Originally Posted by
sammymaguire 
Episodic alcoholism is real. I Am a real person who battled this for over 20 years. Im just reaching out to find people like me. If you dont drink this way you dont have to talk to me.
I started as an drinker who binged hard and ended up 20 years later as an all day everyday drinker so I'm not poking fun at anyone Sammie
I just called it binge drinking, man.
I understand that someones coined the term and used it academically but 'episodic alcoholism' as a drinker that sounds like an attempt at downplaying or trying to diminish the scope of the problem - which I did a lot of as a drinker.
'Binge drinking' is a less abstract and less verbose but more apt descriptor for me.
If you want to use 'episodic alcoholism' to describe the same thing cos that makes more sense to you then have at it, Sammie
No offense or arrogance intended - we can both agree we're better off not drinking at all, right?
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