can you drink every day and not be a alcoholic? (28)
not every day no.....your supposed to not drink for at least two daays a week.....i read that somewhere
......but where alcohol is concerned...the less the better.......as is always with the fun stuff in life 
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If you can get through the day without having to have a drink, then you're not an alcoholic.
They NEED a drink, just to get through the day.
To have a drink or two at the end of the day to unwind with, is totally different.
They NEED a drink, just to get through the day.
To have a drink or two at the end of the day to unwind with, is totally different.
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cynicalorange: If you can get through the day without having to have a drink, then you're not an alcoholic.
They NEED a drink, just to get through the day.
To have a drink or two at the end of the day to unwind with, is totally different.
They NEED a drink, just to get through the day.
To have a drink or two at the end of the day to unwind with, is totally different.
i agree there, soe people need a drink and others don't, wanting and needing two different things
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pedro27: i agree there, soe people need a drink and others don't, wanting and needing two different things
Exactly. For example I want the latest shiny thing, but I don't actually need it.
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pedro27: i agree there, soe people need a drink and others don't, wanting and needing two different things
Yeh wanting a drink and needing a drink are completely different. 1 person can have a drink everyday and their is no impact on their life another can drink everyday and miss work, fight with the family etc this is the one that is an alcoholic. Doesnt matter how much you drink, its the way it effects your life!
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pedro27: p.s i don't drink everyday but i do like a few cans now and agian
ive been to rehab twice unfortunatly... sober now .its not about the amount that you drink its more about the reasons why .it was vodka with me,------ This poll is Archived ------
cynicalorange: Exactly. For example I want the latest shiny thing, but I don't actually need it.
Oh, do tell what the latest shiny thing is (I promise not to buy it for you)
Alcoholism can creep up on you n
Best way to gauge - tell yourself you gonna stay dry for a week. See if there's a craving. If there is, take that as a warning sign
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cynicalorange: Exactly. For example I want the latest shiny thing, but I don't actually need it.
its a choice for some people others its a addiction that needs help,
i like to drink and i like too think i deserve it, p.s not everyday doe
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I do hope so! I have a glass or 3 of white wine every evening and I don't see any harm whatsoever. (I never drink & drive by the way)
Cheers
Cheers
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pedro27: p.s i don't drink everyday but i do like a few cans now and agian
I don't know alot about it since I'm not a drinker.But I think alcoholic just like smoking can become an addiction.My stepfather was an alcoholic and it killed him.
I've known and heard of people getting alcohol poisioning as well.
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There's a big difference between a heavy drinker and an alcoholic Pedro.
A heavy drinker can choose to stop at any point in his her her drinking session. They may even drink more in quantity than an alcoholic. They may also have liver damage. They control the drink. They have that choice!
An alcoholic, much as he would like to, cannot stop. He or she has no choice but to keep drinking once that first drink has been taken. The drink controls them.They have no choice.
A heavy drinker can choose to stop at any point in his her her drinking session. They may even drink more in quantity than an alcoholic. They may also have liver damage. They control the drink. They have that choice!
An alcoholic, much as he would like to, cannot stop. He or she has no choice but to keep drinking once that first drink has been taken. The drink controls them.They have no choice.
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Alcoholic = a person that has quit, on the wagon and such.
Drunk = A person that drinks excessively every day.
Occaional/casual = Can drink a glass of wine, a beer and such without the need to consume more.
JMHO
Drunk = A person that drinks excessively every day.
Occaional/casual = Can drink a glass of wine, a beer and such without the need to consume more.
JMHO
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Durring the last decade or at least the first part of it I had a very high stress job and a high stress mariage . I would come home, slam the door, fix me a stiff one, and not want to be bothered by the outside world . I finaly got rid of both and have never looked back . The reference to "stiff one" was seldome one, it usualy was three . Afterwards I began useing it less and less . I did think at the time I was an alcohalic . I'm happy to say even though I ocassionaly drink now I realy do not miss it . I either dogged the bullit or have the genes that prevented me for becoming one . Whatever the outcome I have it well under control now . Lucky me ! . . . 
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This might surprise some of you..........
The following are ten warning signs of alcoholism:
1. Do you ever drink after telling yourself you won't?
2.
Does your drinking worry your family?
3.
Do you drink alone when you feel angry or sad?
4.
Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
5.
Do you get headaches or have hangovers after drinking?
6.
Does your drinking ever make you late for work? image: young female exhibiting alcoholism-related rage
7.
Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
8.
Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
9.
Do you ever forget what you did while you were drinking?
10.
Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?
If you answer even one of these "alcoholism warning signs" with a "yes," you could be an alcoholic. Stated another way, if you answer one or more of these "alcoholic signs," you may have a serious drinking problem.
Read more here.
The following are ten warning signs of alcoholism:
1. Do you ever drink after telling yourself you won't?
2.
Does your drinking worry your family?
3.
Do you drink alone when you feel angry or sad?
4.
Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
5.
Do you get headaches or have hangovers after drinking?
6.
Does your drinking ever make you late for work? image: young female exhibiting alcoholism-related rage
7.
Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
8.
Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
9.
Do you ever forget what you did while you were drinking?
10.
Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?
If you answer even one of these "alcoholism warning signs" with a "yes," you could be an alcoholic. Stated another way, if you answer one or more of these "alcoholic signs," you may have a serious drinking problem.
Read more here.
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Number 3 on the above list, is the one most people will say is wrong here, to justify their own reason for drinking, but it IS an indicator of alcoholism.........
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pedro27: p.s i don't drink everyday but i do like a few cans now and agian
depends how much you drink, if you drink everyday to get drunk then its bad, you will have hang over in the morning and wont be able to work or do stuff properly.
but if you have a beer or two or justa glass of wine then its fine.
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GingerBe: This might surprise some of you..........
The following are ten warning signs of alcoholism:
1. Do you ever drink after telling yourself you won't?
2.
Does your drinking worry your family?
3.
Do you drink alone when you feel angry or sad?
4.
Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
5.
Do you get headaches or have hangovers after drinking?
6.
Does your drinking ever make you late for work? image: young female exhibiting alcoholism-related rage
7.
Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
8.
Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
9.
Do you ever forget what you did while you were drinking?
10.
Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?
If you answer even one of these "alcoholism warning signs" with a "yes," you could be an alcoholic. Stated another way, if you answer one or more of these "alcoholic signs," you may have a serious drinking problem.
Read more here.
The following are ten warning signs of alcoholism:
1. Do you ever drink after telling yourself you won't?
2.
Does your drinking worry your family?
3.
Do you drink alone when you feel angry or sad?
4.
Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
5.
Do you get headaches or have hangovers after drinking?
6.
Does your drinking ever make you late for work? image: young female exhibiting alcoholism-related rage
7.
Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
8.
Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
9.
Do you ever forget what you did while you were drinking?
10.
Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?
If you answer even one of these "alcoholism warning signs" with a "yes," you could be an alcoholic. Stated another way, if you answer one or more of these "alcoholic signs," you may have a serious drinking problem.
Read more here.
Well said Gingerbe. Some people have no idea that they have a potential drinking problem until it's too late
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bestbefore: Well said Gingerbe. Some people have no idea that they have a potential drinking problem until it's too late
Its calleed Myths Lies and Legends ....
P.S. Your rite by the way ,,
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No...They are called functional alcoholics.
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cynicalorange: I can see your point, but a day goes from waking up, until bedtime.
Your friend obviously had to have a drink if he was counting down the hours, therefore meaning, he couldn't get through the day.
Just because it's evening, doesn't mean it's a different day. He still spent all day waiting for the moment when he could have a drink, and I bet it spent a lot of time in the front of his mind.
JMO on it. I'm not a Doctor or professionally qualified to fully diagnose what an alcoholic is or not.
Your friend obviously had to have a drink if he was counting down the hours, therefore meaning, he couldn't get through the day.
Just because it's evening, doesn't mean it's a different day. He still spent all day waiting for the moment when he could have a drink, and I bet it spent a lot of time in the front of his mind.
JMO on it. I'm not a Doctor or professionally qualified to fully diagnose what an alcoholic is or not.
The only people who truly understand about alcoholism are the people who live with the alcoholic.
Most alcoholics have no idea that they have a problem.They don't see themselves as others do.
I have friends who have been married for almost 50 years and the last 15 years have been a nightmare of hidden horrors. She has finally plucked up the courage to walk away,and her husband has finaly accepted he has a problem.
He has been dry for 5 months and is in counselling,and might be lucky and get his marriage back.
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cynicalorange: I can see your point, but a day goes from waking up, until bedtime.
Your friend obviously had to have a drink if he was counting down the hours, therefore meaning, he couldn't get through the day.
Just because it's evening, doesn't mean it's a different day. He still spent all day waiting for the moment when he could have a drink, and I bet it spent a lot of time in the front of his mind.
JMO on it. I'm not a Doctor or professionally qualified to fully diagnose what an alcoholic is or not.
Your friend obviously had to have a drink if he was counting down the hours, therefore meaning, he couldn't get through the day.
Just because it's evening, doesn't mean it's a different day. He still spent all day waiting for the moment when he could have a drink, and I bet it spent a lot of time in the front of his mind.
JMO on it. I'm not a Doctor or professionally qualified to fully diagnose what an alcoholic is or not.
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bestbefore: The only people who truly understand about alcoholism are the people who live with the alcoholic.
Most alcoholics have no idea that they have a problem.They don't see themselves as others do.
I have friends who have been married for almost 50 years and the last 15 years have been a nightmare of hidden horrors. She has finally plucked up the courage to walk away,and her husband has finaly accepted he has a problem.
He has been dry for 5 months and is in counselling,and might be lucky and get his marriage back.
Most alcoholics have no idea that they have a problem.They don't see themselves as others do.
I have friends who have been married for almost 50 years and the last 15 years have been a nightmare of hidden horrors. She has finally plucked up the courage to walk away,and her husband has finaly accepted he has a problem.
He has been dry for 5 months and is in counselling,and might be lucky and get his marriage back.
I have two brothers and a sister recovering alcoholics. Of my two brothers, one only drank for a few weeks and then never touched it again for months. Then he'd take a notion and go on a binge again.
Might have been a wedding, and anniversary, a family trauma. He always had a legitimate excuse. Everyone knew but him. He was in denial for nearly 30 years before he copped on.
The other brother nearly killed a man one night, in a fit of alcoholic rage. Luckily that was enough to sober him for good.
The sister still finds excuses to drink........
I hate and detest alcoholism. I think it is the worst disease on the planet. It ruins families, and sometimes whole communities.....
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Hi Gingerbe.
Totally agree it is a scourge,and causes so much misery to the innocents who have to deal with it on a daily basis.
My ex husband,God rest his soul,used to call himself a social drinker[ He was from Dundalk by the way]
Trouble was he was never very sociable on arrival at home.
Totally agree it is a scourge,and causes so much misery to the innocents who have to deal with it on a daily basis.
My ex husband,God rest his soul,used to call himself a social drinker[ He was from Dundalk by the way]
Trouble was he was never very sociable on arrival at home.
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pedro27: p.s i don't drink everyday but i do like a few cans now and agian
anything that is dependent(we can imagine without it) on a daily addiction, but some people get certain habits that they consider healthy, for example, people who take a glass of wine because they believe all that is good for heart ------ This poll is Archived ------
bestbefore: Hi Gingerbe.
Totally agree it is a scourge,and causes so much misery to the innocents who have to deal with it on a daily basis.
My ex husband,God rest his soul,used to call himself a social drinker[ He was from Dundalk by the way]
Trouble was he was never very sociable on arrival at home.
Totally agree it is a scourge,and causes so much misery to the innocents who have to deal with it on a daily basis.
My ex husband,God rest his soul,used to call himself a social drinker[ He was from Dundalk by the way]
Trouble was he was never very sociable on arrival at home.
My in-laws, (who were English) hated the Irish with a vengence and used to give me a dog's life, because my ex's grandfather was a drunk from some little one horse town in Ireland.
He dragged a decent family down to the dirt with him and they never forgave anyone Irish since then.
Far too many Irish men like that. Got the country a bad name. I feel sorry for anyone who has one in the family. Bloody disgrace they are.
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Why do they make Jamesons"s taste so good 
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jonnt: Why do they make Jamesons"s taste so good
MONEY!!!
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GingerBe: I have two brothers and a sister recovering alcoholics. Of my two brothers, one only drank for a few weeks and then never touched it again for months. Then he'd take a notion and go on a binge again.
Might have been a wedding, and anniversary, a family trauma. He always had a legitimate excuse. Everyone knew but him. He was in denial for nearly 30 years before he copped on.
The other brother nearly killed a man one night, in a fit of alcoholic rage. Luckily that was enough to sober him for good.
The sister still finds excuses to drink........
I hate and detest alcoholism. I think it is the worst disease on the planet. It ruins families, and sometimes whole communities.....
Might have been a wedding, and anniversary, a family trauma. He always had a legitimate excuse. Everyone knew but him. He was in denial for nearly 30 years before he copped on.
The other brother nearly killed a man one night, in a fit of alcoholic rage. Luckily that was enough to sober him for good.
The sister still finds excuses to drink........
I hate and detest alcoholism. I think it is the worst disease on the planet. It ruins families, and sometimes whole communities.....
My father was an alcoholic and because of it he lost the love and respect of his children, including myself and also of his wife( my mother ) he died a very lonley old man. In end he was blaming us for dumping him but their was only one person to blame and that was himself. Because of what l witnessed as a child l have chosen never to drink and that will never change.
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