DRINK.

[Guest Frank]

Cheers folks.

Ossie, thats how it creeps back in, just a pint or 2 to start with.

Ditch, looks like prehaps you have it under control, but as Ossie, it has a nasty habit of being part of you again, especialy in this country.

Frank.

 

my drinking is controlled. i'm just about to turn 24 ffs, i'm still allowed to get hammered every once in a while! part of being young (ah, the youth of today! ). big one coming up in a few weeks, my 24th birthday/moving away party. will be the first time i've been able to get hammered with my friends for the best part of a year (boy am i looking forward to it! ). its been almost 4 years since the bottle a day times, i've not had a "love of my life" die since then, so i've not felt the need to get munted on a daily basis. circumstances were pretty extreme, a lot of shit mounting up on me, then that, and i finally blew my top. i just really enjoy the sensation of being pissed, and back then it made it a bit easier to get through the month or so before the funeral, and all the crap afterwards. cheered me up no end. like i said, not an alcoholic. just a pisshead. there's a big difference. i know a fair few alcoholics, i know what they go through/have been through, and trust me, i've barely skimmed the surface of that. i did it because i wanted to, not because i needed to. and the fact i stopped dead one day, just like that, surely counts for something? i was dry on the days i had driving lessons, the days i had tests, no ill effects, and got my license with flying colours, gained some freedom & didn't need to sit in & get wrecked to cover the sheer boredom. now i'm just a regular boring old binge drinker. one binge every 6 months though

 

Fair enough.

 

Frank.