Question by Alex Muntaz: Why is it so hard to accept that alcoholism is a problem?
Okay, so I’m bitter.
You’d probably call me boring or something; but I stand with the people that find people that do nothing but drink as disturbing. I mean, look at them; when they’re at the bar or in a disco, in a family picnic or even a dinner with their company; it’s like they barely talk, as they’re too busy being swung around by their mood swings and chugging shots.

Just recently I thought this is all a uni thing. You know, you drink yourselves to death, forget your friends and stagger around trying to get laid or punching something, then you wake up and laugh how funny it all was (that you couldn’t remember) and then go and puke on the only toilet in the entire dorm building.
I’ve known people that even had to get their own livers cut out and transplanted after only one year away from the parents. Mentally, alot of them are messed up; so often I was curious on how this kind turn out once the ‘boy/girl’ labels are now inappropriate to explain their actions.

This week, I went with my dad to humor his boss in a communal dinner. It was depressing. It was disgusting. Alot of them were already drunk by the time we arrived and shockingly acted like they were frat/sorority kids. These are people that had served time as commanders, special intelligence nerds and all over 30. They also expect everyone else to treat them like loyalty, yet there they are looking down on us and trying to grope each other. One woman was so drunk two guys were trying to get her to bed later, and the rest just stood around laughing and encouraging them, and from the looks on their faces you’d know they’re relishing the fact that they’re witnessing something this woman would hate herself for doing.

Still, we ditched the party as soon as we could and I immediately got down to an old documentary I saw on drunks. It is a big problem in britain as many treated it as a personality trait to celebrate about. It’s not a class thing or anything, it’s just something people do to say that they’re ‘British’ or ‘Women’.

I don’t know about alcoholism, but how do all these mofos get around with the recession, various date rapes and beatings and breaking families and continue on as if the kids/wife/husband are their own problems and nothings wrong with themselves? Honestly, do any of them snap out of it?
Well, I do drink…but only stuff that tastes good. I spend my time sharing strongbow and just last week I got out a family recipe of sangria.
I do it to be social, not suicidal. Last year I was living with people that drink to the extent where they become like running zombies. I even have a best friend at the time who was from Brittany (now living Toulouse)–even she finds it scary about these people. Us and another girl had a terrible time there as by day we get treated like worms by the girls (18 of them), we couldn’t sleep past 3 with them running around and beating down our doors. Every night we have our communal kitchen (our only place to cook, eat and hold food goods) completely unusable by day time. Won’t go on details but it goes on to “The HELL is wrong with them?”. And then you see it go on past that age to the rest of the age groups.
I dont know, but I rather prefer to hang out with people that would at least wouldnt drink to the point of losing control of their bowels.

Best answer:

Answer by iceman
Sounds to me like you just hang out with some real losers.

MOST people can go out and drink, sometimes get drunk, and still manage to live normal healthy lives. You do realize that the majority of adults do drink, right?

I will be the first to admit that I drink to much. But.. I have a steady good job, a great marriage, and many friends. So do i have a problem or do i just enjoy drinking?

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