Am I Addicted?

[sugarpie139]

OK,.I am now 21 years old. I have been drinking everyday since i was 16...about a bottle of red wine a day. now i try to drink less, but on the weekend when I don't have to work i drink two.... am I addicted? i am not sure. I have gone for a day or two without alochol and I don't have the shakes or anything I just get a bit grumpy for 20 minutes and then I am over it. My question is, I guess...how do I know if I am Physically or Emotionally addicted....because I know it one or the other... i just cant' seem to stop for more than a day.

[TrayCee]

if you go 2-3 days without it and are fine.  Youre not addicted.

I personally dont see how thats possible...but, maybe its just me

[ZJILLIAN]

Sounds to me like you already know you have a problem. Are you thinking about stopping? It is possible and important. The drinking only gets worse slowly or rapidly and quitting becomes harder and harder. Check out the AA site, I think they have a quiz "Do you think you might be an alcoholic". In any event keep talking about it. Sometimes you don't really know how much you are drinking. We tend to minimize.Keep reading the posts and posting your own. It is a great place to get advice and support.

[Ella789]

Such good advice.     I think you really do have a problem with the alcohol and please check out the "alcohol abuse" forum for some good help there too.

Ella

[gizzy32]

If your drinking everyday for the past 5 years, there is definately dependency there. The fact that you have to TRY to drink less and also "can't seem to stop for more than a day" is another sign. Most of us are addicts/alcoholics here and it took a long time for me to accept that i was too, but doing so helped me get clean. Only you can say if your addicted, but by this post I say yes. Do you want to try to stop? This is a great support group and even though it may seem hard to believe, life is 10x better without alcohol and drugs. Stick around and try putting the sauce down, you will feel so much better:) Best of luck