Drinking

Is it wrong to fancy a beer of an evening? I have been pondering this recently. Do you have a problem if you just like to sup a couple of bottles of beer a night?.

I was talking to a mate over lunch who says he never drinks in the week or alone. This strikes me as odd but i remember a few threads on PH's of people who feel the same way. Personally i do not think there is anything wrong with having a beer with dinner or while watching a film.

My other half works until about 8, so while i am waiting, i prepare dinner i have a beer, and then maybe one more later while watching TV.

how do you class someone as having a problem? I always presumed that it would be a person who craved beer and went to extraordinary lengths to drink if they ran out.

Am i a raging alcoholic ?

Thoughts please

Lord [hic] Pikey

I think you're about right. I suspect you're just in the habit of doing it. When you run out of beer don't buy any more for a couple of weeks. If you find yourself on the cough medicine as a result then you may have a problem...

Wise words.

I tend to have a beer of an evening (sometimes if i have it in the house a JD and pepsi) at my alst medical (work related0 i was reffered to the counselling service as they thought i may have stress realted alcoholism??

generally im of the mind if your not working and its after 12:00 then all's fair game.

Me too. I'll admit to having a problem when I need a drink before leaving the house in the morning. Or I start hiding bottles of sherry in my work desk...

I don't tend to drink much in the week, and even more rarely at home on my own, so I tend only to drink socially when out with friends etc.......

But, I don't think one or two a night relaxing at home is a problem, now if that was 9 or 10 maybe

Ill admit to getting pissed once a week (probably less than that over a year).... usually a weekend and due to being sensible all week, then being an absolutely lightweight and being hit like a sledgehammer all at once when i have a few.

Most of the time i can have 5/6 and be fine, sometimes im out for the count without a clue why..... But im one of those that regrets it, swears not to do it again and then promptly does it again 7-14 days later.... I do exactly the same with my special madras (loads of hot stuff added) curry, regret it like fk the day afterwards, but always go back again....

during the week i like food more than booze, the weekend is time to see friends and have booze and watch sports.... although tonight i do have a business meeting in the pub which should be fun

I've pondered the same thing before and even went as far as to buy a load of alcohol free beer.

I drank just as much of the alcohol free stuff as I did the normal stuff (i.e. about 2 bottles a night) so I concluded it was beer that I wanted, not the alcohol in it.

So then, conscience clear, I went back to buying the real stuff as it tasted better and was cheaper!

Thats interesting. Becasue i also discussed this at lunch and i recon that most people who say that, say it because they have seen it on tv or in the movies. So people think thats what they should do after a crap day.

I do not think having a drink helps me relax more than the sitting on my arse on the sofa.

Anyone agree?

LP

But you're not 'craving it'...I.e. you don't want to get smashed every night - just once a month.