- Joined
- Sep 5, 2019
A heavy drinker can stop drinking for extended periods of time without fixating on when he’s “allowed” to drink again. Even the foundational text of AA says this and suggests that a person try taking a break and seeing if they have a mental fixation on drinking when they stop. If not, probably just a heavy drinker.there is a big difference between being a heavy drinker and an alcoholic.
If a guy who’s used to having even one beer every night of his adulthood is forced to stop suddenly, his body will protest. The organism wants what it’s used to. The extremity of the protest will vary, but Nick is far from superhuman, as we’ve seen.
Why? He ticks nearly all the boxes as far as we’re aware. I also believe Aaron when he said Kayla was distraught by what she called Nick’s alcoholism. It’s a textbook case — Nick is not special, except in the retardation sense.I really doubt that Nick was the latter
Alcoholism is very much about being unable to drink without it leading to problems in the most important areas of your life: relationships, work, finances, reputation, etc. Nick is the fucking poster child for that shit.

