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Yes, I think you truly understand where I'm coming from with this, our drinking seems very similar. Yes, I can stop for a month, I can probably stop for a few months. I can control my cravings, I can control my behavior, I can say no... (Proven so.) But, bottom line is, it shouldn't be an issue to begin with. I'm not like one of these stereotypical alcoholics- drinking every night, always drunk, can't say no. But when I start it's difficult to stop. It's difficult to think about never drinking again. Not a "take or leave it" situation. A conscious decision to make rules about it and a purposeful willful decision to not drink when I don't want to, though my body wants otherwise. It shouldn't be a big deal, like you said. I think if I need to call myself an alcoholic to stop my drinking, then I should do that. If I need to call myself a problem drinker, then okay. Or if I just need to be more aware of my drinking to help me, without wanting to have the label, I need to do that. It's about being healthy and doing what's the best.
It's pretty much the same for smokers.... they get cravings for cigarettes. I smoked for a few months, put down the cigarettes, and was happy they were gone. Never any cravings at all.
If I drink beer, I get minute cravings. If I drink liquor, I get much bigger cravings that last longer. That's why I stick to beer.
Someone who isn't addicted will probably not have cravings. So I suppose if you get cravings, well, things aren't looking so good Then again, being a possible alcoholic isn't so bad, either, in your shoes, because you already have control over it, to a certain degree. (I'm NOT saying you are an alcoholic, only you can decide that. Nor do I consider myself any kind of authority or professional. I am clearly NOT, and it's just my little opinion lol. I just tend to be very open about my opinions.....)