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half of you will disagree... but i think ANYONE can become an alcoholic given the right circumstances.. it is an addictive drug.. you will develop physical withdrawal syndrome if you drink enough... some people develop the mental aspect which leads to the repeated use that leads to physical addiction... but believe me... alcohol is like cocaine is like heroin... you may hold out for a while or quit... but unless you do quit eventually it will get you...
Actually (interestingly) alcohol seems to only be addivctive to certain individuals....genetics come in here. In my mind there is a difference between a "problem drinker" and an alcoholic.
Off the top of my head....I'd say yes, he's got a problem with drinking. It's interfering with his life. He can't stop even though the consequences get him in trouble. I have no doubt he's told himself before to stop but can't seem to do it. So does lucky G (once I drink one I can't stop...) that is CLASSIC alcoholism and I was always exactly the same way. The difference between me and Lucky is that he stopped completely on his own. I could not. And that he says he is not an alcoholic. I say that I certainly am.
True alcoholics are not normal drinkers but normal drinkers can be "problem drinkers." As an recovering alkie I dont have the slightest interest in the "slight buzz" of one beer....I want the whole tamale or why bother? I know "normal drinkers" don't think this way.
Unlike other "physically addictive" drugs some people can drink alcohol for years daily and simply stop. Others...(like me) take one sip and the body gets into gear....it's a done deal.
Well, it's not like I drank every day - it was mostly weekend parties and such, but once I had one drink I started to feel kind of good, so I'd have another (What can it hurt, right?), and another... and so on until I'd regret it. I've noticed that when it comes to feeling good I don't have a lot of willpower, although I hardly think I'm alone in that. ;) And that does apply to pretty much anything, including weed - if I have a fat sack, I'll probably go chronic until I run out. I'm just lucky that a cigarette buzz only lasts for a couple of minutes, otherwise I would have picked up a very expensive hobby already...Quote:
Originally Posted by Weedhound
And it goes in cycles, too. I'll drink too much, get very sick, say "Never again! Hit me if I ever want to do this again!" and then a few months down the line I'll do it again. It's a slow learning process, but I have to admit that sometimes it feels good to cut loose and drop your immune system enough to allow the germs building up inside a chance to go to town, do their nasty thing, and then get the hell out of my body.
Same Same for me my man.....I was fine till I took that first drink...then boom. That whole thing....I'll only have a few...then oblivion and I quite simply COULD NOT stop once I took that first drink. And sooner or later....I would indeed take that first one.....:(
Good for you to avoid it altogether! I am not saying you are an alcoholic....only you know.....but I will say that if you were.....I'd tell you to realize that it is NOT a matter of willpower....not for true alkies like me. It's in our genes and for me it's a poison. The day I went into rehab I had a bac of .47....a beer or two away from dying of alcohol poisoning AND i STILL could not shut up that little part of what was left of my mind from screaming "I NEED A DRINK" over and over. When you stop to think about the fact that your body is that close to death and your mind is still working like hell to drink more....which would kill you.,.....that's not willpower.
That's an alcoholic. ;)
alchohol's bad.I envy the people that can do it....being drunk is great until its not and it always ended up bad.....thank god for herb.Cut back or quit you don't want to get bad on it ....