What is wrong with being an alcoholic?

Question

I drink like there is no tommorow b/c i love to be intoxicated. I never drive after drinking, i never miss work or other social engagments, etc I make over $100K a year, i am not a whino rolling in the street. I am a fully functioning alcoholic, why does everyone make it out to be such a bad thing?

fat people eat in excess, smokers smoke too much but everyone says being an alcoholic is bad.

Answer 1

Nope, sounds good to me

Answer 2

It destroys brain chemicals and is bad for you because right now you may be a functioning alcoholic but one day you may not be. You are probably in denial and think you can handle your booze when in fact you really cannot. You are also only telling your side of the story, if we really knew the truth about you I would bet we would hear some negative things about what you do when you are drunk. No one likes a drunk, and being around them is disgusting because they do and say things they would not say if they were not drunk. They are hurtful to others in many ways and people do not like being around them because of their behaviour. You can justify your actions by saying fat people eat in excess but fat people do not hurt others or endanger anyone but themselves, and smokers the same with the exception if they smoke around others. You drink for a reason and you should get to the bottom of it. It is also an addictive behaviour and did you know your blood alcohol level does not drop from night to morning so when you get back into your car you are actually endangering lives while you are driving? You are risking lives everyday because of your drinking. My brother-in-law use to only drink beer at night but he would sweat and one day at work someone could smell the alcohol on him, he was warned and the second time he was fired. This could also happen to you, then what, your 100K a year will be out the window and you will be without a good job. Then you will have all day and all night to drink. Who knows where it will end. Better wake up before it is too late. One more thing, my father shot himself in the head when I was nine years old, but he didn't mean to, he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing.

Answer 3

Do you live in a vacuum or something? Most people think that eating in excess and smoking too much is bad, too. So that is a bad argument.

So why is being an alcoholic bad? Oh, let me count the ways!

1. It can kill you. The more you drink, the more likely you are to develop liver disease and heart disease at an early age. If you have people who love you, then you are putting them through the stress of knowing that you can die of alcohol poisoning, amongst other things, on any given day. Putting your loved ones through that is wrong. And have you ever seen someone die from liver disease? I can't think of a more gruesome and disgusting way to die.

2. It can kill others. Alcohol obstructs your judgement and motor skills. A drunk is more likely to commit a crime or attack someone. For some people, alcohol inhibits their ability to control their temper. And, if you are freakin' stupid enough to get behind the wheel of a car, you can kill someone (or yourself) by your poor driving abilities under the influence. THOUSANDS of people die from this every year. You say you do not drive drunk, but it only takes one time to make that mistake when you're too stinking drunk to make a rash decision.

3. You stink. No one wants to be unattractive or ugly. What is more ugly than a stinking, drunk man? You might pick up a date, but only if they are stinking drunk, too. So you won't remember the fun part you had last night. You WILL remember the herpes (or worse) you likely will get. If you have a girlfriend or wife, one of these days she is going to see how ugly your drunk butt is, and you're going to be alone.

4. Alcoholism accelerates. Yeah, you are fine now. You never drive. You never miss work. But as you keep abusing alcohol, your body will develop more and more of a dependency. Eventually you WILL miss a day of work. Then it will be two. One of these days you WILL drive or you WILL show up to work drunk, and you won't be making $100K anymore. You'll be fired. Oh, it will happen. It always does. Everyone thinks they can beat it. Everyone is always wrong.

5. I can't help but wonder WHY you are asking this question. Surely someone has complained or said something to you. That, in itself, is a warning sign. Who was it? Why did they ask? Why were they concerned? There was a reason for it. You had better mark that reason.

6. This is part way related to #5 above, but your relationships will likely deteriorate if you continue to be an alcoholic. One of these days you'll be drunk and say something stupid to someone you supposedly care about. They will take it for awhile, but everyone has their limits. You'll lose a friend or two. Maybe even worse.

7. One of these days you'll likely want to quit. The longer you wait, the more dependent your body will be, and the more difficult and painful it will be to do it. In fact, alcohol withdrawal can even be fatal if not done properly.

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with drinking. But if you are truly an "alcoholic," you'd better stop. You can try to be "the man" and counter everything I've said here, but you know what? I don't care. Pretty much everything I wrote here is a FACT. It might not ALL happen in you specific case, but if you truly are an alchoholic, mark my words. To argue that it is all just an opinion is like arguing that algebra is an opinion. It's not an art. Alcoholism is a science. Study after study confirms everything here. You'd better go see your doctor about it before it is too late and you lose everything. Good luck!

Answer 4

Like many bad habits, the ones you mentioned and driving dangerously, unsafe sexual habits etc. There are health concerns.
Like you i have pondered this question. My conclusion is that alcoholism progresses. You know that your tolerance increases and you consume more and more. Then the risk increases that you will stop functioning as you are now. If drinking is your choice at this time then I respect that it is your life. However keep in mind that you are an alcoholic and when things start to go wrong get help. Confide in a trusted person so that they can help to monitor your behaviour and speak up when you go wrong.

Blessings and good-luck to you. It is a narrow rope you walk across.

Answer 5

um yeah being an alchoholic is bad have you ever heard of serosus of the liver ?if you dont have a funtioning liver you die.i am sorry but you sound like your single hopefully you are cause i feel sorry for the woman waiting at home yeah what a great title "a funtioning alcoholic"better you than me grow up eating to much leads to heart problems, obesity and smoking you can get cancer not to mention all the other things. you have a computer read a little, its called yahoo search" alcoholism" and while you are at it search "mental heath help" cause you do have issues oh one other thing search "coomon sense" that should get you started.have a great life being a drunk with mental issues.if i seem a little angry ia m sorry but we live on the information highway you can find out why over excessive drinking is not good along with being a funtional drunk.at least you dont drive which i might not believe cause you think being a alcoholic is ok.let me ask you this do u have kids?if you do do u like the fact that their dad is a drunk,cause speaking with expierience in this both my parents were drunks funtional ones.but as a child you see the outside its embarrassing .stop if you have kids if not go ahead and drink yourselh in to the 6foot hole.hopefully any woman with a good head on her shoulders with see through your cocka mamey story .good luck

Answer 6

Some day soon you will realize the error of your ways. Your liver will crap out, you will be truly addicted to alcohol, you will lose the $100 K job because you fail to show up and are drunk while you are there...and then one day soon after that, your doctor will say "Sorry there is nothing more we can do for you..you have about six months to live. Yes, people eat in excess and die from the results of it, smokers smoke too much...and die from lung cancer, and you my alcoholic friend will be joining them on the other side very soon. Wake up NOW and see how you are throwing your life down the toilet. If you don't care, then do it for those who love you. Speak to a counselor, go to AA, talk to your doctor, talk to a recovered alcoholic and see what they say. Just do something SOON....your days are numbered otherwise...assuming it is not too late already. You are a very very foolish person and admit it or not, have a very very serious illness.

Answer 7

More power to you for the functionality, but give your liver a break, man. Plus the real problem is whether or not you can stop if you had to. Could you go camping for 2 weeks with no hooch? If that idea scares you, then you have a problem. You're an alcoholic once it's something you NEED, and not want. It can get worse and worse.

Answer 8

I have NO problem with an alcoholic, but i do have a problem with the attitude that happens when a person drinks. They believe that they are "Ten foot tall and bulletproof" and is very rude and obnoxious. These people are really nice people when they are not drinking but when they drink they become jerks. Drinking is not bad as long as you can control it, but alot of people cannot do that. A person also that drinks before coming to work is also a liability not only to themselves but also others. If he gets into an accident at work he could end up injuring another person or himself. Eventually the only thing that an alcoholic thinks of will be when he has his next drink-everything else is just a formality. I guarantee he will lose everything that at one time meant anything to him...

Answer 9

Drugs such as alcohol that produce dependence typically:


act on the brain's central nervous system
cause changes in behavior
have psychological effects ranging from reduced anxiety or tension to sensations of elation or euphoria
create the illusion of having increased physical or mental ability.

Two types of dependence are common to alcoholism and to most other abused substances:



.Psychological dependence involves mental/emotional feelings of satisfaction and a strong desire to continue taking the drug, usually to produce pleasure or to avoid the discomfort of dealing with life's problems. This form of dependence may also occur from the desire to avoid the emotional pain of anxiety, loneliness, or depression.
.Physical dependence is related to the discomfort or physical pain when the drug level is low (for example, when waking up in the morning) or to withdrawal symptoms. Physical dependence occurs alongside a phenomenon known as increasing tolerance. Literally, this means there is the need to progressively increase the amount of the abused substance in order to produce the effect (the buzz or “high”) originally achieved by using smaller portions

Answer 10

Well that last I heard from the media smokers, fatties AND alcoholics are bad.
Basically if you are dependent on a chemical of any kind to make you happy or for you to function, that is not good.
And just b/c you think you aren't harming anyone, you are probably too drunk to realize you are destroying someone else's life along with your own.

Answer 11

alcohol damages your liver which is what filters toxins for your body. Alcohol also makes your pores big and ugly and it makes your nose and ears all "rubbery" looking.