alcoholism

GENEVA40 · 10-30-2009, 10:31 AM

what defines a person as an alcoholic? i drink 1 or 2 times a week. and sometimes when im sick...i don't drink for weeks... but when i do drink its a lot....

caberg · 10-30-2009, 02:14 PM

Who cares how someone else defines it. Only you can answer that question. If you're asking it to begin with though...

GENEVA40 · 10-30-2009, 06:36 PM

i was asking to see if there is a criteria... or to get feedback from someone that my know... i don't think i am one... but who knows.... if my question offended you... im sorry

caberg · 11-02-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by GENEVA40

i was asking to see if there is a criteria... or to get feedback from someone that my know... i don't think i am one... but who knows.... if my question offended you... im sorry

No offense at all! The point is, there's no one-size-fits-all meaning of "alcoholic." It's a dumb term, in my view.

Instead, ask yourself whether your drinking is having negative effects on other aspects of your life--such as relationships or health--and whether you continue to drink anyway. If so, it's a problem that needs to be addressed.

GMAN3 · 11-02-2009, 02:19 PM

It is hard to define a certain criteria. I have a brother who is an alcoholic, funtioning one at that. He drinks all the time, starting in the morning.

When I drink, I admit I will only drink to get buzzed. That being said, I drink so seldomly and NEVER have an urge for it. If you told me today that I could never have a sip of alcohol again in my lifetime, I wouldn't even bat an eyelash. But when I do drink, on a few certain occasions, it is for the buzzed feeling. I think the last time I drank was sometime in 2007. I have never in my life ordered an alcoholic beverage in a restaurant while eating, or savored a glass of wine with food. I just hate the taste of alcohol that much. So I never crave it.

So for the fact that when I do drink, I drink for the effect, does that make me an alcoholic? Binge drinker? I think if it effects your daily life negatively, that is when you have to decide if it is a problem. I find alcohol to be so toxic to my system, it steers me clear.