Although i never drink at home, or during the week, i really hit it at weekends, sometimes from 1.00pm up untill 9.00pm solid,
mainly lager, never touch spirits, am i considered a binge drinker, i’m getting quite worried about it now, because i cant always remember what happened the next day, sometimes i polish off twenty pints in one session, then back for more on sunday.
Thanks for all your honest replies,
the answer to one of the post’s ” can i go without” is yes, upto a certain part of the day, for instance: saturday if i haven’t gone out by say 2.00pm, then i probably would’nt bother going out at all, because largely i am a social drinker, and like to be around people with the same interests as me, normally football, and as a consequence the time flies, and so does my money, i work in a cash orientated job, so i’ve always got money (not intended to sound big headed) it’s just the way it is.

1. Mel Says:
   May 19th, 2010 at 12:52 am

   yup you are a binger

2. themeindzeye Says:
   May 19th, 2010 at 1:25 am

   Yes, you are experiencing a bad case of binge drinking.

3. bumpbump Says:
   May 19th, 2010 at 1:25 am

   It’s a wonder your not up all night on the loo!

   Try and slow up a little and perhaps go out a little later & get home a little earlier.

   I’m sure your OK – good luck with this one my friend, – be nice to yourself – your body has to last you a long time …….xxx

4. Mike D Says:
   May 19th, 2010 at 2:03 am

   You are quite a heavy binge drinker by the sound of it.
   I’m not sure you have a problem, but unless you can take drastic action, you will have.
   Personally, I couldn’t drink more than six pints of decent lager without falling over, but I can drink a litre of scotch in 24 hours and still be sober.
   I do have a drink problem.
   When you drink on the Sunday, you are probably still on the roll from the previous session, which is something I have learn’t having drunk all through the night and started again the following morning.
   Start drinking later in the day, eat plenty, and you should be able to cut down and avoid having a problem.

5. andyetanothermikeguy Says:
   May 19th, 2010 at 2:23 am

   you have a problem.

6. phishpish Says:
   May 19th, 2010 at 3:17 am

   If you really want to know try staying out of the bar for a few weekends. I have the same problem.
   It is mostly out of boredom. Pure simple boredom.
   As lame as it might sound, get yourself a different hobby.

   I notice that it is the bar. So is it that you are just starved for society? Next question is if you have any problem relating to people when sober? Some of us are not really social but lose our social inhibitions when drunk. For some of us it is a real problem and we only associate with people in our immediate family or at work. Again, a hobby involving other people might help.

   Because it is only on weekends I would not expect any physical addiction, and suspect, as in my case that you are more addicted to the bar and to bar converstion than to the booze.
   Binging is one of the hardest patterns of drinking on the body though. Make sure you are getting plenty of vitamins, especially the B complexes.