I become drunk as circumstances dictate.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This speaker adjusts their level of intoxication based on the situation.
- In plain terms
- I drink as much as the moment requires.
- What can you take from it?
- Drinking habits may follow external demands.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is this control or compulsion?
- Why drink on command?
Another view
It implies control where addiction might exist.
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