What Constitutes a “Drinking Problem”?
Question by Me: What constitutes a “drinking problem”?
I’m concerned for my roommate…I worry that she may have an alcohol problem. I don’t really bring it up with her that often, because I’m no expert…and she just kind of laughs me off when we talk about it. She’s not the “classic” alcoholic – she doesn’t drink every day, in fact I only really see her drink a few times a month – maybe two or three times. But – when she DOES drink, she always does it to drown her emotions (she’ll openly admit this). It’s always a response to her being depressed or having a bad day at work (she has a really stressful job). And she never stops at just one – she’ll usually drink the entire bottle of wine, or a whole 6-pack of whatever. It’s always in large quantities, and always for the wrong reasons (in my opinion, anyway). Sometimes she goes out and parties, like a lot of us do, but she’s almost always the one who passes out or vomits all over the place…she’s never just buzzed, she’s always completely wasted. But like I said…she doesn’t do this often. So in her eyes, she doesn’t have a problem.
What do you think??
Best answer:
Answer by Teresa
She has a problem, Vomiting, is a problem. Move out and get a new place to live. Alcohol is a disease.
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