I believe that alcoholism or dependency or whatever you want to call it is a continuum. I also believe that most people who seek out a board like this one are on that continuum and on some level recognize it leads nowhere good.
My consumption was 3-5 drinks a day. Every day. Starting late afternoon. My days revolved around it...no phone calls after dinner. No early appointments. Is there enough in the house because it’s a half hour drive to the store.
By your standards, I’m not an alcoholic, because I wasn’t big or bad enough?
Look, I don’t give a rusty god damn about what you call it or where any one individual is on that continuum. It’s none of my business.
My business is not drinking today, day 744.