I Drink 1-5 Beers Twice A Week & My Wife Says Im An Alcoholic Who's Right?

Question

A couple of times a week I like to have some beers after work. I never sit down & drink a ton of beer . . usually between one & five of them. I enjoy getting the 'buzz' & watching tv on stressfull days. She complains about it like I am a heroin addict or something.. Is she right?? I thought alcoholics went to meetings.. (bad joke)

Answer 1

You are not an alcoholic. Enjoy it man that is what beer is for.


Man don't let her change you! Keep drinking!

Answer 2

An alcoholic is someone who NEEDS to drink. If you find by the end of the day that you can't go another second unless you have a drink, well, you might want to look into a few AA meetings. But, if you're having a few drinks after work only a few nights a week and find it wouldn't bother you to limit it to maybe one night a week, or maybe one drink three nights out of the week, it doesn't appear you're an alcoholic. Many people have a glass of wine or a beer after work to help them relax for the night. That doesn't make them an alcoholic. Only when you HAVE to have the drink or cannot control HOW much you drink, do you have to take a serious look at yourself to see if you need to address the alcoholic issue. Do yourself a favor and limit yourself to 1 or 2 beers after work...five is a little too much. It's almost a six-pack a night. Let yourself unwind with the beer if you need to, but keep yourself coherant for yourself, and your wife. Better yet, find a different avenue of stress relief, like taking a walk in the park or around the neighborhood, reading a good book in a quiet room, or doing something fun with the family, like a board game or tossing a football around in the backyard.

Answer 3

You're probably not an alcoholic, unless your drinking is effecting your work and other things.

But remember, your wife's feelings are valid, so don't just push them to the side. Be willing to compromise with her--maybe only have a beer every other day during the week, with the stipulation that you can enjoy your buzz during the weekend. Work out some agreement on what you can both accept, and stick to it. A relationship is more important than the temporary feeling that comes from drinking.

Answer 4

A unmarried glass of red wine some situations a week is solid on your health. Beer or difficult cider have a low alcohol content textile, you'll have a serving a pair situations a week without a lot damage. yet they're intense in sugar and energy. you frequently favor to drink sparsely. Getting lower than the impact of alcohol on an primary foundation is not in any respect healthful no count what you drink.

Answer 5

it depends on why you drink. the most common misconception is that you have to drink a lot or all the time but that's not true. alcohol abuse is alchol abuse. you can be a light drinker and still be an alcoholic. if it's a stress reliever and your to the point that you can't handle any stress without drinking, yep she's right. if it's just to party sometimes, nope you're right. if you party more than a couple times a month, she's right. basically anyone who has to have it to feel normal and comfortable is an alcoholic. just depends on what level you are if you should get help. I would say that at the level you may sound like, just ease up to keep her happy, I'm sure she does a ton of things to keep you happy.

Answer 6

There are different classifications of alcoholism, but you don't really seem to fit any. The closest would be binge drinker (I think Class E, it's been years since I've looked at this stuff), but it's not like you're getting wasted twice a week. Granted, the 5 beers may be excessive when just sitting home watching TV.

Answer 7

nice touch with the bad joke.

Different people have different ammunity levels.
For some people it takes very few beers, others alot to get them drunk. I think alchoholism starts when you get drunk and on.
Not when you drink. Even the Bible has nothing against drinking unless you have a certain reputation to uphold. It says just don't get drunk. Which we all agree I'm sure is not a wise nor good thing. So unless your getting drunk when you drink or beer has adverse effects on you more than the usuall driving bit I would say no your not an alchoholic. That's all I'm going to say on the subject, you and your wife and your comprimises etc is your business.

Answer 8

As long as you dont drink 1-5 beers a day, you are not an alcoholic

Answer 9

If you can not do without the alcohol, then you are an alcoholic. If you exhibit undesirable behaviour when you are drinking, it might be a good idea to at least reduce the amount of beer you drink. It doesn't sound like you are an alcoholic, but the only way to prove it is to show that you can do without drinking it.

Answer 10

Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to an extent that such use causes physical or mental harm, or interferes with the drinker's normal personal, family, social, or work life.

Its apparently interfering with your family life in some way.

Personally, I wouldn't say its such a big deal. But why not just drop it. It'll make your wife happy and even cheap a 12 pack of cheap beer cost as much as most people's monthly gas bill.

Answer 11

It depends. Are you drinking to cover up feelings and emotions? Are drinking so you dont have to face reality? Then you might be an alcoholic. i have a drink a night. It relaxes me, and I love the taste of beer. My husband, drink 2-4 beers a night. It relaxes him and he generally loves the taste of beer. Only you can really decide if you have a drinking problem, not anyone else.