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Alcoholics go to meetings.

So you go to meetings....?

A good off season question....

Dogger it's not letting me vote for some reason (invalid form??)

I voted yes. When I was in my early 30's I thought I might be. So I went off it for two weeks to see how hard it was to give up. I believed if I really craved it, I was an alcho. If I didn't crave it, I was not an alcho.

I managed the two weeks easily, so now I can drink all day every day and not be concerned about being addicted to the stuff. Joking, but it did teach me a good lesson about NEEDING vs wanting alcohol.

I'm not an alcoholic, but i love drinking piss. i can knock back a slab in a session no probs but i don't crave for a beer every night. Only every third night.

The definition of an alcoholic is someone who drinks more than you do.

There is alcohol dependant and alcoholic.

2 groups.

i was an alcoholic. but then i threw up so made some room for more.

My drinking club has a football problem

To answer your question Dog_ger, I'd think many people on here would have what would be clinically termed an alcohol problem without being an alcoholic, as such.

I think a few beers 4 or 5 days a week would be considered some form of alcoholism but is widely regarded in our community as a pretty standard level of alcohol consumption.

My biggest concern, as a parent of two teenagers is the binge drinking culture associated with white spirits ( vodka etc ) and energy drinks ( Red Bull etc ).

So, I know I'm not an alcoholic ( I have at least 3 alcohol free days a week ) but I sure do enjoy my Thursday night pub drop in, my Friday night beers at the baseball club and my weekend brews at home.

What would you consider an alcoholic?

Booney wrote:What would you consider an alcoholic?

My mate at work who finishes 3 bottles of Bundy a week..

mickey wrote:

Booney wrote:What would you consider an alcoholic?

My mate at work who finishes 3 bottles of Bundy a week..

A truck yard in the Port had a live in resident/employee. He lived in a van on the site and would pop around to the now closed Colac on pay day for 4 x 30 pack of VB and 3 x bottle of Bundy and would be back every week to restock.

Booney wrote:What would you consider an alcoholic?

Tough one to put a number on, but I reckon that if it repeatedly causes you to make poor decisions, then it's a problem.

If there's a free drink involved I'll put my hand up as one.

Q. wrote:

Booney wrote:What would you consider an alcoholic?

Tough one to put a number on, but I reckon that if it repeatedly causes you to make poor decisions, then it's a problem.

I would agree with this. Especially when everyone can see the damage the person is doing too themselves and those around them.

If you get pissed alone is another tip off.

Q. wrote:

Booney wrote:What would you consider an alcoholic?

Tough one to put a number on, but I reckon that if it repeatedly causes you to make poor decisions, then it's a problem.

Agreed, it's not simply a matter of some who drinks 5 or more days a week.

Every Friday morning I think I am an alcoholic, but have normally talked myself out of it come Friday night at knock off time....

Booney wrote:

mickey wrote:

Booney wrote:What would you consider an alcoholic?

My mate at work who finishes 3 bottles of Bundy a week..

A truck yard in the Port had a live in resident/employee. He lived in a van on the site and would pop around to the now closed Colac on pay day for 4 x 30 pack of VB and 3 x bottle of Bundy and would be back every week to restock.

Wow, that's ridiculous.

A Rigger at work drinks a carton of beer every 3 days.

The Sleeping Giant wrote:

Q. wrote:

Booney wrote:What would you consider an alcoholic?

Tough one to put a number on, but I reckon that if it repeatedly causes you to make poor decisions, then it's a problem.

I would agree with this. Especially when everyone can see the damage the person is doing too themselves and those around them.

If you get pissed alone is another tip off.

That last point is a dead give away TSG.

every weekend lol