Am I alcoholic..?

My both parents had alcohol issues.. i have difficulties understanding if my friends are just social drnkers or have alcoholic issues..
I used to consider myself social drinker.. I drunk
Every night..
One night I drunk too much and smoke some green.. and after 4 cocktails and 2 joints.. i thought is good idea to lay down on the floor. And world was spinning around and i just couldn’t get up.. my pets were climbing all over me and i made a selfie… I looked awful.. i felt pretty awful.. I finally dragged myself up from floor and threw up.. that was the last time I drunk for 4 months … and today I drink again.. and I feel I might have a problem..

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Graylight · 51-55, F Best Comment

If you feel like you might spend time better not drinking, try it out. If you find it difficult to honor your promise to yourself not to drink, then you may want to look more closely at your habits.

Alcohol never made any situation better, but it's made a lot of lives worse. If you want information, check out AA online; they have great resources. Could be you just need a little maturity with regard to alcohol intake, and that develops naturally in most of us.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Graylight Thanks for BA.

Gusman · 61-69, M

If you drink every day, if you look forward to getting home from work and having a drink, If you have more than 3 - 4 drinks at every session, if there is alcohol always available at home, if you drink alone a lot of the time then you could class yourself as an alcoholic.
We may think we have it under control but the reality?
It can become a problem if left unchecked.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

If you went four months without drinking you're not an alcoholic just know your tolerance cocktails can sneak up on you. Literally the way to know is how easy it is NOT to drink.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@CountScrofula This is not necessarily true.

dubkebab · 56-60, M

@Graylight I have plenty of firsthand knowledge of alcoholics who go years without a drop and then circumstances conspire to get that vicious cycle engaged,with ever worsening consequences.
Many of us don't have the luxury of taking this lightly. Proceed with caution.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@dubkebab I was raised in it, then lived with it, then built a career offering therapy and treatment for it. Believe me, I know what's possible of an addict.

Binge drinking - which can easily have periods like 4 months' abstinence - can kill just as easily as a steadily progressive disease. 2200 deaths a year in the US, and that's among 34-36 year olds, not college kids. Binge drinking is alcohol addiction if you can't stop doing it.

And to add some hope, while many addicts will follow a negative cycle into the ground, just as many don't each year, finding health, happiness and a better life. Relapse is not necessary. Death is not necessary. Failure is not necessary.

littlepuppywantanewlife · 31-35, M

None of my parents ever had alcohol not my siblings did. But I am the only one who drank in family. Also I did most of the evenings and had around half a bottle of whiskey or vodka or rum. Trust me it's a problem. I felt sick and have been so we since past 6 days.

Tres13 · 51-55, M

No drinking problem just Never mix ur drinks/drugs
Post ur drunk selfie

Kulast · 36-40, F

@Tres13 thank you so much:)
No that’s something soooo terrible that actually mafe me decide to avoid drinks with dergrees for awhile.. i will need to figure it out if I really have an issue and I should deal it with more serious manner .. when I will be sober again :)

basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

That's something no one can tell you except a physician.

I want to point out that alcoholism is not a medical term. It's a colloquialism to refer to severe alcohol use disorder. The actual medical term is Alcohol Use Disorder.

Speak with a physician and therapist about your concerns . There's a test called the AUDIT test that's fairly accurate and will tell you whether you have an AUD or not.

Bear in mind, there's no one size fits all solution to addiction. It also depends, if you have an addiction, how severe it is. If it's mild, you could easily cut back with CBT and therapy. If it's severe, abstinence might be wise.

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