How do you know if you're an alcoholic?!
I'm 22, and I don't think I am an alcoholic!. My parents do though!. I don't drink very often, maybe a glass of wine with dinner one night a week and sometimes I will go out 1 night on the weekends and drink a little excessively, but not to the point that I can't function!. I never drive drunk or anything like that, but bad things have tendency of happening to me when, I do drink!. Like having my purse stolen twice in one year!. And sometimes I make bad decisions(aka: sleeping with my best friend)!. I don't have an uncontrollable urge to drink!. I am around my roomate who drinks everyday, and don't want to drink just because I am around it!. I guess the question is am I an alcoholic, or just an unlucky drinker!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
AA has developed of test of 20 questions to determine if you have a drinking problem!. I have copied them below for your convenience:
The 20 Questions
Take this 20 question test to help you decide whether or not you are an alcoholic!.
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 your 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 of 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)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The 20 Questions
Take this 20 question test to help you decide whether or not you are an alcoholic!.
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 your 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 of 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)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it's hard to tell
but watch out, i've seen addiction tear apart various family members!.
when you stop driving because your never sober, you've got a problem!.
If you drink to get wasted, then you have a problem!.
The question is, are you telling the truth that you don't have the urge to drink!? because one thing every alcoholic will tell you is that the lie about your drinking!?
If your questioning your own drinking them maybe you need to reevaluate your person situationWww@FoodAQ@Com
but watch out, i've seen addiction tear apart various family members!.
when you stop driving because your never sober, you've got a problem!.
If you drink to get wasted, then you have a problem!.
The question is, are you telling the truth that you don't have the urge to drink!? because one thing every alcoholic will tell you is that the lie about your drinking!?
If your questioning your own drinking them maybe you need to reevaluate your person situationWww@FoodAQ@Com
My personal opinion is I think an alcoholic is someone who drinks for reasons like masking problems they have!. Or just somebody who excessively likes the feeling of being drunk all the time in order to function the way they want to!. Hmmm I'm babbling!. But no you aren't an alcoholic!. Your parents are just concerned!. I lost my phone 2 times in 1 month!. Same reason!.!.!.drinking!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Hi my names Amy and im an alcoholic!.!.!.
!.!.!.!. nah not really!.
an alcoholic is someone who wakes in a morning and reaches for the vodka!.(thats in the worst cases) Or if you're drinking heavily each night, thats also alcoholic!.
I wouldnt say drinking a glass of wine with you're meals is a problem!.!.!.!. i guess it would be if you were drinking a whole bottle of wine!.!
You're not an alcoholic!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
!.!.!.!. nah not really!.
an alcoholic is someone who wakes in a morning and reaches for the vodka!.(thats in the worst cases) Or if you're drinking heavily each night, thats also alcoholic!.
I wouldnt say drinking a glass of wine with you're meals is a problem!.!.!.!. i guess it would be if you were drinking a whole bottle of wine!.!
You're not an alcoholic!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Sounds like you are an unlucky drinker or that not so much unlucky as irresponsible!. Normal people don't get their purse stolen twice a year!. Perhaps you should cut back when you do drink because right now you are a binge drinker and that can progress to alcoholism as time goes by!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you are an alcoholic you would know!. How would you know!.!.!.!.!. if you are always drinking alomost evey second or third day and constantly drinking boos witch means beer or you are yelling at your wife or husbend or abusing people for know reason after drinkthat means you have had to much to drink and u are an alcoholic!.
Julien OconnerWww@FoodAQ@Com
Julien OconnerWww@FoodAQ@Com
That's alot of alcohol! It depends on whether it occupies your mind every day!. also, can you go one or more days without it!? Your body will end up if not already, getting dependent and the withdrawals from alcohol and drugs is horrible!. I suggest cutting your alcohol intake!. It can also cause depression and anxiety in the long run!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You sound like me!. We're the same age!.
Wanna look back on your death bed and wished you'd lived it up!?
I don't! I wanna have a great time!. Soon, our skin will shrivel and people won't accept drunken behaviour from a 40 yr old tart!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Wanna look back on your death bed and wished you'd lived it up!?
I don't! I wanna have a great time!. Soon, our skin will shrivel and people won't accept drunken behaviour from a 40 yr old tart!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it sounds like a unlucky drinker!. if you were an alcoholic you would crave alcohol and want it everyday!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
do you drink excessivly by yourself!?!? yes = alcoholic
no = social drinkerWww@FoodAQ@Com
no = social drinkerWww@FoodAQ@Com
Your liver puts a sack on a stick, throws it over its shoulder, and says fare thee well!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
a drunk= someone who is dependant on alchohol!.
an alchoholic= someone of the same type that knows they have the problem and seeks to fix the problem
as for your question!. it sounds like you need to focus more on how much you drink, when you drink
but no your not an alchoholic!.
alchoholics feel they NEED to drink to have a good time!. if you can have a good time in an environment that drinking occures without drinking anything, or on a regular outing, then no your not an alchy!.
if your concerned with if your drinking more when around people like your roomate then ask them to cut down on it when around you or spend less time with them when they do!.
as for the unlucky things that happen when your drinking, most people find that the best situation for that is one of two things!. either dont drink!. or bring a wingman along with you to watch out for you, someone responcible that you trust to watch out for youand for you, to watch out for in return!.
this will help not only when your about to make a mistake like leave your purse or make a silly decision!. but help them if they are about to do the same!.
when choosing a wingman though (boy/girl doesnt matter) the object is to find someone you know can be responsible!. simply choosing a friend isnt always the best thing if you know them to be worse than you in a similar situation!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
an alchoholic= someone of the same type that knows they have the problem and seeks to fix the problem
as for your question!. it sounds like you need to focus more on how much you drink, when you drink
but no your not an alchoholic!.
alchoholics feel they NEED to drink to have a good time!. if you can have a good time in an environment that drinking occures without drinking anything, or on a regular outing, then no your not an alchy!.
if your concerned with if your drinking more when around people like your roomate then ask them to cut down on it when around you or spend less time with them when they do!.
as for the unlucky things that happen when your drinking, most people find that the best situation for that is one of two things!. either dont drink!. or bring a wingman along with you to watch out for you, someone responcible that you trust to watch out for youand for you, to watch out for in return!.
this will help not only when your about to make a mistake like leave your purse or make a silly decision!. but help them if they are about to do the same!.
when choosing a wingman though (boy/girl doesnt matter) the object is to find someone you know can be responsible!. simply choosing a friend isnt always the best thing if you know them to be worse than you in a similar situation!.Www@FoodAQ@Com