alcoholics

coyote

coyote

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being an alcoholic has nothing to do with how much you drink

it has everything to do with why you drink

I suspect that there are more than a few of us here who are
 
coyote

coyote

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Brooklynn said:
ya but an alcoholics not gonna have just one or two drinks, its just a trait all alcoholics have.
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"I'll just have a couple of martinis to steady my nerves before I go in to see my daughter's dance recital"

"I'll just have a shot or two at lunch before that big meeting with my boss."

"Honest, officer, I only had two whiskey sours before heading home. I never saw that kid on his bike."
 
Blaze

Blaze

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My entire family is full of alcoholics, so it's in my blood. Drank myself silly for many years until fairly recently (within a year). I still drink occasionally and usually have a tall glass of wine a day(mixed with 7UP). I try to keep my distance from hard liquor but still have a weakness for Rum. I find beer to be disgusting so that's not a problem at all.
 
Sinar_Matahari

Sinar_Matahari

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freestylemonster said:
Alright sounds good! :D

Does anyone else here get drunk alone? My mom is always on my case about it. But the way I see it, it's dumb that people with lots of friends are allowed to get drunk but lonely people aren't ):<
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I sometimes get drunk alone, but I don't get plastered. I don't want to be drunk or even buzzed on a daily basis.
 
Untamed88

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Barry1979 said:
An Alcoholic is someone who has no control when there is alcohol around....meaning they have to drink it and they are constantly wanting it from the time they wake up until they pass out. So if you have a few extra beers in your fridge and are not drinking them right now the chances are u are NOT an alcoholic. But of course a doctor or someone would tell you that if you drink this amount or that amount per week you are alcoholic....its a bunch of BS IMO.
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I know, doctors are useless. I hate how they just pass out labels all the time. I know about ten 'alcoholics' and nearly everyone I know has 'depression'. I swear, none of it really exists anymore.
I don't see doctors, never have and never will, they talk out their backsides.
 
Kingdave

Kingdave

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ugh i used to drink but then i was just like **** it. it taste nasty its unhealthy they say like 1 drop kills a lot of brain cells. it taste nasty as **** it burns............it burns....and then afterwards you get headaches and stuff....and then that nasty taste of liquor in your mouth the next day. and what if you throw up........and then its like why get drunk lose control of myself and be all over the place......i dunno
 
Blinkers

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I think I would be if it wasn't for the hangovers. Once upon a time the hangover was worth it, now not so much. I actually like getting up early now, as it's the only time of day that I feel calm and peaceful, before the crap that accompanies most days begins.
 
UnofficiallyMe

UnofficiallyMe

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i drink sometimes but i do not really like it. i like the taste of it but hate the effects. i started drinking early but always choose other means over it if i could.

i always self medicated with weed and still sometimes struggle with it. other drugs were in the past but i still cannot seem to completely do away with it. although in the past year i have been able to refrain. i went a few years back when without it but..

with the meds, i do not feel i need it as much anymore. i used to stress over it but now i dont.

i used to smoke, took 9 or 10 times and 15 years to quit but i am done with that finally. thank God. i love to smoke but it makes me sick now. yeah!
 
BlueDays

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I think Champagne has the same affect on my brain as hard drugs would!haha:D
Thankfully alcohol gives me migraines, otherwise I would be a alcoholic for sure.::eek::
 
krs2snow

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Barry1979 said:
Like I said my definition of an alcoholic is what I wrote above. An alcoholic is like a drug addict...they cannot under any circumstances function without their alcohol and they will do whatever it takes to get it. And if they can't get regular alcohol they will find Listerine or whatever else they can find as a cheaper or easily found replacement. My dad has drank beer EVERY single evening for the most part as far back as i can remember. He has worked all his life and only drank of the evenings...never effected his work, never been arrested or done anything bad and I do not consider him an alcoholic at all....I guess everyone has their own idea of what an alcoholic is.

There are days when i will start drinking at 2 or 3 in the afternoon and drink until 2 or 3 in the morning. Often its a 12 to 15 pack and I just drink them slow through out the day and on into the evening. There are times I do this usually Thursday through Sunday and as silly as it may sound I know for a 100% fact that I do not have alcohol problems....maybe in the medical field I do but to me I do not. I could not drink for 2 months and it would not phase me or bother me one bit.....I do it all the time. I just enjoy drinking, lol.
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National Council Of Drug And Alcohol Dependence

Definition of Alcoholism "Alcoholism is a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial."

"Primary" refers to the nature of alcoholism as a disease entity in addition to and separate from other pathophysiologic states which may be associated with it.

"Primary" suggests that alcoholism, as an addiction, is not a symptom of an underlying disease state.

"Disease" means an involuntary disability. It represents the sum of the abnormal phenomena displayed by a group of individuals. These phenomena are associated with a specified common set of characteristics by which these individuals differ from the norm, and which places them at a disadvantage.

"Often progressive and fatal" means that the disease persists over time and that physical, emotional, and social changes are often cumulative and may progress as drinking continues. Alcoholism causes premature death through overdose, organic complications involving the brain, liver, heart and many other organs, and by contributing to suicide, homicide, motor vehicle crashes, and other traumatic events.

"Impaired control" means the inability to limit alcohol use or to consistently limit on any drinking occasion the duration of the episode, the quantity consumed, and/or the behavioral consequences of drinking.

"Preoccupation" in association with alcohol use indicates excessive, focused attention given to the drug alcohol, its effects, and/or its use. The relative value thus assigned to alcohol by the individual often leads to a diversion of energies away from important life concerns.

"Adverse consequences" are alcohol-related problems or impairments in such areas as: physical health (e.g., alcohol withdrawal syndromes, liver disease, gastritis, anemia, neurological disorders); psychological functioning (e.g., impairments in cognition, changes in mood and behavior); interpersonal functioning (e.g., marital problems and child abuse, impaired social relationships); occupational functioning (e.g., scholastic or job problems); and legal, financial, or spiritual problems.

"Denial" is used here not only in the psychoanalytic sense of a single psychological defense mechanism disavowing the significance of events, but more broadly to include a range of psychological maneuvers designed to reduce awareness of the fact that alcohol use is the cause of an individual's problems rather than a solution to those problems. Denial becomes an integral part of the disease and a major obstacle to recovery.
 
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Sick Nick

Sick Nick

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I consider myself an alcoholic. I drink 3-4 times a week usually to get buzzed or drunk. Not pass out drunk or throwing up drunk though on rare occasion. I am guilty of so called self medicating. It helps me deal with my anxiety and depression. But I know it is destroying me too and is unhealthy. I self destruct a lot. Every now and then I go out with friends and have fun and drink but mostly I drink by myself. Life can be cruel and unbearable. I long for a peaceful, healthy life, and I really want to find love. But I work at Walmart as an unloader where me and my coworkers are always told it's never good enough and we don't do enough even though we give our all everyday. I have never had a girlfriend though I have gone out on dates, I treated them good and went slow, was a gentlemen and all that but I wasn't what they were looking for. It has just been a lonely life with not enough love or opportunities. Just one abusive situation to another. So sometimes I feel like I will do anything to get rid of these negative feelings, anything to forget, to escape my reality and all the pain. Drinking does that for me but I know it will destroy me. I got to quit some day. Need to replace drinking with exercise, activities, and spending time with the people I love. It's hard though. Another disease to try and get over besides my social anxiety.
 
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