Am i an alcoholic?

anytime i drink i cant stop till im wasted to the point of almost having alcohol poisining but i dont drink beer srry i think beer and wine is *****
i can drink a bottle af vodka or white rum or bacardi all by myself
i dont drink often maybe once a month or every other month but when i do i end up not being able to walk or move and puking all night
i have past out next to my toilet twice
and been hospilitized for near alcohol poisoning twice. and i sumtimes crave alcohol. i dont know i just love the feeling of being drunk but now i skip feeling a buzz end up only being drunk for about 5-10 min and end up being wasted all night......am i not drinking right?

[AddictivePersonality212]

im 15

[sadinmichigan]

there is no way to drink right. Binge drinking ,when you drink and can't stop until you pass out is a form of alcoholism. i have the same problem thats why i don't drink. And honey..hard liquor will kill you if you want it to. my friend died that way..but she didn't want to die! So i suggest to exercise some self control with one thing that your struggling with and when that feeling hits to do it...write your poetry. I am not saying that will be easy..you want help or you wouldn't be here. As much as all of us care about you and want to give you as much advice as we can...You are the one that needs to try. And...if at first you don't suceed..try,try again!!! xo

[sadinmichigan]

You and i have had a chance to talk a little, and i am very thankful for that..Don't be afraid to share on here..some of the things you've told me to others..as much as your comfortable..no one here will be judging you sweetheart. Hugs from me

[ibizan]

15?where r ur parents in all of this?u r an alcoholic my dear.....and i've seen young alcoholics deny it and go on to ruin their lives in2 adulthood.u need to seek help for this!

[AddictivePersonality212]

honestly i dont think i am but part of me says yes you are
also alcoholism runs in my family my entire moms side of the family drinks except my mom and then my dad drinks too. my mom used to drink but stopped when she got pregnant and hasnt drunk since. my mom comes from a big family her dad used to give her liquor when she was 15 as they read the bible lol isnt that like an oxymoron her dad died of alcoholism. Anyway she has 4 sisters and 9 brothers and they all drink heavily....

[ibizan]

if u wonder a lot u r.....i began to drink at 14...drank to get drunk.....thought blackouts were normal..they weren't and aren't......lot of alcoholism in my family...mostly denied and some deaths of relatives at a fairly young age.i KNEW at age 19 in my heart i was alcoholic but crazily thought i could control it and the drugs 2.....and failed a lot.....got sober/clean at 28.Am now 52..so who do u live with and do they know u drink?

[susieq87]

You have a problem, the saying goes if drinking is causing you problems, you have a problem.  If you are drinking with other medication it may not work.  If you are sick and tired of feeling how you have been, move to the solution such as coming clean with a therapist.  Jump into sobreity.  Alcohol s a killer, it will destroy our body when we abuse it, our bodies aren't built to put a lot into it.

[vmvnpv]

You have a major problem and NEED HELP NOW!  Before it gets even worse and you have major health problems down the road (including liver and death).  Talk to your parents and have them take you to someone who can help you.

[saree83]

I was a lot like you, and because it happened only once a month or so I didn't think it was a problem.  It will get worse and as you drink you put yourself at more risk of things going seriously wrong.  When I think about all the bad things I have done or that have happened because I've been out of control I feel sick.  Yet I still drink and think I can control it.  I can't!

[ibizan]

ok girl the lite has gone ON upstairs and u know u cannot control the drink!so stop this now b4 u get older and the denial and rationalizations get more thick and u won't stop.I stopped at 28...am now 54.....get a leg up on the recovery scene!:)

[Jacker]

I don't know if you're an alcoholic or not, but when you drink like that it only takes one bad episode to kill you......drinking a whole bottle of hard liquor is very dangerous ......especially at your age.  Make a decision not to drink at this time in your life.  As for future drinking? If you are incapable of having a couple of drinks and stopping, then that is a big sign of alcoholism.  

[littleflower1980]

Oh honey, please get help now. No one will judge you. It's so admirable to fix problems. And it's just so harmful to your mind, body and soul to keep drinking that way. Take this advice from everone here! Don't rely on substance to make you happy...it won't. The longer you use it, the more it destroys you.
And I'm sure I speak for most people on this forum....I am happy to be there and help. I have been in your position.

[ibizan]

agree again!hope to keep reading more of ur posts here!such wisdom!:)THANKS!

[narla]

I was like you,I started at 14 and drank to get wasted,I couldn't stop at 1 or 2,It sneaks up on you I started with once a month,then once a week eventually it became every day.I'm 48 last year I had a blood test, my liver count was 3 times what it should be,I had no choice stop or die,stop the destructive behaviour now don't wait until you've damaged your organs.Good Luck and think really hard about what your doing to your body.

Denise

[amberwentz85]

Yes that is considered acholism I was told my my psch dr. I use to do the extact same thing and then started hiding the vodka and making drinking my fiorst priority anytime I drank it was to get beligerant!