What Is Alcohol Doing For Me?

For years, I thought my problem was alcohol. I thought the solution was to drink less, exercise more self-control, and somehow become one of those people who could stop after one or two drinks. I...

Is There Really Such a Thing as a “Normal” Drinker?

After years of wondering why I could not drink the way other people seemed to, I eventually landed on an explanation that many of us have heard before. Maybe I was just wired differently. Society has...

Why Can’t I Be A Normal Drinker?

About two years into my drinking career, I realized something unsettling. I could not remember a single time I had poured myself two glasses of wine at home, neatly put the bottle away, and gone to...