Have to go without a drink for six months to disprove alcoholism?

It's possible. But if that person is an alcoholic (but stubborn), they could be in danger of falling back into bad habits when the six months are up.

But yes, if you aren't an alcoholic, the cravings would be no worse than that of, say, chocolate, and (more or less) easy to cope with.

And professionals do tend to be right about this sort of thing!

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oaky, wel to be honst with you. i donot drink at all.

in the case that the Psychogoy person told you i would have to say is very true....if you are jsut a social drinker than you can handle six months to a year without one drink...but in the sad case, if you are a alcholic, then you will not beable to do that... if you do choose to do this experment, i would suggest you do this wiht some other friends that would go though this with you or family... if you do it alone no one is really there to incorage you along the path to this...it may sound werid, but i went though this with many of my friends and if they were alcoholic's they had competely forgot they where and forgot the tase or desire to want the boos...so i find it very helpful..

i hope that all goes well for you and your choices i'll be praying for you and praying that all goes well..

What a load of nonsense. When I was smoking ( which was 25 years ago) I could not go a day without tobacco.A few years ago I had to give up drinking for two months in order to prepare for an operation and I did it without any problems.For me at least the tobacco was much the worse of the two.

Many alcoholics have gone YEARS without a drink of alcohol but they are STILL alcoholics. They cannot control their drinking if they DO drink.

I doubt any psychologist said that to you. Your story is very suspect.

my grandpop he drink alot and if i was u i work not drink at all because drinking put my grandpop in a hostipal and now he dieing this is not only for u it's for everyone that drinks and my grandpop smoked too and now he got cancer in his throat so in stead of drinking think of something else to do like go to the movies or stay in the house and do something if u r with your friends and they ask u if u want a drink so no the same with smoking say no becaue u can die and your parents and family members will be up set look i think of all the people i lost and that can happen to u if i was u just stop drinking that not good for your health i don't know u but do u want to get a boyfriend and get married to him and have kids with him because if u don't stop no one will want someone that drinks alot and the for smoking too u r going to be end up on the streets and there r alot of people that r out in the streets because they drink alot and smoke and even do drug and u need alot of money to buy alcohole and for cigers and for drugs the worst this is don't do drugs because u will be diffently on the streets so stop what ever u r doing make something of your self finish school go to college and get a good job and make a family and get married u know what i will do i finish school i got a good job and i working on get someone that we love me won't cheat or use me and take care of me and his family that what u should do every one should do that i know alot of people that didn't finish school and they don't have a good job don't be like that u need to be better then them and make something of your self some of them people that didn't finish school and didn't make somethink of there self there on the street so i tell u again stop what u r doing and make something of yourself be better then the people that didn't finish school and make something of their selfs u can do what i am tell u i know u can so stop what u r doing do it for u family do it for health or u r going to be died or on the streets.

I don't know if its true or not but a psychologist is a pro so he/she'd probably know better than I would....six months without a drink?? ouch...

LISTEN TO THE PROFESSIONAL

DUH!