{"id":131295,"date":"2023-09-29T18:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=131295"},"modified":"2023-09-29T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:10:11","slug":"is-it-possible-to-be-an-alcoholic-at-26-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/is-it-possible-to-be-an-alcoholic-at-26-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it possible to be an alcoholic at 26? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEAR DEIDRE: ALTHOUGH I\u2019m a woman of only 26, I think I have a drinking problem.<\/p>\n

Recently, I had a week off work and told my friends I had been away on holiday, but the shameful truth was I have been drinking alone at home every day.<\/p>\n

It all started when I felt really down about a break-up. Some good friends took me for a night \u00a0out \u00a0and I got completely hammered on shots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I enjoyed myself so much \u2013 and all my problems started melting away.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I had never been a big drinker before, but after that, I would go out drinking whenever I could.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The problem was, on the nights I was at home alone, I felt really down and lonely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Get in touch with the Dear Deidre team<\/h3>\n

Every problem gets a personal reply from one of our trained counsellors.<\/p>\n

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So I began buying supermarket booze to have at home too. Now it\u2019s got out of hand. During the week, I have a drink the minute I get in the door after work.<\/p>\n

On weekends, I start soon after I get up and carry on all day until I collapse into bed. Is it possible to be an alcoholic at my age? <\/p>\n

People have started to notice that I look rough, and my work is suffering.\u00a0 I want to stop but I don\u2019t know how to.<\/p>\n

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DEIDRE SAYS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Anyone of any age can develop an alcohol problem, and it does sound like your drinking has got worryingly out of control.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What\u2019s positive is that you have recognised you have got a problem and you have done the right thing by asking for help.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s important that you get help before you ruin your health and career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Drinkaware.co.uk\u00a0has advice on how to reduce your alcohol consumption and my support pack, Drink Problem, includes information about organis\u00adations that can help you.<\/p>\n

Please also make an appointment with your GP and, if you can, confide in someone you trust \u2013 a relative or close friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s clearly a deep unhappiness leading you to drink so much. Dealing with this will help you to stop drinking too. Think about having counselling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

My support pack about this tells you how to access it.<\/p>\n

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