What's your definition of an alcoholic?

saveuplife
saveuplife Posts: 1,173
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I think this is a very interesting question... just curious of your thoughts...
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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Someone who can't stop drinking without medical intervention.
  • IAmMyself
    IAmMyself Posts: 671
    I'm irish, alcoholism doesn't exist. ;)
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  • fuck
    fuck Posts: 4,069
    dependency on alcohol.
  • Hawkshore
    Hawkshore Posts: 2,181
    The guy in the mirror :)
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  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    i'm too drunk to type.
  • Inhiding230
    Inhiding230 Posts: 362
    Someone who cannot do anything or go anywhere without drinking. People that need to drink when they get up in the morning.

    Although I do know people who I consider to be alcoholics that are very successful at their jobs during the day, and then as soon as they leave they start drinking everything goes to shit and their personal life and their family is falling apart. They manage to keep it together so they can keep their job but they are past caring about the rest.
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    Figured this would get a few good responses.
  • CityMouse
    CityMouse Posts: 1,010
    when you drink to cope with something that's bothering you.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    my ex girlfriend. crazy ho.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    When you have a physical or psychological need for alcohol as a drug rather than a beverage.
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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    When you're more concerned about buying a Jamily Poster instead of seeing the gi - oh wait, wrong addiction! Sorry.
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  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    steve dunne
    I love to turn you on
  • Hawkshore
    Hawkshore Posts: 2,181
    Damn it I need a drink after reading this crap!
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  • rearviewmiror
    rearviewmiror Posts: 894
    rearviewmiror. seriously, that guy has a problem.
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  • Dead Man Walking
    Dead Man Walking Toronto-ish Posts: 2,762
    saveuplife wrote:
    What's your definition of an alcoholic?

    My mother in-law!


    Ba Dum...
  • Cree Nations
    Cree Nations Posts: 2,247
    A person who needs to drink every day and if they dont, they get severe shakes and nausea.
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  • The Champ
    The Champ Posts: 4,063
    You can't have just one/two drinks....it's all or nothing..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    When it effects your health and/or you alter life plans because of alcohol.. nothing wrong with a few drinks after dinner or before bed.

    I have a step uncle who's an alcoholic.. He used to put vodka in his cereal before work. :eek:
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    LikeAnOcean wrote:

    I have a step uncle who's an alcoholic.. He used to put vodka in his cereal before work. :eek:

    thats just disgusting! sounds like college hazing.
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    A person who drinks too much but lives in denial.

    Now a person who freely admits they drink too much is just a fun person to go out to the bar with. ;)
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