Drinking alone

I’d generally agree with that, but I’ve heard the whole “drinking alone means you have a problem” thing in response to mentioning my own levels of drinking, as though having one beer over the course of a week makes me an alcoholic or something just because I was alone at the time.

I’m wondering if anyone else has run into this interpretation or has any opinions or explanations.

For example, the thread I referenced contains this (underlined by me, for emphasis):

It’s pretty clear this is talking about “having a drink by myself” rather than “getting drunk by myself”.