative not to buy me alcohol at xmas. If they do I take a walk and give them away immediately 

You're right aide. I've made the first step.

Did you need help to stop ?