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Fair enough. Did think it would be somewhat/unusual out of character for you to be part of the "pull yourself together" group.

You are doing yourself a disservice by bracketing prescribed medication with alcohol. Certain medication is prescribed by doctors as a way of helping people who have a chemical imbalance in the brain. It is not the same as getting drunk to avoid your problems. Not even close. Please don't...

30 units a week is above the MAXIMUM limit for a male, so I would not really agree that it is "perfectly healthy". However, it is not necessarily a problem either. Is anyone on this thread suggesting it is though?

Agreed. See my initial reply to the OP, further up Page 4.

Agreed. And I think you're making a very good point. Its just that this guy is talking about giving up alcohol COMPLETELY, and people are saying "don't worry, just reduce your drinking to 5 nights a week". Strange advice to give. Like you say, the real problem is the bingeing, not a glass of...

Agreed. I'm quite staggered by the some of the stuff on here - are people really saying they drink most nights of the week? That, to me, would equate to something approaching a drink problem. Sorry to sound judgemental at all, but is it really normal to drink 5, 6, 7 nights a week? Maybe I have...

Jesus Christ, thats your version of "cutting down"?!?!?! Most people have 3-4 "dry days" a week without it being a conscience effort to cut down. Personally, apart from special occasions (Christmas period, holidays etc), I never drink more than 3 nights a week max anyway, and I don't consider...

You are setting yourself WAY too difficult a challenge, which means you are much more likely to fail. Be realistic. If you attempt to go a whole year without drinking, when/if you fall off the wagon you will just go back to your old ways (this is not to judge you... a huge amount of us -...