problem drinker

Heather says her mum was always a problem drinker but it was only in later years that she admitted to being an addict.

“I would be unmotivated, unfulfilled, bored, angry if I drank,” said Feiock, 45, who referred to herself as a problem drinker.

But being a former Armageddon fundamentalist is like being a problem drinker: On a given day you may toss back no more than the next guy, but he’s normal, and you’re an alcoholic — because your motives are different.

Embarrassed: A person doesn’t need to have alcoholism to be a problem drinker.

I am not suggesting you are a problem drinker, but it might be worth sitting with and thinking about why you’ve found it so challenging.