A drinking problem can be difficult to self-diagnose, especially when you’re in denial. So how do you know for sure that you’re an alcoholic?
Maybe you’re just enjoying a lot of socializing while drinking? Or maybe it’s really just your way of winding down after days of hard work? Well, wonder no more, this article may just open your eyes to the real deal of your drinking.
One easy way to put these questions to rest came from Sarah Allen Benton, a therapist and author of Understanding the High Functioning Alcoholic. She states, “If you are trying to ‘control’ something such as drinking, then the problem is generally out of control.”
Addiction happens when you you lose the ability to manage your life without your substance of choice, in this case alcohol. Often, when people think about alcoholism, they think about someone who drink a lot. However, as many who have gone through and survived alcoholism, it’s not really how much you drink, but how much you think about drinking.
There will be instances when people would drink one to two glasses of wine or a couple of bottles of beer daily and not consider themselves alcoholics. They would go on with this for years, until they realize that they are missing out a lot of things in their work or family life. There will also be instances when a recovering drug addict would switch to alcohol as an addiction but wouldn’t initially consider this addiction per se, until the cycle goes that familiar path. There will also be some instances when people don’t realize the problem until they hit rock bottom, until it’s too late.
So how do you know if you’re an alcoholic? Read this earlier post about it. You can also tell for yourself, with an honest, objective self-reflection, and you might easily see the clues are right there in front of you all along. Doing this can greatly help you avoid health complications brought by alcoholism.
If you’re still wondering, answer this questionnaire Are you an alcoholic?
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