i had a discussion with my mom about how much i drink. i think I'm OK with the amount of alcohol, well maybe sometimes i wonder. Like, tonight, i consumed one pitcher plus two pints myself....is this too much if I'm still standing?
My mom told me was...the test is if you can go out with friends and only order two beers then stop and still have a good time with your friends. is this really the test? I always figured if I don't wake up wanting a beer, or i drink to black out/throwing up stage. Does the line change with time? Or is it the same line every time and your precept change?
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When you're drinking for the effect rather than the flavor, you might want to reconsider. My moment of realization came when I saw I was drinking more to disconnect from my feelings than anything else. I didn't, until that point, see myself as an alcoholic - I never needed a drink to get by, had to have one just to make it through the day, or the moment I woke; no cravings of that nature. But a binge drinker is an alcoholic as well - someone who loses the judgment to know when to stop and just overdoes it more often than not. Can you honestly say that you aren't abusing alcohol - and be truly honest when you ask yourself that question?
When I was in my early 20's, I used to sometimes opt not to drink for an entire night, whether I was simply not in the mood or had no cash or had just been at it a little too much in recent days. It's kind of funny watching all those people around you get increasingly crocked, off-balance and woozy... Try it once in a while for some perspective, remembering that you're likely no better when you're doing the same as they are.
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