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Locut0s (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:24 PM Original message |
Would you consider this alcoholism? |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Do you, is the real question. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Are you happy with your life? |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. You have plenty of company. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. No. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. If you're not harming anyone else in the process, then it's totally your call. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. Sounds more like binge drinking. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. As I see it, most alcoholics are binge drinkers, but not all binge drinkers are alcoholics. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well, a fifth of vodka a week is hardly good for the liver. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Probably not doctor-recommended, but that's still only like an average 3 shots a day. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Two drinks a day is what doctors recommend |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Well, I'm only 24, and weigh about 220 pounds, with a decent tolerance level. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Hey, I'm not judging. I've had plenty of weeks where I put away an 18 pack per night. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Whoa! How could you even fit that much liquid in your stomach? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Lots of pissing. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Hmmmm.... |
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960 (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. The fact that you ask tells me it probably is. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. I had an uncle who never drank during the week, but pounded 1.5 cases of beer a day on weekends |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yes, |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:40 AM Response to Reply #15 |
30. Excellent link! |
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liberaltrucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. Like any substance addiction, alcoholism is an individual affliction |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's not the quanity, it's the desire. |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
18. Not necessarily |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
19. I don't know. Do you? |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
21. No. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Does age factor in? I see a problem with someone having |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
24. I don't know... |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
25. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, its probably a duck. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I would also add if it hinders relationships with others. |
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MrsBrady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
27. I always thought that if |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
28. I wouldn't. |
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Jeep789 (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
29. Well, let's hope you don't get laid off |
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Sky Masterson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
31. The question is |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
32. When someone asks the question it's generally because they already perceive a problem. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
33. Is it causing serious problems in your life and you are not doing anything to fix them? |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
34. If you're questioning it, then you may have answered yourself |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. Try skipping the vodka for a few weeks. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
36. Only you know the real answer |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. Are you drinking to fill the hours on the weekend? |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
39. YOU decide. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
40. It sounds to me like you already know the answer. |
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MrPerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
41. I'm not one to talk. I eat the wrong foods and that's no better. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
42. When you say things like "...that's not THAT much..." my personal |
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Tuvok Obama (380 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
43. Here's a good way to determine if you're an alcoholic (or addicted to anything) |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
44. Can you stop when you want to? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
45. No, but it sounds like you're self-medicating. nt |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-05-09 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
46. I agree, it's binge drinking. |
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