alcoholic

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(feel free to move this if needed, i'm not 100% sure where to put it)

anyway, i starting to get a little worried, because i'd make a great alcoholic. what i mean is that already i like to drink to relax (honestly thats quite rare, 2-4 times a year) but when i do it feels like all my problems just wash away. i'm worried that when i get older if i ever go through a particularly tough point in my life, i might become an alcoholic. i don't really know what to put as my underlining question here, so opinions?

[Aspiringanonymous]

Mental Illnesses :arrow: Drugs and Meds

I only drink occasionally as well - it certainly is an interesting feeling.

While your concern is reasonable, the fear is not. Excessive worrying won't get you anywhere, except an unhealthy state of mind that might just (ironically) cause the subject of worry to occur.

The future is always uncertain, and anything is possible - but the best thing one can do for oneself is to trust that sensible judgment will prevail in times of necessity.

[Nickk XD]

Alcohol is an addictive drug; however, being an alcoholic is in the DSM-4. This makes it a mental illness.

Mental illnesses are thought to be something you would already have. This may or may not always be the case, as this is being investigated.

I do know this, in my family, to be true. Every one on my dads side is an alcoholic. My aunt never picked up her first drink until she was 30, but immediately became an alcoholic. My uncle tried to only have a wine cooler once and now has an average of 6 beers per day. That doesn't sound like a lot, but the recommended amount is 1-2 beers per day.

I would feel OK with saying since you do already drink occasionally but have not formed any type of need for it, I don't think you will...

But that's up for you to determine...

[Brayden]

Having the occasional social drink with friends or to relax isn't anything to be worried about if it's done in moderation. I see no reason for you to be worried about possibly becoming an alcoholic, simply because you find a mildly inebriated state 'relaxing'.

Please do not worry about conditions or issues that you do not have, but you could imagine yourself having. This causes unnecessary stress during an already stressful time in your life (puberty). Just focus on enjoying your life as it's going along right now, because I currently don't see any problems with what you're doing.

[Fiending_the_freedom]

If you're that worried, then stop drinking, at least regularly.
If you can't stop drinking, then maybe you are already there :S

[CantBeTamed]

Ive Been Through This I Use To Be The Same Way But As Soon As I Got Picked Up For Under Age Consumption It Opened My Eyes And I Relized What I Was Doing To Myself And Stopped I Still Have Break Downs With That But You Need To Convince Yourself That You Dont Need It Which Is Hard But You Can Overcome This Just Believe In Yourself Good Luck If You Wanna Talk About This You Can Pm Me Hope I Helped

[INFERNO]

Drinking 2-4 times per year is perfectly fine, I don't see how it's a problem and why you're concerned. If it was 2-4 times per day then you'd have a rational fear.