Comments on: Kristin Davis is a health activist and recovering alcoholic

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:04:13 +0000

Kristin also cares for the environment. Her LA home is solar-powered!

By: Anonymous1234

Anonymous1234 — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:57:28 +0000

I agree with ‘Because I said so’. Also: I’m tired of hearing (especially from Europeans) about how “puritanical” Americans are. Just look around you. There is little Puritan about America today.

By: LadyJane

LadyJane — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:55:34 +0000

I’ll drink to that!!!

By: Bodhi

Bodhi — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:48:54 +0000

I tend to agree with Scott, but I know what Because I Said So means. I drink & my fiance doesn’t. He quit at age 23 because he needed to. And people always quiz him as to why he wants iced tea instead of a beer

By: snappyfish

snappyfish — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:45:44 +0000

she sounds like a very down to earth person. But I have a question. I read just the other day that Kim Catrall was also in Health Magazine basically saying the same thing.

Could someone let me know if they are both recovering, or did I get confused?. Thanks. It wouldn’t be the first time.

By: Anonymous Realist

Anonymous Realist — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:13:28 +0000

Whew, she’s wider than ever.

By: alex

alex — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:25:28 +0000

I strongly agree with Scott.
Being from Europe and having lived in many countries here, you see the difference between what alcohol means to each nationality.
Now I am living in London and I have to say that alcohol controls people’s daily life in a way it shouldn’t.

Britain is commonly known as the “nanny state”, which forbids a lot of things…the result is that exactely those forbidden things seem to attract people.
I am a rare drinker and have been frowned at when not drinking any alcohol on a Saturday night.
Good that there are still people who do their own thing and drink in the way they want, not how others want.
Kristin encourages my attitude towards alcohol.

Hope I’ll look as good as she does now when I’ll be as old as her. One more reason to leave the booze

By: I choose me

I choose me — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:19:22 +0000

Wow, my respect and admiration for Miss Davis has now increased considerably.

By: Because I say So

Because I say So — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:55:28 +0000

My whole comment about alcohol being such a stalwart in any social environment has nothing to do with any puritanical (or religious) beliefs. Simply, that people expect you to drink and if you don’t, they question and hammer at you. I’m not an alcoholic and love my beer, so I’m not advocating an all-or-nothing approach. Simply, that our society needs to consider more options to “having fun” and that alcohol doesn’t necessarily guarantee that fun. Get off your high horse Scott F.

By: KateNonymous

KateNonymous — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:40:22 +0000

“Our whole ‘all or nothing’ attitude towards alcohol is very unhealthy from a psychological standpoint.”

I think it’s actually bigger than that. We’re an “all or nothing” society in a lot of ways, when moderation is much more likely to be more successful and less stressful.

However, given the binge drinking in some European countries, I wonder if their system works as well as they think it does.

I grew up in a house in which alcohol was always present and rarely consumed–not because of any particular belief, but because my parents just preferred non-alcoholic beverages. The result was that it had very little allure. Yes, I went through a party phase in college, but that’s long past. Now I have a drink when I want to and don’t when I don’t, whether I’m at home or out with friends.

On the other hand, there are people who have genuine problems with alcohol. If they feel that strict avoidance is the only way to manage it, well, they should do what works for them.