Boru is correct...my family tree is dripping with alcoholics and has been for generations. Even when mom decides to be dry for a while she's still an alcoholic and one drink is all it will take to send her on an immediate downward spiral...she is, after all, someone who has thought on more than one occasion that a rubbing alcohol and milk cocktail would do just dandy for a buzz.
You can call yourself whatever you want...whatever works for you.
I don't drink. I quit about 30 years ago and not because I have an issue with drink. It's just not my thing and I have seen it ruin too many lives...including one dead husband thanks to drink and drugs. Funny thing is that when I turn down the offer of a drink I usually have to explain that I don't drink and then the assumption is that I have a problem.
I try to get by with a "no thank you" or "just a soda please" response.
You can call yourself whatever you want...whatever works for you.
I don't drink. I quit about 30 years ago and not because I have an issue with drink. It's just not my thing and I have seen it ruin too many lives...including one dead husband thanks to drink and drugs. Funny thing is that when I turn down the offer of a drink I usually have to explain that I don't drink and then the assumption is that I have a problem.
I try to get by with a "no thank you" or "just a soda please" response.