Binge drinking comes in nine types
Wed, September 24 2008
Health researchers have analyzed the social and psychological characteristics of people who regularly drink twice the recommended guidelines of alcohol — 35 alcohol units per week for women and 50 for men.
The nine personality types of heavy drinkers are:
* “De-stress drinkers” use alcohol to regain control of life and calm down.
* “Conformist drinkers” are driven by the need to belong and seek a structure to their lives.
* “Boredom drinkers” consume alcohol to relieve the monotony of life. Alcohol helps them to feel comforted and secure.
* “Depressed drinkers” crave comfort, safety and security.
* “Re-bonding drinkers” are driven by a need to keep in touch with people who are close to them.
* “Community drinkers” have a need to belong and tend to drink in large friendship groups.
* “Hedonistic drinkers” crave stimulation and want to abandon control.
* “Macho drinkers” spend most of their spare time in pubs. They are mostly men of all ages who want to stand out from the crowd.
* “Border dependents” regard the pub as a home from home. They visit it any time of day or night, drinking fast and often.
By Venkata Vemuri
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