Am I an alcoholic?

Question

Am I an alcoholic?
I drink beers each night, alone. I choose the higher alcohol beer for better quoteffectsquot. I love being numb. I hide alcohol sometimes so my other half doesnt know how much Im drinking. I sometimes have blackouts. Tell me what you think?

Answer

ONLY IF YOU CAN BE HONEST TO YOURSELF THAT THIS WOULD BE OF HELP TO YOU. MEDICALLY brDEPENDENCE ON A SUBSTANCE IS WHEN OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PATTERNS EXISTbrTOLERANCE TO THE SUBST., WITHDRAWAL FAILURE,brSUBST TAKEN LARGER THAN NORMAL,brPERSISTENT DESIRE OR ATTEMPTS TO CUT DOWN,brLOTS OF ENERGY SPENT TRYING TO OBTAIN THE SUBST.,brSOCIAL, OCCUPATIONAL, RECREATION ARE AFFECTED BY SUBST,brCONTINUED USE INSPITE OF KNOWLEDGE OF DANGERS.brSUBSTANCE ABUSE EXIST WHEN ANY OR MORE OF THESE EXISTbrRECURRENT FAILURE TO FULFILL MAJOR OBLIGATIONS SCHOOL WORK OR HOMEbrRECURRENT USE IN PHYSICALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATIONSbrRECURRENT SUBST RELATED LEGAL PROBLEMSbrCONTINUED USE INSPITE OF PERSISTENT PROBLEMS CAUSED BY USE