[Ronald.]

Every one buys me bottles of drink for my birthday or Christmas. It's the go to gift for Ron - a bottle of whiskey. I have cupboards of the stuff. Get birthday cards with a picture of a bottle of booze on too! I love a few down the pub, but I drink to enjoy and be sociable - I'm no alcoholic. R.

[lostalex]

you're only an alcoholic if you want to stop drinking but you can't.

if you cannot stop drinking even though you want to, and it's hurting your life, then you should try to find help.

alcoholism is a real disease, just like anorexia. if you need help you need to find it. i know it seems simple to just think, i can just stop drinking. but it's like for an anorexic person, saying they should just eat more. it's a real disease and it need real professional treatment.