2006-11-07 13:24:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Try skiping a weekend, if you cant contain you may have a problem, if you can deal with it then you're OK because you control it not the other way around
2006-11-07 13:32:32 · answer #1 · answered by lysa24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being an alcoholic isn't so much about how much or when you drink but why. You can definately be an alcoholic without drinking all week long and without even drinking alot.
Do you drink to feel better? Do you ever "need" a drink? Do you feel weird without a drink in your hand? Do you have trouble at social gatherings without a drink? Does your drinking keep you from responsibilities you normally would not neglect? Have you done anything you seriously regretted while drunk? Does it affect your relationships with your girl/boyfriend or spouse, or with close friends?
I would talk to a therapist if you are not sure. I tend to feel that if you have to ask, it is time to at least talk to someone your trust (who knows you, maybe knows your habits and personality and can make the best judgement on if you should be worried or not, and help you seek a solution if that is the case.)
I would also try and spend a weekend doing something fun that does not involve drinking and see what happens. If you "crave" a drink all weekend you need to maybe talk to a therapist.
Alcohol abuse is a difficult problem that is really pervasive in our culture. The earlier you start to confront it for yourself and your friends the easier and better.
Peace
2006-11-07 22:06:19 · answer #2 · answered by On the move 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not if it is not a lot...you are considered an alcoholic when you drink by yourself, drink a lot and do weird things and/or pass out and don't know where you are or how you are there....also if you drink morning,noon and night at every meal and between meals and if you have to have to disguise your drinks in fast food cups or coke cans....been there done that not fun....i had to get help...now i do not drink at all(its been 6 yrs)
2006-11-07 22:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by jark79 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well everybody has a term but it would be you are a social alcoholic I drink only on weekends too cant hold more then 6 beers get crazy but im not addicted do you black out? are you violent do you depend on it are you craving by the weekend thoses are the q you need to ask yourself to get your answer!!!!!
2006-11-07 21:27:34 · answer #4 · answered by weirded out 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That isn't enough information to have any idea. If you can go without alcohol, you aren't an alcoholic, if you can't function without alcohol, you are an alcoholic. Keep in mind that you might just think you can go without it and really can't though, so it is hard to self diagnose.
2006-11-08 02:33:49 · answer #5 · answered by albinopolarbear 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No an alcoholic would not be able to wait till the weekend, if you can control when you drink then you are not.
2006-11-07 21:29:00 · answer #6 · answered by Mizzy 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It definitly depends. Do you drink to ease lifes pain? Or socially? Do you depend on alcohol?
2006-11-08 02:19:33 · answer #7 · answered by SweetHeart 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no you are only if drinking effects your life like work relationships etc
if you drink alot on weekends itis called bing drinking this is unhealthy
2006-11-07 21:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by iamblessed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey what happened to drinkin in the week, its well known mondays, and Wednesdays are good days for goin out! Weekends are over-rated!
2006-11-07 21:29:07 · answer #9 · answered by stuie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on how much you drink. two drinks for a women, three or four for a man in one sitting. anything beyond that is prolly tending towards alcoholism, especially if it is interfering with your social or academic life.
2006-11-07 21:26:43 · answer #10 · answered by Justina 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋