What made you realize you were an alcoholic?!
Answers: did you stop drinking?
I realized I was an alcoholic when I realized I could drink an entire fifth of jim beam in a night and not get sick!
i think once you get to the point of realization, you can't stop. i realized it when i would get upset about something and want to drink immediately. or even if i was sick, i'd still want to drink.
i don't drink alcoholic at all.
I am a second level alcoholic. I drink when I'm happy, sad and just so so...I'm still drinking everyday, I can't sleep without beer but I can work without it. They say that the ultimate alcoholic won't be able to work without alcohol.
I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to AA meetings.
Generally, a person is an alcoholic when the drinking starts to INTERFERE in their work, relationships, friends, responsibilities, etc. I've had friends that had serious problems. Generally, they are trying to ESCAPE from their problems and the unresolved problems become overwelming, so they continue, there's immaturity involved too. Here's a test from Alcoholics Anonymous
Answer YES or NO to the following questions.
1 - Do you lose time from work due to drinking?
Yes No
2 - Is drinking making your home life unhappy?
Yes No
3 - Do you drink because you are shy with other people?
Yes No
4 - Is drinking affecting your reputation?
Yes No
5 - Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?
Yes No
6 - Have you ever got into financial difficulties as a result of drinking?
Yes No
7 - Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking?
Yes No
8 - Does your drinking make you careless or your family's welfare?
Yes No
9 - Has your ambition decreased since drinking?
Yes No
10 - Do you crave a drink at a definite time?
Yes No
11 - Do you want a drink the next morning?
Yes No
12 - Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
Yes No
13 - Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?
Yes No
14 - Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?
Yes No
15 - Do you drink to escape from worries or trouble?
Yes No
16 - Do you drink alone?
Yes No
17 - Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking?
Yes No
18 - Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?
Yes No
19 - Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?
Yes No
20 - Have you ever been to a hospital or institution because of drinking? Yes No
What's your score?
If you have answered YES to any one of the questions, there is a definite warning that you may be an alcoholic.
If you have answered YES to any two, the chances are that you are an alcoholic.
If you answered YES to three or more, you are definitely an alcoholic.
(The test questions are used at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD, in deciding whether or not a patient is an alcoholic).