I agree with McDanger for the most part.

I eat more and drink more and do so impulsively, and to me, it's a matter of genetics. Some people would say I have a problem and need therapy to "fix" it. But you can't talk your way to different DNA. It is what it is, and I am what I am, and my eating/drinking is no more something that can or should be fixed than, say, the short height of some dude who wants to play in the NBA.

That said, I want to live a nice, long, capable life so I do choose to manage my appetites in a way that will promote a long, capable life. And it is hard for me.

2/23/2010 12:21:23 PM

boo hoo

2/23/2010 12:22:12 PM

2/23/2010 12:25:18 PM

First world problems in this fucking thread a bloo bloo bloo I drink and eat too much

2/23/2010 12:26:16 PM

and now i know what morning looks like,
but only when i greet it from the previous night
my friends tellin me i should find a clinic,
but i wont cause i'm a drug-addicted alcoholic
i wont cause i'm a drug-addicted alcoholic
i wont cause i'm a drug-addicted alcoholic

Can't...stop...takin'...drugs

2/23/2010 12:29:41 PM

I'm just saying y'all are right.

We point to "problems" in people and try to cure and fix things that can't and shouldn't be fixed or cured.

I apologize for sharing.

2/23/2010 12:31:50 PM

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"matter of genetics"

holy crap, here we go.

"OMG! I'm fat, drunk and lazy cause it's my genetics! Instead of taking any responsibility for my own well-being, I'll just make excuses so that I continue to wallow in my problems!"

give me a fucking break.

2/23/2010 12:46:59 PM

TROLLBAIT

2/23/2010 12:50:13 PM

I drink 8-12 beers every night, always after I'm done with my responsibilities (whether it be work or school) over several hours. I also plan activities around drinking, and thoroughly enjoy and look forward to it. Hell, I've got beer festival trips lined up months ahead of time, or bbq's, or superbowl parties, etc.

however, I never drink liquor. I don't drink to get hammered, on the contrary if I feel drunk I'll get a cab home if I'm out because I don't want to be in public without keeping composure. I have never been fired due to alcohol issues, nor do I miss class because of it.

by most "standard" definitions of alcoholism, I am one, maybe a functional alcoholic, but I really look at it as more of a hobby that I enjoy with friends or a way to relax after a hard days work, not as a disease.

2/23/2010 4:00:52 PM

Lol, but not really out loud, at the "I fit the standard definition, but I don't look at it like it's a problem" thing. I did that too. Both of those. for several years. I quit drinking completely almost three years ago.

2/23/2010 4:12:00 PM

sounds like you went from maudlin to modlin

2/23/2010 4:13:22 PM

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"modlin All American 1120 Posts user info edit post Lol, but not really out loud, at the "I fit the standard definition, but I don't look at it like it's a problem" thing. I did that too. Both of those. for several years. I quit drinking completely almost three years ago. 2/23/2010 4:12:00 PM "

"I can't hold my liquor so nobody can"

everybody loves these types

2/23/2010 4:14:23 PM

I could hold it just fine. I'm not crazy anti-booze or anything either. I don't mind at all being around people drinking or going to a bars with friends or anything. I just don't drink anymore. I didn't mean to sound preachy about it.

2/23/2010 4:23:57 PM

Fair enough everybody has their preferences

2/23/2010 4:33:34 PM

instead of drinking every night after work (which is very tempting) i up a lil bit. i think that is much healthier

[Edited on February 23, 2010 at 4:49 PM. Reason : .]

2/23/2010 4:49:01 PM

smoking in moderation is healthier than drinking in moderation?

oh lawd.

2/23/2010 4:51:48 PM

for your liver i'm sure it is

for your respiratory system, not so much

2/23/2010 4:55:43 PM

why is everyone hating on yuengling, it is america's oldest brewery

2/23/2010 5:12:45 PM

should drink PBR.. i mean it won a blue ribbon, what more do you need?

2/23/2010 5:20:58 PM

Alcoholics go to meetings. I'm just a drunk.

2/23/2010 5:22:34 PM

According to the SADQ Questionnaire, I suspect very few of us qualify as alcoholics. I scored a 7, which indicates "mild dependence," and I drink all the time. You have to score under a 3 (out of 60) to be classified as having "no dependence," so that's not too shabby.

If you're curious:

http://www.markjayalcoholdetox.co.uk/wiki/sadq.php

According to the CAGE questionnaire, we're probably all alcoholics:

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"Two "yes" responses indicate that the respondent should be investigated further. The questionnaire asks the following questions: 1. Have you ever felt you needed to Cut down on your drinking? 2. Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? 3. Have you ever felt Guilty about drinking? 4. Have you ever felt you needed a drink first thing in the morning (Eye-opener) to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?"

Everyone who has ever experienced a hangover will answer yes to #1, most people with parents and everybody who's had a bitchy girlfriend will answer yes to #2, anybody who has ever done something wrong while drunk will answer yes to #3, and everybody who drinks respectably has, at some point, at least contemplated #4.

[Edited on February 23, 2010 at 6:43 PM. Reason : ]

2/23/2010 6:43:23 PM

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""OMG! I'm fat, drunk and lazy cause it's my genetics! Instead of taking any responsibility for my own well-being, I'll just make excuses so that I continue to wallow in my problems!""

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"First world problems in this fucking thread a bloo bloo bloo I drink and eat too much"

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""OMG! I'm fat, drunk and lazy cause it's my genetics! Instead of taking any responsibility for my own well-being, I'll just make excuses so that I continue to wallow in my problems!""

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"First world problems in this fucking thread a bloo bloo bloo I drink and eat too much"

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""OMG! I'm fat, drunk and lazy cause it's my genetics! Instead of taking any responsibility for my own well-being, I'll just make excuses so that I continue to wallow in my problems!""

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"First world problems in this fucking thread a bloo bloo bloo I drink and eat too much"

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""OMG! I'm fat, drunk and lazy cause it's my genetics! Instead of taking any responsibility for my own well-being, I'll just make excuses so that I continue to wallow in my problems!""

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"First world problems in this fucking thread a bloo bloo bloo I drink and eat too much"

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""OMG! I'm fat, drunk and lazy cause it's my genetics! Instead of taking any responsibility for my own well-being, I'll just make excuses so that I continue to wallow in my problems!""

2/23/2010 6:52:21 PM

For the record, let me be perfectly clear on this point:

My genetics are not responsible for my being an alcoholic. They are responsible for me being a functional alcoholic. My liver is an unstoppable juggernaut, and for that I would like to thank my dad's three-martini-lunch parents and my mom's moonshine-swilling hillbilly ancestors.

2/23/2010 7:05:45 PM