IS THis a Relapse?

Question by Marty N: IS THis a Relapse?
This person has had (I would think) a drinking problem/alcoholic. Been to jail for dui, been on several month long drunks. Had to go to the hospital and get detoxed.
Now she says Bill Wilson is bullshit. The entire modern theologhy of “alcoholic” is not correct. She has had total success with drinking for a month. 3-4 drink limits, no problems. IS she right and found a way, or is this a relapse?
P.S. in the past one drink put her on a serious drunk.
This controlled drining started AFTER all the detox, legal problems, very intense non-partial study of AA and the like minded. And AFTER no drinking for 8-months. It seems as though she has turned it around. A thing in my opinion according to AA is not possible. I have talke to her in much detail about this. Everything I am witnessing is proving that she may have done the impossible. This chick was a true alcoholic as defined by AA according to me.

Best answer:

Answer by thegirlwantstoknow
In my uneducated opinion, it sounds like your friend might be able to drink in moderation. It would be unusual, but not impossible. If you’ve *seen* this person drink moderately, and they can swing it, that’s good for them. A similar scenario: Consider ppl who’ve had eating disorders. You can’t quit eating food, although these people have an alcoholic-like problem with it. They learn to eat moderately because they have to. Same can probably be done w/ alcohol.

Answer by Psych major
People think that active alcoholism is determined by how much someone drinks alcohol or what kind of alcohol someone drinks (ie beer or coolers vs “hard liquor”). Actually it is what happens as a result of someone drinking any kind or any amount of alcohol. If a person has had a history of alcohol related problems ie lost jobs, drinking/driving offenses or other legal problems, family problems, health/medical problems, and the person drinks any amount of alcohol and again has problems as a result, it is active alcoholism.

Bill Wilson and friends may be a bunch of bullshit, but they are doing better than who you are talking about.

Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.

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