Mr. Wise said:
I can't do the "binge" thing on a daily basis no more. As much as I enjoyed those days, they are over with. But yeah, when I go out on occasion now days, I get nice and drunk -
THERE is your problem - the stated facts are that you can no longer "binge on a daily basis" ...but nowadays you get , " nice and drunk " ...and your relationships with women are adversely affected when you are drinking .
What more is there to say? You are a drunk !
You can insult and belittle me if you wish ,but you have the problem not me. Name calling or insulting the messenger is not going to straighten out your mess of a life. You need to grab yourself by the nads, man up and get in the program.
I have been EXACTLY where you are now. I know the signs and the symptoms of alcoholism/ abusive drinking/ problem drinking - whatever you call it does not matter. LIke you, I also used denial and rationionalising to avoid doing something about MY problem. I never drank during the day. or on the job either BUT the truth was that drinking excessively was DAMAGING my life in many ways, so I quit - I tried to cut down and that failed so I quit. I was ceratin that my social life was finished and I would become a social leper. The opposite turned out to be the case..
I urge you to accept that you are in trouble with alcohol and seek a better way..
However, being a sober, stand up guy is NOT compulsory, so you do have the freedom to continue on your downward spiral. Your choice.