Apologies if I came off as trying to put words in your mouth, but I took "they lack any self control over their intake" to mean "they drink until they physically can't drink anymore," (i.e. they drink until they pass out). That's my bad if I took it the wrong way.

I got a little heated so "you couldn't be more wrong" is probably a little overstated, but "drinking everyday" and "being drunk everyday" can absolutely both be considered alcoholism. There is a difference, yes, but the way you worded it, it sounded like you were saying that "drinking everyday" was not alcoholism and that "being drunk everyday" was. I disagree with that, and that's what I was getting at.

Either way, I just get tired of people saying "but he doesn't even drink everyday, he's not an alcoholic," or "I never even noticed him being drunk, how could he call himself an alcoholic?" It sends the wrong message to people who genuinely believe they have a problem but feel alienated from those who society views as "true" alcoholics and may not seek help because of that. At the end of the day my goal is to help the next alcoholic down the line from me, whether society thinks they are or not, I just don't want people feeling like they're "not alcoholic enough" to seek help if they feel they might need it.