[StarGazingFish]

hi everyone,i am looking for a bit of support [like everyone i suppose].
i think i have an addictive personality,i woud take illegal drugs in an instant if i had access to them.

i grew up the child of an alcolic mother,she started drinking because she coudnt cope with me and there was no support given to parents back then.
i live in a care home with 2:1 support,and i have major sleep problems,because im heavily supported i cannot get melatonin ordered in and my doctors wont prescribe me anything because i have a heavily guarded medication protocol.
- every night for the past five nights ive had not one minute of sleep,im a wreck.

for a while now ive been drinking a can of beer every day to try and help with the sleep because beer has hops in which naturaly helps with sleep,plus its legal and the only thing im able to get hold of.
im worried im addicted to beer because i feel i coudnt go a day without taking it otherwise i wont sleep [i dont anyway but thats how my thought processes go].

what do you guys think? am i addicted? how do i help myself?
thankyou very much in advance.

Only you can answer that question.

[Sober4life]

I would seek help with an expert and get to the root of your problem. If you don't want that you can always check out a self help book. How to give up alcohol is a good self help book, it's in my sig so go check it out. But I recommend you go seek an expert as it is better to solve the problem you have

I doubt it, if your only drinking 1 beer a night. One beer isn't usually enough to really feel much off of. At least, I don't feel anything after one. Maybe very slightly after two, but I never really feel it much after one beer unless it's 8-10%+. Of course, if you truly do need that one beer to get to sleep, then I don't know? However, alcoholics usually drink at least several a night and they need it.

[GrumpymouthGirl]

Originally Posted by Steve223

I doubt it, if your only drinking 1 beer a night. One beer isn't usually enough to really feel much off of.

I fear this is a dangerous assumption. I'm a recovering alcoholic and what I've been told is it isn't how much you drink, but what it does to you. So although my drinking involved vast quantities of alcohol and daily/morning drinking, a real need for even a single beer could be classed as a dependency. But as has already been mentioned, only the individual can diagnose themselves. Hope this helps someone. x K

[TooIntroverted]

It's more of a "why you drink", rather that "how much you drink", although the latter plays into it.
Also, please quit now. The more and longer you drink, the worse your withdrawal will be when you eventually quit. And alcohol is one of the worst drugs to withdrawal from.