I drink almost every weekend. Am I an alcoholic?

I enjoy drinking alone. About a bottle of wine, some times more. But I am doing it only during weekend (Sat. or Sun.) because I'm terribly afraid to become an alcoholic. I am doing this for many many years, It's a habit. Am I already an alcoholic?

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ok. this is gonna take a few words so bear with me. i am an alcoholic. this is something i know. i go to meetings occasionally, not a lot, but once in a while. i went every day for my first year of sobriety. i will have 2 years in july. sometimes i went to 2 or 3 meetings a day during my first year. people give different reasons on what makes a person an alcoholic. one thing that i have found that all have in common is what they call "the phenomenon of craving". if you go to a meeting you will hear a lot about being spiritually bankrupt and all kinds of other stuff about how you can't handle life. this is because most people do a lot of stupid things and totally **** up their lives before they ever get to a meeting. this may or may not be true for you. i hope it's not. anyway, back to the phenomenon of craving. all alcoholics have a physical condition that makes them unable to control their drinking once they get started. so here's a test that's very reliable. next weekend, when you're having a few beers or whatever you drink, drink enough to get a buzz just starting to go. then stop. just stop. if you have a lot of trouble, you need to give serious thought to the fact you might have a problem. if you just say **** it and go back to drinking, you definitely have a problem. i wish you well. if you decide you have a problem, and only you can, AA is a great tool to help you get sober, but i want to give you some advice you can take or leave. if you go to AA, there will people there we refer to as "AA nazis". they are so into their sobriety they get annoying. they like to latch onto newcomers and bombard them with a bunch of crap that they "have" to do. you will feel like everybody knows more than you and you have to listen to everyone in the room. this is bullshit. you are there for YOU and anyone who makes you uncomfortable or rubs you wrong, don't be shy. tell them to back off. there will be PLENTY of cool people to get to know. you will know who you need to be around. i wish you the best.

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Quagmyre	Posted May 29th, 2009 at 8:03AM just weekends? then no your not, ...but if your drinking all week long then most likely you are Rated: +1Vote for this!
omahacheeks	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 6:23PM An alcoholic can't live life without alcohol because his life is too much to deal with sober. Rated: +1Vote for this!
MrsIcb4rP	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 6:13PM if you are still in control of your drinking then you are not an alcoholic because with an addiction it takes over your life. if its affecting your job, your family, your health, your finances, your life...if you have no control anymore....if people want to intervene on your behalf or are asking you to join a support group or rehab....then naw. i know people who drink their 2 glasses of wine at dinner every day & if it doesn't happen then its not the end of the world. its not to say that there isn't a possibility that it could lead to it. why do you drink? if you are drinking because you like to unwind or its good with food or just to enjoy wine that's one thing. if you are trying to escape something or using it to mask problems then becoming codependent may soon be an issue. Rated: +1Vote for this!
khako	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 6:31PM Not at all, you just enjoy a drink. As long as it doesn't change your life or affect others in a negative way, you are just fine. Enjoy your wine! Rated: +1Vote for this!
walkthisway	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 5:33PM Well, it's not good in general to get drunk, but if it's only on weekends, I guess it could be worse. An alcoholic is someone who depends on alcohol in order to function normally. Your situation doesn't sound similar to an alcoholic's. Rated: +1Vote for this!
amessylife	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 5:34PM I do drink every weekend, and sometimes in between. haha, Do you drink for fun or cause you feel a need to? Do you drink alone in excess? Do u mostly drink around people? some questions to ask yourself, to help you figure it out. When I go to parties I only bring a 6-pack now. Once I run out, I run out! if someone offers me one I try to refuse, sometimes I wont and I'll have 7 or 8 beers, but whatever. I hang with some heavy drinkers. haha Rated: +1Vote for this!
ladybug1234	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 5:35PM I don't think you are. Not as of yet, anyway. An alcoholic drinks too much to the point that he cannot handle himself anymore, too often that he cannot go about his usual activities without it and finds it hard to stop the habit because he is already too dependent on it. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Neveres	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 5:37PM Can you go without? I think that would be the definative answer. Rated: +1Vote for this!
JADEDRUCKUS	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 5:46PM if you drink alone that could be a problem,but if you do drink every w/e with a group of friends and you don't have but maybe 3 at the most, then I wouldn't be worrying too much about it Rated: +1Vote for this!
braxtonag	Posted May 28th, 2009 at 8:45PM I would think that you are an alcoholic if you have to have a drink. Rated: +1Vote for this!

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