Originally Posted by
Eroica 
Thats what I don't like about the word "alcoholic". I prefer talking in terms of how addicted or physically dependent the person is to their DOC, and the only reliable measure of how addicted someone is is by how often they drink and the severity of withdrawals.
But I have only become physically dependant on alcohol a few times in my life, as I said I binge, blackout binges lasting days...it is dangerous and makes me very sick but for some reason I can't control it...because I am an alike of the binge type.
So your definition makes no sense at all to me....and Jim's doesn't make sense to you....but makes total sense to me.
None of it matters anyway of course, somebody else's definition isn't important, only how you see yourself is important, whether you choose to call yourself an alkie or call yourself someone who shouldn't drink...it all leads to the same thing, not drinking.