How do you know if you are an alcoholic?

here are 10 signs: 1. Drinking alone 2. Making excuses, finding excuses to drink 3. Daily or frequent drinking needed to function 4. Inability to reduce or stop alcohol intake 5. Violent episodes associated with drinking 6. Drinking secretly 7. Becoming angry when confronted about drinking 8. Poor eating habits 9. Failure to care for physical appearance 10. Trembling in the morning and here are 10 more Do you ever drink after telling yourself you won't? Does your drinking worry your family? Do you drink alone when you feel angry or sad? Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? Do you get headaches or have hang-overs after drinking? Does your drinking ever make you late for work? Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? Do you ever forget what you did while you were drinking? Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?

your are an alcoholic when you cant go without it soif you stop drinking and become another person then you have a prob

Look at your overall life - daily activities like work, school, leisure, sleep. How much of your day is spent drinking and/or preparing to drink? If you find that your drinking is taking over aspects of your life that shouldn't involve drinking, then you have a problem. Obvious red flags: - Drinking at work (or leaving work early to drink, showing up late hungover all the time) - Drinking and driving (NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE) - Drinking alone (okay one drink is no big deal, but getting smashed solo?) - Drinking at odd times of the day (i.e. in your cereal) It's a personal question, so no one can answer it but you. Do YOU honestly think your drinking is hurting your life or the lives of the people around you? You might be in denial, but the fact that you even went to an AA meeting suggests your head is in the right place.

Well there is 2 types of addiction. 1) physical 2)mental If you have a physical addiction you would drink often, and get drunk. Not just drink to enjoy it, but drunk or buzzed at least. If you cant go without it for more then a month then you could be addicted. Like lets say you set a goal and say "i wont drink until January" and if you dont meet your goal, it just shows you can not go without it. aka addicted. Also if drinking effects your life in any way then it can be an addiction. Or if you have stopped doing the things you use to love and all you do now for fun is drink, then that is a problem. If its a mental addiction (starts off this way) then you would be at work or wherever just thinking "man i cant wait to get drunk tonight" or "Ugh, i just cant wait for the weekend to get trashed." There is a quizz online made by this health organization (i forget who) but ill put the link in sources and you can take the quizz. That will help you find out whether your an alcoholic or not. Also there is a grey area, some people are in between alcoholic and normal.

How do I know if I'm an alcoholic? The following symptoms should tip you off that you -- or someone you know -- may need treatment for alcoholism: An uncontrollable craving. An actual need for alcohol may seem unfathomable to someone who's not an alcoholic, but if you're alcoholic, you have a craving for alcohol similar to that of food and water. No such thing as "one or two." Alcoholics can't just have a drink or two. You may have good intentions, but once you start, you have to keep drinking. "Eye openers." Needing a drink first thing in the morning is a sign of alcoholism. Drinking for one. Drinking in secret (and hiding the evidence) is another indicator. High tolerance. An alcoholic can drink an extraordinary number of drinks and still appear to function relatively normally. Needing more and more. An alcoholic often ends up needing increasing amounts in order to achieve the "high." Drinking dominates everyday life. When drinking is doing significant harm to your work, school, or home responsibilities on a regular basis, and you still can't control it or cut back, you are likely suffering from alcoholism. If you've read the memoir Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, you'll recognize this behavior in the painful portrayal of the author's father, who routinely and maddeningly drinks away the family's food money despite the obvious love he has for his wife and children. Withdrawal symptoms. If you regularly experience nausea, sweating, shakiness, or anxiety when you stop after a period of heavy drinking, you are physically dependent on alcohol. if you have some of these symptoms then you are addicted to alcohol. best of wishes!! :))

You really need to come to a conclusion by answering that question yourself. If it is really disturbing you and coming in the way of your social or occupational functioning, then you could be an alcoholic or at least have a drinking issue. Ask yourself some of these questions: Do you drink everyday? Do you have difficulty putting down a drink? Once you start drinking, do you find difficulty stopping? Do you have to drink to have a good time? If you've answered yes to two or more of these questions, I would say you may be an alcoholic or a problem-drinker. In this case, you might want to consider working on reducing the amount you drink, and you may want to consider going back to AA meetings, working the 12 steps, finding a sponsor, and/or talking to a drug/alcohol counselor about ways that you can reduce your drinking. If you find that your life and lifestyle could be better by reducing the amount you drink, taking one or more of these steps could be very beneficial for you to help overcome the disease of addiction. You may want to cut back on your drinking, or if it is significant enough of a problem for you, you may want to stop drinking all together. Either way, if you find that you are drinking too much, your social and occupational functioning may improve significantly.

everytimr you're having a bad day...the only thing that will make you happy is that bottle of vodka

When u stay drunk all the time.. when u want to wake up and start drinkin, and when u can't stop and ur addicted.. by what u say i didn't think ur an alcoholic at all...

You're addicted to alcohol.. Duhh.