Another Drinking Question
 

With all the discussion about drinking, excessive drinking and alcoholism let me pose this question.

Is it wrong, bad or indicative of a problem if……..

A. You really like the taste of alcoholic drinks. (Scotch, Jack D, Vodka & Beer)

B. You look forward to having A drink every few days. A social decompress
with friends. A beer with my son, a cocktail on a Fri or Sat evening with the
wife.

C. Having a drink does not make you feel normal, just a buzz, which is not the
intended effect.

D. Never drink in excess. One or two cocktails over a few hours.

E. Drinking in no way controls you or your life.

No.

no x2.

i love the taste of scotch. which is really amazing. funny how your taste changes as you age.

No.

Sometimes when I have a bad day I want a drink... that usually gives me pause because I don't want it to be a problem. In the end I'm okay with it, because that doesn't happen very often and I just have a drink or two; I don't get drunk.

Sounds fine to me.

Back in college I was best friends witha guy who was/is an alcoholic. We drank tevery night till the cows came home. I continued to drink semi heavily for a few years after I got married.
When I drank to get drunk because it was fun.

I stopped after one night when I vomited in bed, yes, my wife was there, get the picture. After that drinking was very occasional.

In the past five years or so I realized that I really like the taste of liquors and liquers.

Now, I drink for taste. I never go past to or three, even at an all day affair/pool party, etc.

I was reading the thread on drinking and started wondering if the desire for the taste was connected to a "need" to drink.

BTW, my friend, who is a genius, got divorced because he was verbally abusive, but he is a NYS Supreme Court judge, go figure.

Drink for taste is never going to be a problem.

Maybe not a problem, but perhaps an excuse?

unless you think cough syrup filtered through white bread taste good :D

No!

You just have to keep handle on it. For most addictions, most people have threshold limit. If they cross that line for long enough, they will have much more of a compulsion. I would guess that you don't ever want to find yours.

Sounds fun to me. And in Brooklyn, I remember, has some great bars :)

Sounds pretty good to me. I typically have a beer with dinner. I typically have 2-3 different kinds of beer in the fridge, and I'll drink the one that sounds more appealing at the time. Sometimes a beer doesn't sound good, so I don't drink one. Occasionally I'll have 4-5 over the course of an evening out with friends, nothing more than a little bit of a buzz. If you only have alcohol in moderation it's just a DRINK, nothing more.

If you get drunk every night, you have a problem. If you crave alcohol, you have a problem. If you don't drink and have withdrawal, you have a problem.

I know a guy that would berate his ex for drinking too much (3 or 4 drinks) while he was mowing through a huge bag full of McDonalds food. I don't think he saw the irony.

Did the MickeyD's make him mean?

I would say so. It made him fat, which in turn made him insecure.

Granted, it's hardly fair to blame junk food for making you fat. Or booze for making you a drunk.

I seriously doubt anybody has come home and smacked their wife around because they had too many cheeseburgers with the guys after work.

I remember, has some great bars
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Thanks for the opinions, that's what I thought.

an old AA saying..."if you think you need to control your drinking, your drinking is probably out of control."....
everybody is different.