Are you an alcoholic?
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.
Alcohol is not addictive, to most people, where as addiction can be created amongst many with other substances. The cigarette is a classic example.
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.
Alcohol is not addictive, to most people, where as addiction can be created amongst many with other substances. The cigarette is a classic example.
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.
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.
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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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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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
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
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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