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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No happy person drinks to excess. No happy person drinks daily.

Lots of people can fake it, and many do (for a time). The fantasy of functionality is one of the biggest mindgames of addiction.[/quote]

Plenty of happy people drink to excess from time to time. [/quote]

Nah, buddy. They really don't, at least not after their 20s. People who can drink responsibly, on occasion, know when to stop. Nobody getting wasted is doing it because they're so happy. It's a lie.[/quote]

DP. Disagree. It all depends. Drinking in excess a couple of times per year is different than doing it every weekend. The latter is the kind of behavior that typically stops for most people in their 20s. Drinking too much at a wedding or an event with friends? Totally different. People love to categorize drinking in black and white terms—and for some recovering alcoholics that’s necessary—but for a lot of people it’s just a way to be judgmental and pious about alcohol. [/quote]

Still no. Drinking too much is drinking too much, i.e. a problem controlling one's alcohol intake. Nobody gets wasted at a wedding because they're comfortable in their own skin and happy with the company they're keeping. People get wasted at weddings because they're bored, or stressed, or petty, or have an uncontrollable issue with alcohol use. It's not "pious" to point that out, and your need to lash out defensively about this sort of behavior is yet another sign you probably have a problem. [/quote]

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