The Official Do You Think You Have a Drinking Problem Thread?

[Temporary_User]

Cheers to Friday everyone!

[Dion]

I had a nasty drunk/blackout in my teens that cured me from ever getting drunk again. Waking up the next day and having no memory of what happened the night before or how you got home is not a good feeling. Nor is hearing the stories from friends about what you did the night before.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Even after only one beer at night I will often feel terrible the next day. I'm thirty now and really have become a lot more responsible with how much I drink and also don't really care about being drunk anymore. It used to be fun now I find I just get really tired or i make a fool of myself, so I basicslly don't drink at all anymore.

[indes]

Ugh I seem to be really prone to binge drinking. Need to work on it, old lady's getting pissed off

[Jets4Life]

Some experts are saying that a certain segment of the population is predisposed to have issues with problem drinking. I know that in my family, there have been people who have struggled with alcohol through the generations. Many managed to quit.

My take on it is, it's all about will power. Life is not fair, and some can have two beers with no problems, and others cannot stop. There is a famous saying in AA stating "One is too many and 10 is not enough." I find that to be true in my case. However, you can't blame genetics for poor decisions. You have to have the strength to either avoid drinking, or walk away after a couple of beers.

It took me until my early 30s to learn this, but its the truth. I cannot remember how many blackouts I had during my 20s. I know that I don't mix well with the sauce, so I cut myself off forcefully after a couple, as anything more will just lead to problems and regrets.

[Scrambler]

I drink 0 alcohol Mon-Thurs and then beer/sake Fri/Sat/Sun. Sat night can sometimes be borderline alcoholism.

[foshizzle11]

I think drinking is a family problem it seems. I have seen my parents, siblings, aunts and uncles all drunk, to the point of falling over, passing out, puking, you name it. I am learning now that I don't want to be like that. In the past I have participated with them and gotten myself into some trouble, blacked out, embarrassed myself, etc. Like many have mentioned above. Now I am trying to limit my consumption to just friday or saturday nights with friends. Nothing at home during the week at all.

Anyway, 1 or 2 drinks alone I think is fine, but if you have more than that then something isn't right. The desire to get drunk and forget your life isn't good either. Obviously something needs to change.