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Old 11-21-2008, 09:20 AM   #1
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What does the word "Alcoholic" mean to you?

Can you define it for yourself in a single sentence?
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Old 11-21-2008, 10:51 AM   #2
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A person who has lost all control where alcohol is concerned and believes they are powerless.
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Old 11-21-2008, 01:06 PM   #3
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To be in a hopeless darkside of weak energy
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Old 11-21-2008, 01:16 PM   #4
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I lose all control of my alcoholic consumption once I start to drink.
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Old 11-21-2008, 02:08 PM   #5
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A person who has unwanted consequences because of their use of alcohol.
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Old 11-21-2008, 04:11 PM   #6
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A person who is addicted to alcohol. Also something containing alcohol like an alcoholic beverage.
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Old 11-21-2008, 07:00 PM   #7
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A PERSON WHO HAS A SPIRITUAL MALADY
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Old 11-21-2008, 10:09 PM   #9
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WOW is a good one.

For me it was running from reality, loss of spirituality.
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Old 11-22-2008, 06:29 PM   #10
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I just posted this in another thread before I read this thread.
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The definition of an alcoholic is someone who cannot control our drinking once we have taken the first drink, and yet we try.
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