Alcoholic?!

Alcoholic?

I drink 4-6 beers everyday Sunday through Thursday consistently. On Friday and Saturday I drink 8-12 beers. I am 27. I have been drinking like this for three years. When I stop drinking I swear I fell anxious and nervous, but sometimes I think its just mental. What should I do I feel like I drink way too much. I am responsible I think, have a good job I am a college grad, I have never gotten into trouble because of alcohol, eg. DUI, Domestic Violence, Tickets, Blackouts, Fights, etc. none of that, no problems with the law or family or friends but I still feel like I drink way too much, Any suggestions?

I don't know the answer to your question . . . but I can tell you that I am an alcoholic (recovering), and you just described MY drinking behavior to a T. Only at night, never during the day, responsible, good job (doctorate level degree), no trouble with the law, etc. . . . . . . when I was 27.

When I finally quit at 38 I still drank about the same amount, but things definitely got worse during those 11 years. I only drank at night . . . but I started having blackouts. I never got a DUI . . . because I never went anywhere anymore. I never had problems with friends . . . . because I'd slowly given them all up.

I don't know if you'll follow my same path or not. Right now I'd say it's a good bet that you will, and if you do I can tell you it will not be a lot of fun. Maybe you can forstall it by cutting down now. If you find you can't cut down, well, there's your answer . . . . you're an alcoholic. If that's the case, I can tell you, with 9 years sober, that AA worked for me.