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  • solongmarianne
    solongmarianne Posts: 146 Forumite
    could someone please explain what a "dry drunk" is xx
    ect ect ect ect ect ect ooohhh the blood is boiling! :rotfl:
    2 little people who I love dearly and a excersise mad husband:T
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    As far as I know it is someone who has had a problem with drink in the past, but doesn't drink now, because they know that if they did have just one drink they would be back on the slippery slope again. The reasoning being that if you are an alcoholic you remain one forever, even if you never touch a drop again.

    I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will correct me if I've got that wrong.
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

  • brodev
    brodev Posts: 1,018 Forumite
    A "dry drunk" is someone who is not drinking but is behaving as if he/she was drinking.
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  • lewt
    lewt Posts: 9,158 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    hi all, dry drunk to me means some1 who is like me in their drinking habbits but has stopped and done nothing to change their thinking... if you have an alky horse theif and he stops drinking you still got a horse theif....


    im in hollywood btw :) had a wicked tattoo done which ill post later.... :)

    well done on nearly 2 years feelie that first month of me being out of treatment felt longer than the time that has passed since... lol
    If i upset you don't stress, never forget that god aint finished with me yet.
  • loopy_lass
    loopy_lass Posts: 1,551 Forumite
    yes your right he is a dry drunk, and you know what.... I dont like the sober man either!!!! OMG guess i need to have a serious word with myself....

    loops
    THE CHAINS OF HABIT ARE TOO WEAK TO BE FELT UNTIL THEY ARE TOO STRONG TO BE BROKEN... :A
  • lewt
    lewt Posts: 9,158 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    loopy_lass wrote: »
    yes your right he is a dry drunk, and you know what.... I dont like the sober man either!!!! OMG guess i need to have a serious word with myself....

    loops
    http://www.healtalk.com/public/Chapter-8.shtml

    cant remeber if i posted this or not ;)
    If i upset you don't stress, never forget that god aint finished with me yet.
  • lewt
    lewt Posts: 9,158 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    :beer:
    brodev wrote: »
    A "dry drunk" is someone who is not drinking but is behaving as if he/she was drinking.
    hey brodev, how you doing?
    If i upset you don't stress, never forget that god aint finished with me yet.
  • lewt
    lewt Posts: 9,158 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    i just looked at the stats of this thread and it appears that for every post there is 25 views... anyone wanna join in ? :D
    If i upset you don't stress, never forget that god aint finished with me yet.
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    It's probably because there are about 25 of us regulars, so when there is a new post we all pop in for a look, even if we haven't anything specific to contribute at that time.

    Anyway what are you doing wasting precious sightseeing time in Hollywood by worrying about this thread lol? Seen any celebs yet?
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

  • brodev
    brodev Posts: 1,018 Forumite
    lewt wrote: »
    i just looked at the stats of this thread and it appears that for every post there is 25 views... anyone wanna join in ? :D
    OK then Smart A$$. How do you look at the stats?:confused:
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