Originally Posted by
taplow 
I'm just thinking that maybe everything they say about alcohol isn't so bad as they're going on about.
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Oh you're drinking so and so, which will kill you, when probably it wouldn't.
For the first part. Who are they and what do they say? It's an over-generalization. Which raises my 'looking for an excuse' alert.
Alcohol, more specifically ethanol or ethyl alcohol, abused on a regular basis, will kill you. It's that simple and there's plenty of supporting evidence.
The brand or flavor doesn't matter. It's all the same chemically at the root - the drug is ethyl alcohol. Potency is irrelevant. Your addiction is chasing a blood alcohol content that can never be satisfied. It doesn't care about the flavor or how much liquid it needs to consume.
You are negotiating with it. I hope you find a way to quit. Denial is powerful. I know when I was in denial the wreckage was all around me, yet I either didn't see the extent and/or I didn't have it in me to do anything about it. I'm glad that's behind me. I hope the same for you.
Best to you-
B