i respect your opinion bam............i just dont agree with it..
your right it not a competition......I'm grateful im not a problem drinker.
my alcoholism was extremely apparent.....and it was extremely apparent when i wasn't drinking..
problem drinkers have a constant dilemma imo...and i would have way to much room to maneuver.
i had no room to maneurver.........once i read the big book it become extremely apparent that i was an alcoholic for all the reason in my first post.
alcoholics can stop and stay stopped..........if they get the right information too..
problem drinkers tend to stop....when things get tight.
thats my experience....
i believe that on Sr there are plenty of alcoholics....that dont get the right imformation....or prefer not to listen.
generally they are discontented and often return to drinking.
problem drinkers tend get sober....and almost immediately feel better..
life becomes good real quick.
unless of course there are other problems involved....
cubile is right....it not the amount we drink or where we end up.
i know a few problem drinkers that drink more in a day than i ever did.
mostly because of wife pressure they stop every month or so...
my last wife gave me an ultimatum......i drank more...and i loved her dearly.