Originally Posted by SlimSlim

Septemberlass:

Like you, I never had hangovers, blackouts, never ended up in jail, etc. I did recognize that I had a drinking problem, but did not fully understand how little alcohol it can take to damage the body. I drank 3 to 5 drinks a day and it appears that this may have caused brain damage. Parts of my brain have atrophied and I have numerous lesions on my brain; some brain tissue may regenerate in time, but the damage done by the lesions is probably permanent.