Am i an alcoholic or not?

i have been drinking daily since 2004. i dont really like to drink with people so i normally drink alone. not only do i drink cuz i like to but i also drink cuz it helps numb the bad feelings. if i miss a night or 2 at the most, i will feel weird, like not being able to sleep, anxious, i'll feel like someone just stole all my stuff and i had nothing left in the world. if i dont have to work, i want to drink from when i wake up til i pass out. sometimes depending on how i feel, i will skip work so i can have all day to drink. the reason why i work isnt to pay bills or buy things but to buy booze. thats all that matters to me the most. but drinking daily will even make me late and has cost me my last job. i have been told by people who work in the hospital that i have a problem. reason why i ask is cuz sometimes when i explain how i drink, some people will say i'm not. they will say alcoholics dont work, are homeless, pan handling, dont eat, just drink. that an alcoholic will need a drink at every second, and that they will get the shakes and all that withdrawal stuff. i have never experienced withdrawals cuz like i said i never let it go more than 2 days without a drink. the only way i will miss a day without a drink is if i'm to tired from work. but if it goes 2 days i will def miss work to drink all day cuz all will not feel right in my world. and of course when i'm working i want a drink but i'm not going to get fired and then not have money to drink. i have no shame in being an alcoholic, its just another name. but i just hate when people say one thing and then say another. so if the people that tell me, alkies are homeless and dont eat, does that mean theres no alcoholics that work and eat? and a question that i told someone the way u know who is an alcoholic, if u ask them if they can live without having a drink and the guy just shook his head at me. i cant live without drinking and i've been in and out of hospitals for depression and they are always trying to get me into rehab but i always turn them down. i would like honest answers, especially from recovering alcoholics and current onesAm i an alcoholic or not?
i am no alcoholic but i can tell you this you should really go to rehab because you don't want to end up a real alcoholic w/ all those prob.Am i an alcoholic or not?
Yes. You need to get some help man. Good Luck.
Honestly, you are an alcoholic. There is nothing shameful about it; it is a disease. You are not homeless yet, but it is only for now. Eventually, you will lose everything. You have already lost a lot. And it's only been 5 years. You will die of a liver failure. I am sure there is an Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in your area. Why don't you try to attend one? You have nothing to lose anyway.





http://www.aa.org/lang/en/meeting_finder鈥?/a>
I was never much of an alcoholic, but I spent my time as a cocaine addict. And it does sound like you have a problem. Look around for a good rehab place if you can find it. Dont follow my steps and have to get clean in jail.
There are a lot of different types and levels of alcoholism. Some only binge drink every few months, others drink on a daily basis for years and years but keep it at a level that they can continue to function. The fact that people say many alcoholics are homeless deadbeats is because those are the ones who didn't get help and stop BEFORE they got to that point. So, its different for everyone. If it is affecting your life, which it definitely sounds like it is, then you are drinking too much. The thing about a drinking problem or being an alcoholic is that a true alcoholic is someone whose liver does not contain the type of enzymes that are needed to digest the alcohol molecule properly, and blah blah it leads to the physical dependency at the cost of everything else. You can be an alcoholic and not drink, or you can drink and not be an alcoholic but still have a drinking problem. You are burying your emotional pain in alcohol but it doesn't work, things will spiral out of control and just get worse and worse for you. The alcohol is a depressant (irony). You can face what you doing and ask for help. You may need medication to help with the anxiety and depression but it would be better than drowning it in booze. You will ruin your life. Its nothing to be ashamed of - there are a lot of people who understand and want to help you feel better. Good luck, it will be worth it.
yes. u are an alcoholic. the first step is to realize it.


there are doctors, baseball players and presidents of nations, mothers and nuns that are alcoholics.





your life depends on seeking help. but it is all up to you, no one is going to convince you but yourself.


think, how many times have you gotten in trouble or caused hardships to yourself or others, then ask yourself, was alcohol involved?


life is much better when you are in control...


hope you find some help...