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Post by Rube on Dec 28, 2007 5:54:45 GMT -5
I got tipped off by my cousin that the "family dinner" I'm going to this Sunday is actually an intervention. Now, I do drink a lot(every night... sometimes a little, sometimes a lot), but it doesn't affect my life. I have friends, and an active social life, and I have a great job and make good money. So, what do you think? Do I have a problem?
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Boku AKA Da Green Guy
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Post by Boku AKA Da Green Guy on Dec 28, 2007 5:57:29 GMT -5
You may. You may not. But it wouldn't hurt to go anyway, to hear their peace.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Dec 28, 2007 5:58:43 GMT -5
Honestly it's your life and you should live it how you want...though, every night IS a little extreme. I don't necessarily think an intervention is in order, but perhaps you should take it down a couple notches, for your liver's sake.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 28, 2007 5:59:13 GMT -5
I tried to stage an intervention for a good friend of mine early this year because he was starting to pick up his drinking. It didn't go so well. He got pissed, we didn't really talk after that.
He died a couple of months ago.
No moral here, just saying.
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Dec 28, 2007 6:42:52 GMT -5
Interventions are hit or miss. More times they miss because the person is unwilling to change.
I don't know you enough to know if you need one. But listening wouldn't hurt.
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Post by Libertine on Dec 28, 2007 7:00:37 GMT -5
It's one of two things for me:
1. Either your family likes a bit of drama...
or...
2. You're in denial about the actual problem.
That being said, I drink with the same regularity (I don't get drunk, I just have a few) but nothing of this sort has ever been discussed.
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Post by big nasty on Dec 28, 2007 8:49:52 GMT -5
if its one family member that has an issue with your drinking, i would say you're ok.
if the whole lot of them are concerned, maybe you should give it a listen.
just saying from experience, my mother wants to force feed me coffee or have me stay over if i have 2 glasses of wine at a holiday party, everyone else knows im fine.
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Post by Libertine on Dec 28, 2007 9:15:37 GMT -5
Also, if this meal is masquerading as an intervention I would suggest not shouting or storming. It will only serve to strengthen the basis of their accusations.
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Post by Johnny on Dec 28, 2007 9:50:09 GMT -5
Do you feel the need to actually drink? Like you get head aches and what not if you don't? Or do you drink just to get drunk?
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Post by ACG2x on Dec 28, 2007 10:16:56 GMT -5
You'll never really know how what you're doing is affecting those around you until you actually hear what they all have to say and an intervention is a good place to let everyone air their concerns in a non-confrontational way.
I'd say go, hear everyone out and then make your decision. I highly doubt they'd stage an intervention if they didn't care about you.
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Post by TripleMerc on Dec 28, 2007 10:18:54 GMT -5
A combo of the last 3.
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Phosphor Glow
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Dec 28, 2007 10:21:05 GMT -5
if its one family member that has an issue with your drinking, i would say you're ok. if the whole lot of them are concerned, maybe you should give it a listen. just saying from experience, my mother wants to force feed me coffee or have me stay over if i have 2 glasses of wine at a holiday party, everyone else knows im fine. Yeah...I know the feeling there. I drink maybe once a week, and usually not hard unless I feel like it...but sometimes I'll have like, a 6 pack of like wine coolers or something sitting around my room and my grandma is convinced I'm an alcoholic. |
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 28, 2007 10:24:16 GMT -5
You answered the question yourself:
Doing something every night means it DOES affect your life. I'm not saying what you should do, that's not my or anybody's place. But don't say it doesn't affect you when it does. That's denial. And that's the first step in many, many things in life.
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Post by Grendel on Dec 28, 2007 10:34:52 GMT -5
It's not for me to say. I've been where you have been (drinking every night of the week), but no intervention was planned or needed. I eventually cut down on my drinking by myself. So I am not one to judge or have an opinion as I am biased.
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Post by HRH The KING on Dec 28, 2007 10:36:01 GMT -5
I got tipped off by my cousin that the "family dinner" I'm going to this Sunday is actually an intervention. Now, I do drink a lot(every night... sometimes a little, sometimes a lot), but it doesn't affect my life. I have friends, and an active social life, and I have a great job and make good money. So, what do you think? Do I have a problem? Continue your social life, but only drink non-alcoholic stuff. But keep your ears open, because while you are sober and everyone else is drunk, they may say something worth noting for future use. |
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Post by tennesseetitan on Dec 28, 2007 10:54:12 GMT -5
If you drink every night, you're an alcoholic, straight up. You should recognize if you have a problem or not, how much drinking are we talking here?
I know several alcoholics and they're good people, as long as you don't have multiple DUI's and your buzz isn't effecting your life, drink away, bud!
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