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How can you tell a social drinker from a problem drinker?
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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 532308" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>I think it depends on a lot of things. I'm not that much for putting labels on things so I've never really been concerned. To me, if you only drink with your friends and when you go out, you're a social drinker. If your drinking begins to interfere with your life IN ANY WAY, it is becoming a problem.</p><p></p><p>As I look back at my life, I know there was a time when I was young that I drank way too much. I live in a rural area and that was about all there was for young adults to do here. We would go to the clubs (Legion, VFW, Eagles, Elks) and sometimes the bar every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. We drank too much. At that point, I certainly didn't think I had a problem. I didn't miss work, I didn't get arrested, I didn't wreck my car, I didn't get into trouble, I didn't spend all of my money, I didn't drink alone, I didn't become an alcoholic, but as I look back on it it was definitely not a good thing. Was I a social drinker or a problem drinker? I still have no idea which but I "grew up" and don't do it anymore. I still drink occasionally but not very often and never more than a couple.</p><p></p><p>As I look back I think it definitely does start out to be a social thing. Drinking loosens people's inhibitions and, after a drink or two, SOME of them become happier and more relaxed. Many people do have a better time when they have been drinking A LITTLE. That's probably why people have been doing it for thousands of years. If you are a social drinker, you definitely don't drink to get drunk. The problem is that if one tastes good, you have another and all at once you've had one too many without realizing it. It can sneak up on you.</p><p></p><p>I think sometimes it is hard for us who are older to recognize when "kids are being kids" and when they actually have a problem. I am not opposed to drinking but, as somebody who's been there done that I know that you have to be really careful and be responsible for your own behavior or it can get out of control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 532308, member: 135"] I think it depends on a lot of things. I'm not that much for putting labels on things so I've never really been concerned. To me, if you only drink with your friends and when you go out, you're a social drinker. If your drinking begins to interfere with your life IN ANY WAY, it is becoming a problem. As I look back at my life, I know there was a time when I was young that I drank way too much. I live in a rural area and that was about all there was for young adults to do here. We would go to the clubs (Legion, VFW, Eagles, Elks) and sometimes the bar every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. We drank too much. At that point, I certainly didn't think I had a problem. I didn't miss work, I didn't get arrested, I didn't wreck my car, I didn't get into trouble, I didn't spend all of my money, I didn't drink alone, I didn't become an alcoholic, but as I look back on it it was definitely not a good thing. Was I a social drinker or a problem drinker? I still have no idea which but I "grew up" and don't do it anymore. I still drink occasionally but not very often and never more than a couple. As I look back I think it definitely does start out to be a social thing. Drinking loosens people's inhibitions and, after a drink or two, SOME of them become happier and more relaxed. Many people do have a better time when they have been drinking A LITTLE. That's probably why people have been doing it for thousands of years. If you are a social drinker, you definitely don't drink to get drunk. The problem is that if one tastes good, you have another and all at once you've had one too many without realizing it. It can sneak up on you. I think sometimes it is hard for us who are older to recognize when "kids are being kids" and when they actually have a problem. I am not opposed to drinking but, as somebody who's been there done that I know that you have to be really careful and be responsible for your own behavior or it can get out of control. [/QUOTE]
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