Poll: Are you an alcoholic and do you think that alcohol is good or bad or it depends on how you use it?

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I'm a recovering hardcore alcoholic and the hardest part of quitting is actually staying sober through everything.The prospect of never drinking again is honestly horrifyingly dreadful because I honestly prefer the seemingly blissful mindstate of alcohol to even sex and masturbation.I never said to myself(internally:in my own mind):I will never drink again in my entire life.I just said that I will stop for now or for an indefinite period of time and live one day at a time.That actually worked at keeping me off the alcohol and the "extreme daily over-drunkenness" that I was into before(it was over the top sometimes with no food or proper food for days or weeks)… 
Okay I did cheat and drink a few every now and then since "quitting"(but it wasn't to the point of drunkenness)and I try to not think about the future with regards to drinking or not drinking.What seems to be the problem(or not necessarily a problem)with me and alcohol is that it seems to make me speak better English(my first language is Arabic)if I had a few at times for some reason(maybe its relative to expression and inhibitions)…
What about your experiences with drinking,generally speaking?

Summer · Accepted Answer

I use to drink a lot. Now I drink very rarely. I've always had good self control though. I've always been able to chose to stop something whenever I wanted. Inner fortitude? I'm not sure what it is but thankfully nothing has really ever controlled me to the point where I couldn't stop. So I guess we can't really relate to one another on this matter but I tried anyway, lol.

Perhaps you need to look at it that way though. You control your drinking, don't let it control you. I don't know. Just a suggestion. I wish you the best.

Anonymous · Answer

I come from an alcoholic family and I avoid alcohol all together, it brings too much pain to people.

Congrats on your recovery, I know it is a challenge.

yet-knish! · Answer

I have a very "addictive personality" I think, but I've just never been into alcohol much.   Some people just aren't.  It's a genetic thing, I'm sure.  I have other vices.

Anonymous · Answer

No alcoholic or recovering alcoholic think s alcohol is good. Alcohol has pretty much wrecked their life.
My brother in law was drinking three bottles of wine a day until he had a health scare.

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Poll: Are you an alcoholic and do you think that alcohol is good or bad or it depends on how you use it?

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