Are you an alcoholic?

Old 04-08-2014, 06:43 PM
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I don't know (that's a lie) but I know where to find them. Any jail, nut house or morgue is full of 'em.
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Old 04-15-2014, 09:11 AM
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Absolutely. The truth shall are you free.
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Old 04-18-2014, 02:06 PM
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I do not go to AA meetings for the coffee.
Yeah, never found cappuccino at any of 'em
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Old 04-18-2014, 10:17 PM
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Alcohol is my drug of no choice, so I'm an alcoholic. The term addict, referring to someone who suffers from addiction to a substance, seems to narrow a term for me.

Alcohol is not addictive, to most people, where as addiction can be created amongst many with other substances. The cigarette is a classic example.
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Old 04-19-2014, 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Gottalife View Post
Alcohol is my drug of no choice, so I'm an alcoholic. The term addict, referring to someone who suffers from addiction to a substance, seems to narrow a term for me.

Alcohol is not addictive, to most people, where as addiction can be created amongst many with other substances. The cigarette is a classic example.
Addiction is using a substance or behavior despite not wanting to. Eating cookies while trying to loose weight would be a perfect example of addiction. Shopping on Amazon while building credit card debt would be another. Don't get hung up on definitions. If you used alcohol with undesired consequences but drank anyhow your an addict, in my book.

I just find the term more contemporary than alcoholic. It's alright if you see yourself as different though. I did for a while too. Then again this is all just my opinion too. I find many need to distance themselves from the word due to socio economic needs.
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Old 04-19-2014, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jdooner View Post
I just find the term more contemporary than alcoholic.
I agree.

Of course a turd by any other name is still a turd. So is a rose.
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Old 05-05-2014, 03:01 AM
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Oops, I guess you meant alcoholic... same answer though
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Old 05-05-2014, 03:05 AM
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I have trouble calling myself an alcoholic. I've never said that to anyone who knows I've stopped drinking for instance. But I also know I'm probably kidding myself.
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Old 05-06-2014, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by matt4x4 View Post

Only you can decide if you are alcoholic or not.
I have yet to meet an alcoholic who did not start off with the delusion that they were not an alcoholic.A
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Old 05-06-2014, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Boleo View Post
I have yet to meet an alcoholic who did not start off with the delusion that they were not an alcoholic.A
Likewise. General consensus and rule of thumb seems to be: If you think you might be an alcoholic, you probably are.
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Old 05-06-2014, 07:46 PM
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Are you an alcoholic?

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Old 05-06-2014, 07:51 PM
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amishlady, hello and welcome.

The question I've been asking myself for the past 13 days while sober.
yes; been there, too.
funny thing about that question and the answer: the answer , for the longest time, was much more clear to me while getting drunk or the next morning than when i asked myself that question after a couple days not drinking.
that happen to you that way too?

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Old 06-19-2014, 07:00 AM
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When I had a heroin addiction I had issue with alcohol too. So after recovery I decided to be coded of alcohol too.
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Old 06-19-2014, 06:32 PM
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I don't know if that label fits me or not. Drinking Alcohol causes me problems and I need to stop doing it.
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Old 06-23-2014, 05:10 AM
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I have yet to meet an alcoholic who did not start off with the delusion that they were not an alcoholic.A
Too many people think the word denial is a river in Egypt. It’s probably the biggest reason so much of the population can’t accept that they have a problem with alcohol. IMO

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Old 06-25-2014, 11:03 AM
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Yes I am. But, it isnt my primary problem. It really is for me a symptom of underlying stuff I need to deal with. There isnt a place for alcohol in my life so i have had to learn how to face things as they come and when it gets to be too much than I step back and regroup.

What I find interesting about the idea of "but I want to relax and let loose." Is I have never met a person who woke up in the morning and said " man am I glad I got my drunk on last night. I feel so relaxed and rejuvinated now." It is just a hollow argument. I believe made from fear of not knowing how it is to just be normal or not. It is ok to be a little bit crazy and sober while you do it. Go to a park and play on the swings. Or go to the zoo or an amusement park. Or even spend a weekend in your pj's and watch a three stooges marathon while eating a quart or ice cream right from the container. Now that is my idea of relaxing
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Old 06-25-2014, 11:08 AM
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Or even spend a weekend in your pj's and watch a Law and Order marathon while eating a quart or ice cream right from the container. Now that is my idea of relaxing
Quoted for myself...


Yes, I am an alcoholic. The hardest part was accepting that and not because I didn't believe it was true, it was because I wanted to control that too.

I can't so I stopped trying.
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Old 06-25-2014, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by happybeingme View Post
Yes I am. But, it isnt my primary problem. It really is for me a symptom of underlying stuff I need to deal with.
Yep. Hence the steps.
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Old 06-25-2014, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dSober View Post
I agree.

Of course a turd by any other name is still a turd. So is a rose.
Excuse me?
Speak for yourself
Maybe you were a turd when you were in active addiction but I certainly was not!
and yes I do consider myself an alcoholic
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Old 06-25-2014, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Carlotta View Post
Excuse me?
Speak for yourself
Maybe you were a turd when you were in active addiction but I certainly was not!
and yes I do consider myself an alcoholic
Ok, I was a turd. No maybe about it.
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