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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.
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no x2.
i love the taste of scotch. which is really amazing. funny how your taste changes as you age.
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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.
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Sounds fine to me.
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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.
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Drink for taste is never going to be a problem.
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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.
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05-15-2012, 12:34 PM
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Sounds fun to me. And in Brooklyn, I remember, has some great bars
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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.
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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.
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Granted, it's hardly fair to blame junk food for making you fat. Or booze for making you a drunk.
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I seriously doubt anybody has come home and smacked their wife around because they had too many cheeseburgers with the guys after work.
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I remember, has some great bars
    
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Thanks for the opinions, that's what I thought.
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an old AA saying..."if you think you need to control your drinking, your drinking is probably out of control."....
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