[InACorner]

It runs in my family...but i am not sure....my mother let me drink at home all the time...but i would only have one or two beers...and i am a lightweight....so that gets me a buzz....but what makes me wonder is i get so thirsty for beer...and it was really hard to get rid of it...i used to drink around two every night .....every night....and when there was an occasion where my mom would say no....id flip and get angry...boiling angry....so angry id slam a door...and even now.....i say boy im really thirsty for a beer....and on new years eve ...i had like 5 beers and a mixed drink....i was done by two and the mixed but i got home and just drank myself stupid...to the point my boyfriend was carrying me to the bathroom....and i still love alcohol..yes...i actually said that...its terrible...but i am trying desperatly to stay away from it but its sooooo difficult especially at parties and stuff...mind you my father is an alcoholic and my grandfather and my mother is one as well now....and i have other destructive addictive behaviors such as SI and ED.....maybe the ED is why i am such a lightwieght...also that i am only 5 foot.....hmmmmmmm..what do you guys think.....
thanks

[DePressMe]

I can't say you are or are not an alcoholic thats for you to decide....my T and pdoc helped me me decide that I am surely am an alcoholic. Well, I knew I was an alcoholic--they helped me accept it and quit drinking. Sounds like you might have some of the warning signs. Try life without alcohol--see what happens--maybe things will be better. Its always good when you don't have to get carried to the bathroom or say stupid things at a party. My sobriety has made my life so much better! Less probelms with anger, anxiety and depression. Not to mention, I should not be drinking because of my psych meds--psych meds and alcohol don't play well together. Good luck...I hope you decide to not drink--life really is fun sober.

[Raynaadi]

We cannot pronounce anyone as alcoholic, but you can quickly diagnose yourself. Try some controlled drinking, try to drink and stop abruptly, try it more than once.

Thats just an excerp from something we read in meetings. Everytime I hear it, I remember when I tried to control my drinking. For me, that little passage was my answer. No one told me I was an alcoholic, I had to decide for myself.