Why I’m Happy to Be Called an Alcoholic

And you should be too

Doran Lamb
Beautiful Hangover
Published in
7 min readMay 21, 2021

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A friend asked me yesterday for a good definition of an alcoholic.

In my opinion, it’s someone who has prioritized drinking over everything else in their life. They want to stop but can’t.

Things are out of control and all the f**ked up s**t is because of drinking.

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Doran Lamb
Beautiful Hangover

Top Writer in Mental Health + Psychology + Love. Acute observer of the stigma surrounding mental health and addiction. https://doranlamb.medium.com/membership