Are you a Alcoholic ?
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Originally Posted by Nowsthetime 
Sorry, wrong language an d can't edit anymore.
Hello: my name is Nowsthetime and I am an alcoholic.
This will not define me though, I am sooooo much more than that.
Hello: my name is Nowsthetime and I am an alcoholic.
This will not define me though, I am sooooo much more than that.
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Originally Posted by jdooner
I don't think it matters SW. The definition is only useful to get to the acceptance stage for the individual. This was my experience. Whatever we call it, alcoholic, someone who does not drink, addict its all semantics that is fodder for fueled debates on here. The irony is the arguments are about how round the World is not if its round. Once I accepted alcohol was no good for me I was able to begin living a healthy and enlightened life.
I am an alcoholic, addict, father, entrepreneur...really I am just human, which means I am flawed by nature.
I am an alcoholic, addict, father, entrepreneur...really I am just human, which means I am flawed by nature.
Semantics prevented me from overcoming this problem a long time ago. I hate labels and I hate labelling myself. I consumed alcohol in the past and it gave me plenty of problems. I stopped plenty of times and started again and it gave me plenty of problems. Give it a name.
Or, all I need to know really....
Reality factor: I consume alcohol and I'm going to have negative consequences.
What am I missing out on? Nothing.
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Labels don't matter to me either. What was clear is that my life is being affected by alcohol and I have decided to put it away for good. Simple as that. People can call me what they want.
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And just so everyone knows this is purely to see if ppl identify im not trying to label
i knew there would be diffrent answers by asking this question and i just wanted to see i dont mean anything personal i have no agenda i asked a question
sorry if it has offended that is not my intention
my intention is too see if you identify
were all in this together
im off out now spk to you all later
sorry if i offended you jdooner im only asking a question
no agenda (feel to do a comedic terror laugh but itl get taken the wrong way)
i knew there would be diffrent answers by asking this question and i just wanted to see i dont mean anything personal i have no agenda i asked a question
sorry if it has offended that is not my intention
my intention is too see if you identify
were all in this together
im off out now spk to you all later
sorry if i offended you jdooner im only asking a question
no agenda (feel to do a comedic terror laugh but itl get taken the wrong way)
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Originally Posted by soberwolf
Im not worried sobriety date july 14th 2013 or 7/14/13
im asking a question dont assume im asking anything more please
i knew this would get diffrent answers
im asking a question dont assume im asking anything more please
i knew this would get diffrent answers
I think that was just a general statement not directed at anyone in particular!
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Originally Posted by Nowsthetime
ˇˇˇJajaja!!! No querido, no estoy borracha.... Y jamás volveré a estarlo. Segurito segurito.
Hahaha!!! No darling, I'm not drunk... And I will never be drunk again. For sure for sure.
Hahaha!!! No darling, I'm not drunk... And I will never be drunk again. For sure for sure.
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I definitely have abused alcohol in the past year, but I am not an alcoholic yet. I say that because I am not physically dependent on alcohol. I am here on SR to keep myself accountable and stay sober. Will I ever drink again? I don't know. All I know is that I am not drinking today.
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I call myself an alcoholic, yeah, but I'm not entirely sure what it means :=] Clinically speaking, it doesn't currently have a meaning. I dunno, it's something of a 'power word' for me. It affirms a bunch of stuff about myself that I think is incredibly important. It's also really useful if anyone's hassling me about not drinking or trying to push alcohol on me :=]
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some days I think so, without a doubt.
some days, I wonder....
some days, I really despise that term.
some days, I am not convinced it even exists - you can't run a test and 'prove' it.
But every day I remind myself that it doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter because I know that allowing alcohol into my life and into my body brings about negative consequences, robs me of joy and deprives me of living my life as fully and deeply as possible.
And no matter what I feel on a given day about the term 'alcoholic' - on no day do I find that acceptable for my life anymore.
some days, I wonder....
some days, I really despise that term.
some days, I am not convinced it even exists - you can't run a test and 'prove' it.
But every day I remind myself that it doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter because I know that allowing alcohol into my life and into my body brings about negative consequences, robs me of joy and deprives me of living my life as fully and deeply as possible.
And no matter what I feel on a given day about the term 'alcoholic' - on no day do I find that acceptable for my life anymore.
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Even though I am not a bad person, or have done major wrong doings, or drink a pint of vodka a night, or emotionally abuse my family, or have gotten DUIs, or have come to work drunk, or have skipped work to get drunk... I am an alcoholic.
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At the moment I label myself as an alcoholic because I am still struggling with the addiction. However when I DO break this addiction ( and I will ) I will be a non drinker, I don't believe in the term '' recovering alcoholic '' Just my opinion 
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