So how might one determine which type (if any) they are?
I find this very interesting. I have noticed over time that less and less alcohol makes me sicker and sicker. On the other hand, when I was drinking, I did not feel the effects of a given amount of alcohol more.
This is a hard row to hoe and I'm working on it every day. I don't like to say alcoholic, so I say problem drinker, but I'm not sure I had made a distinction between the two. For the record, though, I don't mind saying Alkie.
BTW, thanks to SR for giving me a place to say it. And I'm saying it to my husband now, and I've done a few things with my adult children during which my not-drinking was apparent. Just a matter of time before someone asks....