Any beer is too much beer. I would smoke weed before drinking. Two - four beers a week in one night is pushing it.
"You drink alone, thus you must be an alcoholic" is one of my biggest pet peeves in this world. For those of you saying that he's probably got problems because he drinks 14 beers alone twice a week, would he NOT be an alcoholic if he drank 14 beers at a party twice a week?
28 beers a week? yeah thats definitely excessive. don't thinkk anything is wrong with drinking twice a week. IMO anything over 6-8 beers a week is excessive (not necessarily an addiction though)
I think you DO have a problem. Drinking 14 beers and drinking until you pass out is kind of silly. Your problem is you need to learn how to drink. Enjoy the beer, dont drink until you slur or start to act like a fool.
I have gone through this thread and I don't remember seeing if anyone asked this (if someone has then forgive me): homeboy - the 2 days that you do your binge drinking, what is your life like on those days right before you start drinking? Is the wife gone the whole day, do you have something at work that you always have to do on those days, etc.? Why do you pick the 2 days a week that you pick to drink?
What? That's insane. You could easily knock out 6-8 beers in a couple of hours on the beach or at a tailgate party.
I drink most everyday day, 2-3 drinks in the evening after the kids are asleep. I do not consider myself an alcoholic. I do consider myself somewaht foolish for blowing cash on it constantly. Consequently, I am trying to drink only on weekends.
Every week? Definitely not addicted at that point, but better be working out to prevent a beer belly.
If you are unhappy in life, you will find a way to escape it. I don't drink as much as I used to, but I started smoking last Fall and it was not a good decision. I was under a lot of stress, it was a release. I knew it was not the right thing to do but I did it anyway and eventually it became a pack a day habit for a few months. Haven't smoked / drank (or eaten any food for that matter) for the past 6 days I can tell you the mental clarity and peace of mind I've achieved over this period of time has been outstanding.
Switch to pot. I used to have a drinking problem, I didn't drink too often, but when I did, I blacked out at times. Alcohol is completely uninteresting to me now. Especially after smoking a little bit, I can barely down one beer. Of course, best thing to do is just not do any of that crap, but if you have a vice, might as well choose one that doesn't give you a hangover or make you pass out. Also, you listen to music while you're drinking? Oh, brother, brother...smoke weed instead.
Easily. Typically, on Friday's we'll go out for happy hour and throw down about 3 beers, head home and change have a couple of more. Then head out to the bars and take shots and have another 4 or so. So that right there is roughly 9 beers plus a few shots on your average Friday night.
