Question by I don’t know anything: Am I an alcoholic or just young and stupid?
I’m underage and don’t drink a lot because I don’t have any alcohol connections, but whenever there’s alcohol around to drink (not mine), I can’t control myself and drink it and always get totally wasted. Like, I’ll start to get a buzz off a few beers or a few shots, then I’ll tell myself “Hey, why not another?” and then I’ll take 2 more… and then I start to feel pretty drunk & I’ll say “ah, f*ck it, your already drunk, lets just get smashed!”.
Is that normal? I fear that when I turn 21 I’ll start buying booze all the time & won’t be able to control myself. My mom gets angry when I drink her vodka, but it’s like… I can’t Not drink it, IDK…

BTW, I’m just about to turn 20, so this may be a problem for me soon & I’d rather figure out what to do about it before it gets out of hand.
Ah man,, but it’s hard to avoid it whenever it’s right in front of me. I’m the same way with chocolate chip cookies; if I see them, I have to eat them, even if I don’t want to eat them. I f*ckin’ tell people to keep that sh*t away from me, but it’s like they purposefully like tempting & torturing me..

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Answer by Alex
First off, I admire you for planning for a possible problem. Anyway:

Everything you’ve just mentioned sounds like booze reasoning. So in answer to your original question, you’re just young and stupid. It’s a test of wills for you every time booze shows up, and you always lose. The trick is to leave before the booze even gets there. Never be in the same area as alcohol. As for your mom, of course she’ll mad if her underage son breaks the law and steals her alcohol.

*You said that you “can’t control” yourself. Please. Of course you can. But you won’t if you’re drunk, because then your willpower goes down the toilet. If you don’t preemptively avoid alcohol, then you’re done for.

Hope I’ve helped.

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