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She is over 30. She told me about how she is going out and wants to go get drunk. I said why not just have a drink or two. She said, no, she has to get drunk. She often gets black-out drunk. This is nothing new. I don't drink a ton - i do drink but maybe have gotten blacked out twice my entire life. It's a regular thing for her. She swears she cannot have fun without drinking.

 

I am concerned. But I don't know if I should be.

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Your friend has a drinking problem and is possibly an alcoholic but there isn't much you can do about it.

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She is over 30. She told me about how she is going out and wants to go get drunk. I said why not just have a drink or two. She said, no, she has to get drunk. She often gets black-out drunk. This is nothing new. I don't drink a ton - i do drink but maybe have gotten blacked out twice my entire life. It's a regular thing for her. She swears she cannot have fun without drinking.

 

I am concerned. But I don't know if I should be.

 

 

 

You know the old saying:

 

 

"If you need a drink to be social, that's not 'social drinking' "

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It sounds like your friend has some personal issues which she is trying to escape through alcohol. I was in a similar situation many years ago. Perhaps you can sit down with her sometime and ask her what's really troubling her. She may need some therapy.

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