[Randy Archer]

Originally Posted by Woodsie1

Usual internet wanker....hope you get lots of thanks to make youfeel beter about your sad life

You realise that this is after hours ? Don’t expect serious discussion here .

Alco ? Weak and undisciplined people ,who can not control themselves

[Strumms]

Alcoholism is a disease.

It’s when not you as a ‘person’ likes drinking a lot, likes drinking regularly, Getting pissed...it’s when your body and brain is saying, YOU NEED A DRINK.

[the beer revolu]

Originally Posted by pgj2015

anyone who needs a drink every day in an alcoholic in my eyes.

What about someone who merely has a drink every day?

[Randy Archer]

Originally Posted by the beer revolu

What about someone who merely has a drink every day?

1 drink ? In Ireland ? That’s weird , you talking loco

Nah, seriously, though, it depends . What harm would it be cracking open a can or a glass of wine After a hard days work ? Waistline might not thank ya for it but meh, many of us smoke too ...

[endacl]

Originally Posted by Woodsie1

Cheeers....personal issues is to straight laced foe me...i like th normaliy of AH....i dont wamt a deir dierdre response i want someone to tell tell me cop the fcuk on or go get help

Cop the fcuk on.

[ReginaldSmythV]

Just a bad dose of the fear.

[pgj2015]

Originally Posted by the beer revolu

What about someone who merely has a drink every day?

most alcoholics I know wouldn't be able to leave it at 1 drink a day, but yeah I would call someone who HAS to have 1 drink a day an alcoholic.

[the beer revolu]

Originally Posted by pgj2015

most alcoholics I know wouldn't be able to leave it at 1 drink a day, but yeah I would call someone who HAS to have 1 drink a day an alcoholic.

What does that even mean?
Define "has to".
Is it different from "wants to"?
Or how about "would like to"?

[pgj2015]

Originally Posted by the beer revolu

What does that even mean?
Define "has to".
Is it different from "wants to"?
Or how about "would like to"?

has to = the people who have to have a drink or they start shaking etc

[Truthvader]

If drink is repeatedly generating problems at work at home and socially the you are a problem drinker. If you know this but cant stop you are an alcoholic

[Mimon]

Originally Posted by Truthvader

If drink is repeatedly generating problems at work at home and socially the you are a problem drinker. If you know this but cant stop you are an alcoholic

Would you include someone who's drinking only causes problems for themselves as a problem drinker?

A friend drinks probably 9 days out of 10. They have got worse since before Christmas. Proably have had 3 days not drinking since the start of December.

They generally don't get aggressive but the physical toll will definitely catch up with them at some stage. Drinking in front of their children so much couldn't be good either.

[R.F.]

Originally Posted by Central Services

What seems to be the officer, problem?

One of my favourite lines from South Park. Classic

[McGinniesta]

Originally Posted by Randy Archer

You realise that this is after hours ? Don’t expect serious discussion here .

Alco ? Weak and undisciplined people ,who can not control themselves

Wouldn't life be wonderful if everything was so simple?

As if you are going to wake up one day with some will power and self control that will magically make your alcoholism disappear. Forget the fact that addiction is usually far more complex than this.

If this were the case then nobody in life would ever have any problems ever. They'd just gain some self control and their problems would just vanish. Sounds like nonsense to me.

[Northernlily]

Originally Posted by Mimon

Would you include someone who's drinking only causes problems for themselves as a problem drinker?

A friend drinks probably 9 days out of 10. They have got worse since before Christmas. Proably have had 3 days not drinking since the start of December.

They generally don't get aggressive but the physical toll will definitely catch up with them at some stage. Drinking in front of their children so much couldn't be good either.

Drinking heavily/getting drunk on front of your children should be a criminal offence in my opinion.

These things have a life long psychological impact and can destroy that child's adult life. It certainly changes the person that they should be if they had grown up in a normal household.

Personally, I think there is way to little focus on this.

[punisher5112]

8 months to reply, must have been some session