Originally Posted by
Selma 
I seen those red flags like a shining alarm, but there was a part of me that refused to take notice... Even now, I'm having trouble digesting the fact that this may be an extremely difficult issue. I've seen him have a couple of drinks and stop, but on the other hand I've witnessed him take it too far.. It's continuously back and forth, and that is why I was confused.
Alcoholism has nothing to do with the frequency/amount of drinking, or what anyone drinks for that matter.
I was a binge drinker. Does that exclude me as an alcoholic? Not hardly. I used to think an alcoholic was the skid row bum, homeless and drinking cheap wine out of a brown paper bag. That's just one type of alcoholic.
My disease is threefold-physical, mental, and spiritual. If I don't don't address all three issues, the drinking will commence at some point, guaranteed.
Abstinence only is
not recovery.
Those red flags are there for a reason. Don't ignore them.
