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Originally Posted by StormBerlin
I think once drinking interferes with your life in a negative way, that's when it's alcoholism. .
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ld fuddy duddy mode:
Denial is not only a river in Egypt, it's the alcoholic's best friend. An alcoholic spends a lot of time in denial, they don't see what drink is doing to them or to their life.
There is the concept of a functional alcoholic, I grew up with two of them. Both of them stayed employed, had careers, didn't really affect their lives, well except for family relationships. Had a roommate in college who was a functional alcoholic, she managed to stay on Dean's List, keep a job, and support herself, she just had no control over her drinking, she couldn't just have one drink. Took her 3 years to finally admit she had a problem, and at that point she had driven away all but two people.
People who drink to excess regularly, or can't control the amount that they drink, or think they need to get drunk to have a good time are sending up warning signs, they may not be an alcoholic now, but they are on the road to becoming one.