How do you know when you are an alcoholic compared to just a social drinker?!
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How can you tell if you're an alcoholic!?
To the outsider, who has no problem whatsoever with alcohol, this question might seem a bit silly!. But it truly can be a baffling question, especially if you are the one who is caught up in the slippery slope of experiencing both fun times as well as some problems with your drinking!.
It can be truly difficult to tell in some cases!.
Consider, for example, the relatively young person who is still having a lot of fun with their drinking!. They haven't experienced too many heavy consequences yet: no drunk driving violations, no broken marriages, no lost jobs, and so on!. But on the other hand, they might be realizing a dependency on alcohol, or noticing that they drink heavily on a regular basis, even when they haven't planned on doing so!.
So the situation can be tricky; it is not necessarily as straightforward as one might think!.
The nature of denial is that is very powerful, and the last person to realize that you are an alcoholic will be yourself!. The reason for this is because we fool ourselves into thinking that we actually could control our drinking--if we only wanted to!. But we tell ourselves that we enjoy drinking, so we don't want to control it, so therefore we are not truly alcoholic!.
In some cases, there are alcoholics who will go weeks or months at a time without drinking, but when they do drink, they tend to binge, and get into all sorts of trouble!. So this can be difficult to self-diagnose, because the person can and does maintain abstinence for long periods of time, even though they always return to the bottle!.
So really, how can you tell!?
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To the outsider, who has no problem whatsoever with alcohol, this question might seem a bit silly!. But it truly can be a baffling question, especially if you are the one who is caught up in the slippery slope of experiencing both fun times as well as some problems with your drinking!.
It can be truly difficult to tell in some cases!.
Consider, for example, the relatively young person who is still having a lot of fun with their drinking!. They haven't experienced too many heavy consequences yet: no drunk driving violations, no broken marriages, no lost jobs, and so on!. But on the other hand, they might be realizing a dependency on alcohol, or noticing that they drink heavily on a regular basis, even when they haven't planned on doing so!.
So the situation can be tricky; it is not necessarily as straightforward as one might think!.
The nature of denial is that is very powerful, and the last person to realize that you are an alcoholic will be yourself!. The reason for this is because we fool ourselves into thinking that we actually could control our drinking--if we only wanted to!. But we tell ourselves that we enjoy drinking, so we don't want to control it, so therefore we are not truly alcoholic!.
In some cases, there are alcoholics who will go weeks or months at a time without drinking, but when they do drink, they tend to binge, and get into all sorts of trouble!. So this can be difficult to self-diagnose, because the person can and does maintain abstinence for long periods of time, even though they always return to the bottle!.
So really, how can you tell!?
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If every social event includes alcohol, you're probably an alcoholic!. If you can't seem to have fun sober, or need a drink to "relax", or "make things fun", you're an alcoholic!. If you are justifying to people why you're drinking, you're well on your way to being an alcoholic!.
Drinking alone isn't the best sign of an alcoholic, some people drink alone, but only drink a couple of times per year!. Meanwhile others only drink with friends, but have friends around every day so they can drink!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Drinking alone isn't the best sign of an alcoholic, some people drink alone, but only drink a couple of times per year!. Meanwhile others only drink with friends, but have friends around every day so they can drink!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Well, the thing I always watch for is when someone starts worrying about what label to put on their drinking problem!. I've noticed that people who don't have drinking problems never worry about this stuff!. So, call yourself whatever you want, but if you need to ask this question, you probably have some sort of unhealthy relationship with booze!.
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You dont have to drink every day to be an alcoholic!. I guess one way to know would be to decide not to drink for two months and see how bad it affects you!. Is alcohol all you think about!? Are you dying for a drink!?
I think if drinking interferes with your responibilities, your work, family, you do stupid things that you regret etc then it could be a problem!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think if drinking interferes with your responibilities, your work, family, you do stupid things that you regret etc then it could be a problem!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
you know you are an alcoholic when your life has become unmanagable!.!.!.you can be a functioning alcoholic which means you have the job, take care of bills etc!.!.!.but your emotions are out of control!. Every alcoholic has a different bottom!. Sometimes it might be as low as losing your family or ending up homeless !.!.!.for some it can be going out to clubs and partying !.!.!.eventually blacking out and getting DUI's!.!.!.its different for all of us!.!.!.what u have to ask yourself is:
why do I drink!? Am I really doing it because I dont like myself and ?lcohol becomes my liquid courage!? Do you plan your drinking !? etc!.!.
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why do I drink!? Am I really doing it because I dont like myself and ?lcohol becomes my liquid courage!? Do you plan your drinking !? etc!.!.
I hope this helps!.!.!.I'm glad u are asking for help!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Some signs are: you have several drinks every day, you drink alone more than with others, you drink before going out, you drink consistantly to get drunk, alcohol has caused problems in your personal or work life, someone else has noticed your problem with alcoholWww@FoodAQ@Com
An alcoholic needs alcohol almost daily!. And drinks alone!. Socially means you are with people!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You drink when you are alone!. You find alcohol is an important part of your life and you can't see yourself going without it for a week!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
an alcoholic drinks all the time even when they are aloneWww@FoodAQ@Com
it is not how much or how often that you drink!.!.it is what happens when you drink!.!.just stopWww@FoodAQ@Com
when you'll buy the cheapest **** just to get some sleepWww@FoodAQ@Com
