I am i considered an alcholic or an "un-safe drinker"??

Question

I drink once or twice a week to get drunk. I usually dont drink two days in a row. some weeks i may not even drink but for the most part i average a drunk night 2 times a week. what are ur thoughts?

Answer 1

Fairly average piss-head would be my classification. Cheers ...

Answer 2

I love Anne M's answer and gave her a thumb up.
I need to print that out and think about it...when I'm sober.

I'm like you, I like to get drunk sometimes, because when I am, everything is funnier and better (the jokes are funnier and the sex is better...) and I'm having a lot of fun. Like you, I usually don't drink two days in a row, or at least don't get drunk two days in a row, I'm too busy dealing with the headaches and the nausea!!

I do not think I'm an alcoholic because my brother is and I'm not like him. For me, an alcoholic either drinks a lot or not at all (my brother is in the "not at all" category at of now). My brother could drink a six pack of beer while you were still at your first can...He had a high tolerance for alcohol so he would not get sick easily. This is the problem with alcoholics...they drink too much because they can and when they start drinking, they cannot stop. People who drink and are not alcoholics cannot drink too much before they get sick and throw up and can easily stop after a glass or two on social occasions.

Also, sometimes, I don't drink at all for a few days, just to make sure I don't miss it...then I would start to worry if I did.

Answer 3

I'd say you definitely have a drinking problem. Drinking to the point where one is drunk, intentionally, is a sign of a possible alcohol issue. To do so regularly twice a week is very abnormal. You say you drink "to get drunk." This is what alcoholics do. A normal "social" drinker drinks to relax and lower inhibitions slightly while with friends. To go further than this, and use alcohol to impair your consciousness or help you deal with stress on a regular basis, is a hallmark of alcoholism.

It can sometimes be hard to distinguish between someone who is a heavy "social" drinker and someone who has a real problem with alcohol. One way to tell where you fit is to ask yourself some questions about your drinking, such as, does the amount you drink worry you or cause you concern; do you often drink alone; have you missed work or social events due to being drunk or hung over; have your friends and relatives expressed concern about your drinking; has your drinking ever cost you a job, a relationship, or anything else important to you; have you ever had a blackout or committed a crime related to your drinking (such as a DUI)? Other questions might be, do you experience withdrawal symptoms such as shaking when you don't drink; and have you tried before to stop drinking and been unable to?

If you find that you are answering "yes" to many of these questions, it might mean that you are abusing alcohol or dependent upon alcohol.

My advice would be, go to an AA meeting. You don't have to say anything...just sit and listen. If they ask you why you're there, tell them you're concerned about your drinking and wanted to learn if AA is for you or not. There won't be any doctors or cops or anything there, just other people who've battled a drinking problem. They're the greatest people in the world and will help you, in a non-threatening, non-judging way, to determine whether your drinking is a problem or not.

Answer 4

What a loaded question, to admit that you have a problem would be to admit that 90% of the people here (including myself) have a problem. So I'm gonna go with the majority here and say it's no problem, but for you to be asking this question, you must already know better.

Answer 5

If you need to get drunk at all you have a drinking problem. Social drinking or drinking for pleasure should not compel you to take any liquor in access. A drink with friends or a beer after work is considered being in control of your liquor. If people have to guzzle down a beer and then have 2 or 3 back to back, they have a drinking problem. Drinks were created to allow people to have a relaxing beverage. They should be treated no different than drinking a soda pop or a glass of lemonade or ice tea. You don't see people gulping down those drinks. You see them sipping them socially with friends. Liquor should be treated the same way. You need to remember that the more booze you take in access, the more brain cells and liver cells are destroyed. Your body cannot process that stuff in high doses anymore than it can process pure water if you were to guzzle a gallon of it. People actually die from guzzling water too fast. If your body has to take its time to process the most pure drink for it on this planet which is water, then what do you think it is going through with mega cans of booze or glass after glass of liquor? You definitely have a problem and further more, it will only get worse with age because liquor is just as adictive as anything else out there is. You can get adicted to anything you take in access and your body will suffer for one way or another.

Answer 6

I wouldn't call that a problem if you do it socially, but if you drink to get drunk by yourself twice a week, you might be borderline.

Answer 7

No i would say that is not considered being an AA but If you r going to drink at all thats the way to do it though so no u r not considered one!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

Doesn't seem like a problem to me. As long as drinking does not interfere with daily duties, such as work or school. Also as long as your not driving.

Answer 9

If your wondering if you might have a drinking problem.... you do

Answer 10

You are both, so deal with it and quit whining about it