cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/2749844
I don’t know if I’m a low key alcoholic or so cheap because in my past I was homeless and dependent on the charity of (sometimes) strangers and feel I only “deserve” alcohol when it’s on sale.
I know binge drinking is stupid, I know if I drink more than a pint of beer without food my stomach feels bad and I feel dizzy, but each time I find beer on sale I buy at least a 6 pack (6 pints). I then promise myself to drink it within several days, not all within 3 days, but something snaps in me each time I open the fridge and see all that beer. I sometimes drink 2 pints a day till I have no more beer.
The only thing stopping me from buying beer every day is the price: if beer is not on sale, I don’t buy it.
Beer is the only alcoholic drink I buy, I cannot tolerate anything else.
There are much healthier alternatives there, like tea, milk or juicy fruits, but my brain still associates beer with a good time, which is very ironic, because now, after drinking almost a pint, I have a headache. It doesn’t even taste as good as I thought it would.
Another thing that stops me from drinking more is reading about other alcoholics, their regrets and health issues, but my brain still “wants” the beer.
To be even more ironic, I usually run 2 miles and do some stretching and yoga before going to work, but yesterday and today I was so tired I skipped this routine and started drinking.
Am I a high functioning alcoholic?
How do I stop being so fixated on alcohol on sale?
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Depends on whose definition it is.
Some define alcoholism as a dependence on the substance alone, others define it as a continued use of the substance despite it causing problems for the individual, other definitions require that the user display signs of physical dependency/withdrawal syndrome when no longer using the substance.
Anecdotally, in my experience usually people only begin referring to someone as an alcoholic when they become physically dependent and experience withdrawals when stopping use.
A couple of beers is definitely alcoholism, if we go by 0,33L of 5vol% beers.
Every drop of ethanol is harmful to your body. Doing it every day without pause is certainly alcoholism.
You’re right that the definition of alcoholism is debated but in this thread, the poster is clearly showing signs of not being able to abstain, loss of control over their consumption and they even call themselves “alcoholic”. It’s harmful when there is an alcoholic trying to change to tell them it’s not a problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism#Definition
Studies show you should consume absolutely no alcohol and even recommendations by nonbelievers range from 10-24g of alcohol per day, which means that the 28g from two beers is certainly above the limit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_consumption_recommendations