Posted by Dinah on February 11, 2005, at 7:59:11
In reply to » (((Dinah))) » Ever hear of a 'dry drunk'?, posted by 64bowtie on February 10, 2005, at 23:32:30
Has my face been missing?
My father wasn't Irish, but his family was riddled with alchoholism, on one or both sides, I'm not really clear on that. In fact, it's something that's a problem with some of my very favorite cousins. Cirrhosis of the liver was one of the more common causes of death, and no one lived long at all. I think my father set a family record for longevity.
I've taken my family history seriously enough to never test it by drinking more than a drink here or there my entire life. And I'm warning my son early. But to some extent, I can see the same addictive tendencies in myself - despite my earnest efforts to avoid opportunity.
I'll have to check out the concept of a dry drunk - for *me*.
I wonder if Daddy just had a really high natural tolerance for alchohol, or if he developed one. As I said, he surrounded himself with people who drank as regularly as he did, and they were all noticeably drunk. Now that probably did have an effect on me. If it weren't for my friends' fathers and TV it wouldn't have occurred to me that men could refrain from drinking.
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