How long is the longest bender?!
Answers: how much abuse can the body take
The American Medical Association and the World Health Organization have identified alcoholism as a disease...just like cancer or diabetes. It's a very complex disease/mental illness. It involves the whole "family system". The whole family will need to learn about the disease of alcoholism. It's a sad and tragic disease, and only the alcoholic can choose not to drink...but those friends and families of the alcoholic must learn about the disease (perhaps by attending al-anon) lest they engage in behaviors that might reinforce the alcoholism (like trying to control the outcome of the alcoholics life consequences). I encourage you to find a few local al-anon meetings in your area and attend. It's very informative about the topic. There are lots and lots of meetings everywhere. It's amazing. Because alcoholism is such a huge problem. Fortunately, lots of AA meetings are very helpful to alcoholics.
God bless, and merry Christmas.
Mine was for 18 years before I became a member of AA. With their help(and God's) I haven't had a drink for 21 years (a day at a time)
not a lot.. the kidneys / liver will pack up
the odd time fair enough say for xmas.. but all the time is asking for trouble.
want an example look at people like george best.
it has started today and will end in the new year,.!
I never saw my Dad sober in the 50 years I've known him.
Is that a record?
a week during the college year that is called rag week where there are no lectures and everyone just drinks themselves stupid. its the best fun ever. although i drank so much that i thought i would die whrn the hangover actually set in.
27 years, that's not including the four times in rehab.
Sober for the last 5 years.
im working on 14 years, but that comes with the industry i work in