Social Drinking!?!?

Ok! So now it is Social Drinking. eh? What all fancy names can one coin for their ailments / weaknesses? With campaigns and marathons raising their heads focusing on a healthy living, I wonder where all these fancy lifestyle ideas come from. If you are alcoholic and you can't sustain yourself without a drink or two, go do it. But then, Why name it fancy? Have you ever wondered how much is too much drinking? Social drinking is an accepted part of one's life because he/she doesn't come back home drooling. How far can you justify this one to yourself?

Globalisation has brought with it not just increasing prosperity, but a different drinking culture. Basically, One tends to get used to such "fad & fashion" lifestyle just because he/she feels left out if they are not going to catch up with the trend and he/she cannot get through painful situations or feelings without alcohol. With an uninvited change in the trend and lifestyle, it's hard to know when the thin line to a healthy lifestyle and alcoholic addiction is crossed.

If you've ever wondered about your own drinking, look at yourself honestly. Ask yourself why, how often, and in what situations you drink. Think about the effects of your drinking on other people: your spouse, children, co-workers, friends. Look at whether you drink more or less than others. Consider whether you've ever driven under the influence of alcohol and justify to yourself just once that should you be really drinking?

Alcohol affects your brain, body, Self-Control. Alcohol leads to poor judgment and slows your reflexes down. You will then be gifted with a distorted vision, several memory lapses, and even blackouts. Alcohol mixes up directly into your bloodstream and can increase your risk for a variety of life-threatening diseases, including cancer. (I know a person beloved to me who met his death due to this). Alcohol depresses your central nervous system and impairs your judgment.

Alcohol can hurt you – even if you’re not the one drinking.

Alcohol can kill you.

-Bhaskee