i am a recovering alcoholic.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems. The disorder was previously divided into two types: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. In a medical context, alcoholism is said to exist when two or more of the following conditions is present: a person drinks large amounts over a long time period, has difficulty cutting down, acquiring and drinking alcohol takes up a great deal of time, alcohol is strongly desired, usage results in not fulfilling responsibilities, usage results in social problems, usage results in health problems, usage results in risky situations, withdrawal occurs when stopping, and alcohol tolerance has occurred with use. Risky situations include drinking and driving or having unsafe sex, among other things. Alcohol use can affect all parts of the body, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas, and immune system. This can result in mental illness, Wernicke\u2013Korsakoff syndrome, an irregular heartbeat, cirrhosis of the liver, and an increase in the risk of cancer, among other diseases. Drinking during pregnancy can cause damage to the baby resulting in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've been struggling with alcoholism but lately am recovering and it's going good."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's great to hear! So you were drinking too much then? What physical and mental issues came with this?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah I was drinking every day and it was hard for me not to. Of course I felt a lot of guilt and felt jittery all the time, nervousness too."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Did this get you into any risky situations, like drinking and driving?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "No it never did but it made me start withdrawing from social contacts instead which was painful enough."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's good that you stopped, since alcohol use can affect all parts of the body negatively."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes and honestly it makes you unable to think clearly too or focus on anything."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That makes sense, since one of the main areas of the body that it affects is the brain."}]