drinking problems

>>18694746
As long as your drinking does not interfere with your love life, work life, family life or health, it's not a problem.

>>18694780
ehhh I've heard a lot of those yoga moms who painfully aren't Freud or Jung say this

basically it's not alcoholism if you're a real tank about it, and it's all up to perception what constitutes a "problem"?

I was advised by a doctor to take one shot or beer every 30 min, well no, more like, wait 30 minutes between shot and shot, you get me Right? So, I listened to him and years later I acquired a taste so I don't feel like drinking every time every day or every "other obliged span of time".

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>>18694806
So is your imagined tolerance. People can be utterly convinced that they are drunk when all they drank was near beer. Conversely, people can be seriously impaired and think they are just a bit tipsy. You need to drink in moderation but let yourself feel drunk.

>>18694819
Your liver do need 30 min to preocess a shot. What I meant is I'm not an alcoholic anymore.

OP here

I appreciate all of your advice. I *am* a heavier guy, so I do understand part of my tolerance, but when I can easily drink all my friends under the table, I see a problem. I was at a point where I would start seeing double before I really felt any concerning physical effects, and certainly before my speech became affected. I was also significantly less happy on days in which I had not been drunk the night before, and that, I think, was what concerned me the most. It was harder for me to hold my temper if I hadn't drank than if I had. I'm very eager to try that 30 minute rule. The hardest part for me is taking stock of all I am experiencing and deciding whether or not I am impaired.

>>18694823
If you say so...

There is no such thing as chemical tolerance to alcohol, just behavioral tolerance. If you drink heavily for a while you grow accustomed to the state and can handle it more easily, your mastery makes you feel like you're getting less drunk. Chemically, you're just as drunk as you've always been assuming your weight hasn't dramatically shifted.

It takes about 4 days clean to completely filter the alcohol out of your system and 10-14 days for any chemical withdrawal effects to wear off completely. Alcoholism is a behavioral addiction though and whether you are one or not does depend on if it is negatively impacting your life or health. You know you're an alcoholic when you start going to work hungover routinely. I know I'm one because if there is alcohol around me I drink until I pass out or run out of stuff to drink.

If you think it's actually a problem, go to meetings or seek help. If not, then don't stress about it too much. Beating yourself up over something that isn't a problem can turn it into a problem.

Good luck.

>>18694886
this is the best thing i've heard yet in regard to my concern. while i think i have things mostly under control now, i still have an issue stopping once i've begun drinking, especially at a bar. i'm strongly considering classes/group therapy now, and i thank you for your input.