Alcohol
tylerpjtx
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so drinking is getting way too easy for me lately. i wouldnt say i'm an alcoholic by any means (but maybe i am just in denial)...i dont drink every day or anyhting. but when the weekend comes i just get hammered cause there's nothing else to do. being in college doesnt help. i mean its fun and stuff...but blacking out is pointless. ive noticed my mental clarity is lacking...i really feel dumber than i used to be haha. so yeah its a problem....not an emergency....but def a decent problem. so have any of you been through that? i know i can just stay in and not go out...but i HATE missing out on possible memories to be made with all my buddies (as dumb as it sounds).
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"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
Sounds like if u drink that much u will miss out on these memories. Look i dont drink during the week, i get pissed once a week. But the thing with me is i always know when to stop. I have never once passed out (I always claim i chose to go to sleep in that position on the garage floor
im not saying i have never chucked, but generally speaking, u have to know ur body, and know when to stop, I love drinking wit my mates, but drinking so much is pointless.
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It's a tough choice in college... I bet there are plenty of people like you who basically go out and get hammered because there's simply nothing else to do.
Dr. drew from loveline says that if you have blackouts then you're an alcoholic. You may not be to the point where you're actually dependant on alcohol, but the 'alcoholism' gene is in you and if you keep up the heavy drinking then you'll become a dependant alcholic.
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
im a recovering alcoholic. not sure what you want to know though. i also couldn't stand to miss a night out. i assumed that wherever i was, they were probably having more fun somewhere else. especially if i stayed home. if i drank enough wherever i was at though, those thoughts stopped and i could actually enjoy myself. it got very bad from there.
If I drink everyday, does that make me an alcoholic???
I never give myself hangovers. I usually have between 2 and 5 drinks. I rarely drink for more than an hour or two. I rarely drink before 9 PM. I honestly have no urge to drink at any other point of the day. The only reasons I drink is because of social events and it helps me wind down before bed. I hate shots and mixed drinks. I only like beer and red wine.
-It doesn't affect my work
-It doesn't effect my family
-It actually improves my social life.
Have I justified drinking everyday while not being an alcoholic???
http://www.aa.org/en_is_aa_for_you.cfm?PageID=71
personally, i don't like those questions. i get the feeling 75% of the population is alcoholic by that quiz. but i guess it's a start.
Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at home, never having it in the house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties, switching from scotch to brandy, drinking only natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment to asylums we could increase the list ad infinitum.
-alcoholics anonymous, chapter 3
sigh...
It is going on 11:30 here and I haven't had a drink all day.. guess its about that time to open a bottle and throw on some music!
sounds awesome!!
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
Join the club!!
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the most useful medical definition of alcoholism ive come across is that it is a drinking habit in a person that.....affects their working life, social life and relationships.
the frequency and trends dont really matter cos they differ from person to person. the thing that unites alcoholics is the mental effect and physical effect that alcohol has on them.
i had a similar thing to the original poster myself only three years ago. my own solution was multi-faceted cos the problem was a manifestation of all the things wrong in my life at the time. sorting them out helped me sort the bigger problem out. but saying to yourself that you dont want to let drink affect you in a certain way is a big starting point
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once i answered no to this question "Is A.A. For You?", the rest were pretty meaningless
now who wants to have a drink tonight.
YEAH!!!!! F you Dr. Drew!!! You don't know me!!!
Whooo-hoo, I passed! I only answered Yes to 2 questions.
That was a pretty stupid questionaire...
So many of the questions need proper definitions... for example "Do you have blackouts?"... I would reflexively answer no... but about once a year it probably happens... so do they mean constantly? or ever? Cause if they mean once in a blue moon, I'm sure everyone on the AET has to answer "Yes". :P
Same applies for "Do you ever have an eyeopener?" Again I would reflexively answer no, but for example, if I was in Vegas partying with the boys, had been out the night before, and new today was going to be much of the same... yea, I'd order a breakfast beer.
So the bottom line is alcoholism is subjective... and I view myself as perfectly acceptable.
Good points shep!! I agree that it is subjective..unless of course you can't function on a daily basis, but a lot of these most people have done at least a time or two. Sneaky questionnaire! :nono: