Q: Do you lose time from work due to drinking?
Q: Is drinking making your homelife unhappy?
Q: Do you drink because you are shy with other people?
Q: Is drinking affecting your reputation?
Q: Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?
Q: Have you had financial difficulties as a result of drinking?
Q: Do you turn to inferior companions and environments when drinking?
Q: Does your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare?
Q: Has your ambition decreased since drinking?
Q: Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?
Q: Do you want a drink the next morning?
Q: Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
Q: Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?
Q: Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?
Q: Do you drink to escape from worries or trouble?
Q: Do you drink alone?
Q: Have you ever had a loss of memory as a result of drinking?
Q: Has you physician ever treated you for drinking?
Q: Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?
Q: Have you ever been to a hospital or institution on account of drinking?

According to the Office of Health Care Programs, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, developers of this screening quiz, if you answered as few as 3 of these questions with a Yes it is a definite sign that your drinking patterns are harmful and considered alcohol dependent or alcoholic.

I don't like that questionnaire. Anyone how was gotten drunk bad once will fail half of them.

My dad is an AAer & an alcoholic. He describes it as an allergy of the body and a compulsion of the mind.

The first time I picked up a drink I couldn't put it down. That was the allergy. I was 14. That part was genetic.

It's been on my mind ever since. That's the compulsion & obsession.

Those 2 questions are enough. Those 15 or 20 questions don't mean shit to me.

IMO if you question if there is a problem, then there is a problem.

Peace!

Well I only drink when I go out but when I do go out and that is only onces or twice a month but sometimes I can't stop and every onces in a while I have blacked out.

Alcoholism may not be the problem, but again, if you question if drinking is a problem, then most likely there is a problem. People don't questions things of this nature if they themselves don't feel it's a problem or at some point has been a problem.

If you black out you have a problem! May God you could have killed yourself or someone else by getting into a car and driving! Please think about it? Go to some AA meetings and listen and learn for what you may need. I would black out also....I am just plain lucky I didn't kill someone or myself also.

That is true

I have never got in a car like that I always go with friends and have a dd

There is absolutely no clear cut litmus test. You may never know.

The coke addict can perform superbly in life & there are tons of functioning alcoholics, like me.

My thought is...stop asking that question cause only you can answer it. And your answer will change. Usually it is "yes" after a bout and "no" after a long sober stint.


It's like porn. You know it when you see it. I know I'm one.

but your right I need to stop

Try and stop at one or two drinks next time. Do this at home perhaps-don't want you getting in trouble in case you cannot stop. I know for me, I could not do that, it was always drinking to get drunk. If you can do this, keep trying for awhile, see if you can be a social drinker for the long haul. Social drinkers rarely drink enough to get drunk. If it is no big deal, then that may be some indication. If it is uncomfortable for you to stop-then look into this further. Get some support.

Keep an eye on your drinking patterns, if they become more frequent or your binges worsen, then you may be on your way to suffering the effects of alcoholism. Even if your not an alcoholic, you are abusing the substance, and that needs addressing through education and awareness and some self-discipline.

You may not take your own life during one of these drunken nights, but you may take the life of another, and mate, you need to avoid putting yourself in a state where that becomes a very real possibility. Hey, good on you for asking, because you don't have to wait for it to become a more serious problem.

Ask yourself this:

'If when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic.' Page 44 Alcoholics Anonymous.

You could try this too:

Drink 2 drinks (no more and no less) for 30 days - if you can do it chances are you are not an alcoholic (even though you may be drinking in a way that is injurious to your health) - if you can't do it, I would suggest giving AA a try.

Usually when you start asking questions about do I have a problem or not, more then likely you probably do, the good news is there is life after drinking.