2006-09-03 23:09:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
there isn't one , this alcholic addiction, creeps up unawares .
When you find ,you cannot do without, another drink , that then is too late.
Once you are down this slippery slope ,
the next drink ,becomes the most important thing in your life .
And you have become an alcoholic.
No way out but, to totally stop drinking .
( and that is very hard to do )
Not everyone is effected, to the same degree. by alchohol
2006-09-03 23:27:27 · answer #1 · answered by sweet-cookie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say the moment they start thinking "I need a drink right now".
Saying "What a nice day, a cool drink would be nice now" is one thing, but actually reaching the stage where you must have a drink after work to calm you're nerves, or you cant enjoy a party without having a drink first is the first sign that you're on a downward slope.
You know you have a problem when you start needing drinks for trivial reasons i.e. "the bus journey is long and irritating, I need a drink to make it easier."
I'm a social drinker myself, and think there's nothing wrong with the odd festive tipple, but as soon as it becomes a regular thing, for now apparent reason you should take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror and ask "Why?"
2006-09-04 06:19:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anria A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only one person can decide if one is an alcoholic.them self.until that point I don,t believe there is much hope.You did not say if it was you,you were wondering about.But I hope so.Because the fact that you are beginning to think you might be an alcoholic can be the beginning of recovery from a devastating disease.If how ever it is some one else.you will never convince them.it is not your fault. it is the nature of the disease.go to an A A meeting.You may think,Its lame or what ever.BUT GO.That defining moment you are asking about.Is the moment you decide you are an alcoholic.It is also the moment of the beginning of hope of recovery.Please go.Would love to hear that you went Good luck.
2006-09-04 08:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by fataswhole 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, nobody e-mails you with the brealking news. Basically, when alcohol starts to interfere with your life in any form it has become a problem for you. You do not have to end up on the street to find out you have hit your own personal bottom.
2006-09-04 06:58:50 · answer #4 · answered by jodie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The defining moment,I think, would be when drinking becomes the controlling factor in everything one does.
2006-09-04 06:36:50 · answer #5 · answered by hungerforknowledge 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1/ Focusing on when he/she his going to have another drink.
2/ Minimizing his/her problems of drinking too much.
3/ Telling him/herself that he/she can quit alcohol whenever he/she wants.
4/ Stop drinking but only with the help of other products of substitution( Tranquilizers etc)
5/ Sings of craving.( Trembling hands , scratching , panic attacks sometimes ,etc.)
6/ Hide him/herself when drinking.
7/ Make purchasing of alcohol his/her priority.
8/ Sense of deep rejection of his/her own person.
9/ Being aware of all the 8 previous items i mentioned previously , he/she still continue to drink.
2006-09-04 06:29:44 · answer #6 · answered by d260383 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first time they have the opportunity for a drink and say to themselves, "I probably shouldn't do this right now", and they do it anyway. From that moment they've opened the pathway to the behaviour and it becomes easier with each succeeding opportunity to abandon themselves to alcohol.
2006-09-04 06:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by Myrna B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is when u seem to have a great "reason" to have any kind of alcoholic drink to accompany any activity u r doing. Eg: beer with fast food breakfast - taste good. Wine when listenign to music - gets u in the mood and etc..
2006-09-04 06:14:37 · answer #8 · answered by Shan 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When his life has become unmanageable... He can't work, keep a job, a relationship, a dollar, his life is totally screwed up. Jail time, suicidal thoughts, just getting sick alot and won't eat....I think your there baby, or you wouldn't be asking. Take care, Kitty
2006-09-04 06:14:47 · answer #9 · answered by Kitty L 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
when that person is clouded with thoughts of drinking through out all other activities
2006-09-04 06:12:01 · answer #10 · answered by enomoney 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋