Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 15:55:33
I never considered myself to have a drinking problem. Yes, okay, there was the year where I had a glass of wine every night. probably 300 days in a row. Yes, okay, there was a time when "socializing" consisted of making a date with fellow drinkers and have a drink, or six. (maybe once or twice a week for a year?)
But, despite warnings from pdoc and T, who say that alcohol and major depression don't mix well, and alcohol and anti-depressants don't mix well, and alcohol and sedatives don't mix well, I still can't help myself but to have a drink or two when I find myself hanging out with friends. It s*cks. My friends like to drink. So do I. My friends like me to drink. No one's ever complained to me. Apparently I don't get out of control when I'm intoxicated. I'm cautious. I've never gotten into trouble, or d.u.i. but... the fact that I miss it (and it's only been 14 days) and I think about the last IPA in my fridge, thinking I better save it for a bad day, or my Smirnoff in the freezer- emergency for medicinal purposes. I view alcohol as a medicine now, and how I can use it to fix my bad moods. That's kind of strange. Well. What do you guys think? Is moderation a possibility. If I can stop after 1 beer, can I allow myself a beer? Or should I be rigorous about sticking to ginger ale and rootbeer (which I like, but they don't hmmm fill that hole...) What do you think?
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