please help me, i think im an alcoholic

Have to agree with these guys, when you're 21 that's what you're supposed to be doing. I drank everyday for a year, it was great. Just remember to not drive and stay out of trouble.

You when you have a problem, is when you're drinking by yourself when there's no one around, and you otherwise cannot enjoy yourself without the aid of alcohol.

 

I only drink the blood of my enemies.

 

at least your not doing it to the point where you drink till you pass out and wake up drunk

 

If you drink before 6pm, then that's not normal. NOt enough to be an alcoholic.

Also, not going out and buying drinks so many times does help you save money.

 

can anybody say a bottle of crown royal ?

 

You are a noob. Drink Mad Dog. That fucks you up.

 

I've been sipping on some Southern Comfort (100 proof). It's not quite as good as Wild Turkey, though.

Crown Royal has led me through some good times, as well as Goldschlager. I've only had Everclear once, though, and I don't remember walking back to my dorm. I do remember bits and pieces of what happened when I got back, though.

My roommate's friend was spending the night and was present when I made it back. Our exchange went something like this:

Drew: Hey man. You drunk?
Me: Yeah...
Drew: You gonna throw up?
Me: Yeah...

I nonchalantly grabbed the trashcan and proceed to empty the contents of my stomach. I had a somewhat painful hangover the next day, and the very sight of Kool-aid almost sent food back up my esophagus.

 

guys, you really think this discussoin is good for someone who thinks they might be addicted to alcohoal?

 

^You ARE kidding, right? I can't tell.

 

I like chicken.

 

HELL YEAH! Tatsujin is a badass! :nod:

 

Yeah... my girlfriend is American. She told me she was a hardcore drinker. Two pints of Guinness and she was all over the place, lol.

I think the problem with Americans is that they don't know what a REAL pint is. Firstly, it should be 20 fluid ounces, not 16. Then there's the fact that a lot of American beer doesn't have as much alcohol as ours does (especially in certain States where that is controlled by law). That's tied to the fact you guys keep using "proof" or ABW to measure alcohol levels, instead of ABV as it should be. 100% ABV would be ethanol - whisky is more like 40% ABV but can go into the 50s. Then there's the fact that a lot of Americans drink "beer" - they don't differentiate between lager, ales, bitter, stout etc. You can pretty much get away with going into an American bar and asking for a beer and getting something. Wouldn't work here!

Oh, but the biggest problem with America is that you don't have (real) Absinthe! Well, didn't until recently, anyway ;-)

Good girls aren't any fun, though! ;-) hahaha!

 

Im going to die when I come to the UK, I can see it now lol

 

Haha, quite possibly!!

Stay out of the pubs, then! Especially Irish pubs ;-)

 

I thought this thread was a joke when I first saw it but it looks like he is being serious.

If your drinking to get drunk then for me you have a problem BUT if your drinking socially and end up getting blasted (even if you end up being sick/passing out) then I see no problem. Enjoy your youth as it will soon be gone (Fook me I sound old, I am only just 24).

 

Surely the answer to your question lies in wether you crave alcohol? (and if you think so, is it to alcohol itself or going out and escapism?)

Biggest concern for me would be money, surprised its only been mentioned once. Being 20 long gone are the days of drinking free booze and its rare for me to be able to afford going out more than once a month now, despite typical student tendencies.

At worst was being on holiday with the jollyboys and spending £500 in 4 days at Newquay last summer. But that was constant boozing, bar the can of relentless and ginster's pasty every morning :thumbsup:

That said I got pretty pissed last night for a fiver. £5 spent on 5 pints at good ol' wetherspoons (99p a pint on Marston's Pedigree) and my mate decided we carry on the night and bought us a 20 crate of Grolsch and a 250ml bottle of vodka to share. Slept well last night and up nice and early to do work at half 8 this morning :nod:

 

I wasn't a daily drinker but when I decided to drink then I went full out. I finally stopped the heavy drinking after blacking out a few times only to be told later of all the stupid shit I did and couldn't remember. That tends to be a wake up call.

 

Funny you should mention that. I can drink MD 20/20 like kool aid.

Mad Dog, stiff rum and a good expensive vodka mixed with anything that i have laying around works for me. MD spiked with a cheap vodka fucks you up..

I basically can`t stand drinking socially anymore. It`s alone or not at all as far as I`m concerned. I can sit in the bar for a beer or two with friends, but I end up pissed off if I stick around to long.

Hell I`m not working right now so I drink whenever I feel like it, morning noon or night, whatever. Still don`t consider myself an alcoholic though, as I can go for weeks without touching a drop if I`m preoccupied with work or what not.

 

This thread makes me want some alcohol. I think I'm going to make a grocery store run for some ale in a little bit. I hate that cheap American shit though. Bud/Busch/Miller etc seem to be the staple of the average college kid. Pabst is ridiculously cheap, but it tastes like beerwater so I don't mind it as much.

Either way, I wind up spending $9 on six beers. Not too bad if it actually tastes good.

 

Don't worry, we'll make sure you get back to the USA in one piece!

Two things not to drink if you don't want to die

Absinthe - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe - No matter what, never chase the little green fairy! Tried it once, never ever again! :icon_toil

Bundaberg Rum - http://www.bundabergrum.com.au - they do Overproof Red 60%, which is lethal stuff and makes you want to claw your own face off with an ice pick to stop the headache it induces! Their advert babes are nice though, although I think they might reconsider the image they are using of a brush fire. h:

As for the more serious issue of whether someone might be having issues with alcohol, I think the fact that you are raising it as a potential issue is an alarm bell. You are clearly not happy with the effect, consumption rate or the aftermath of drinking the way you are now.

I read ages ago that the definition of an alcoholic was someone who required alcohol in order to feel that they 'functioned'. I.e. confidence boost, a little shot of alcohol each morning to kick start the day or needing Dutch courage (as we call it) when you feel you can't face things.

It's like every other legal drug, in moderation it's fine. When you go beyond that and it starts to eat into your life, leave you a bit short financially, tends to lead to days off college / work or is affecting your life in a variety of ways then you are becoming dependent upon it.

In the UK in particular there is a lot of bravado surrounding alcohol. It's almost deemed a rite of passage! If you can't handle a weekly glut of alcohol, get utterly wasted and stagger home barely able to see, then what kind of man / woman are you? Sadly, the net result is a country full of people heading for trouble. If you want to see how shit alcohol and the effects of it are, then I suggest getting on a train or a bus in the UK at around closing time - the challenge is, do it whilst you are sober! There is nothing worse than sitting there thinking 'OMG, do I really look like these sad tossers?'

Nobody should try to keep up with the level of drinking that goes on in the UK!

Before I got married and had kids I drank quite a bit. More than was healthy and frankly, now I have responsibilities I hardly ever drink at all. By all means have a drink, but don't let it bite down on your arse and own you! The fun disappears quickly when you can't control it, why do you think they call it 'The Demon Drink'?

I have more respect for a geezer in the pub who'll turn to his mates and say he's reached his limit, than a geezer who eventually drinks beyond his limit, throws up all over the place, picks fights with people or wakes up with an STD in some pug-ug butters bed!