You know you're an alcoholic when...

[abcowboy]

Nothing else matters except the next drink..

[Spiritfree]

You know you are an alcoholic when you just cant remember all that you did yesterday. Good or bad, you just can't remember exactly what did or did not do.

[MinStar]

You know you're an alkie when you wake up 2.00am after passing out at nine. Unable to sleep.

When you sneak in shots and drinks between the glass that's sitting in the room. This way everyone thinks you've only had one or two drinks when you've really had loads and are wasted.

[DriftyAlison0]

When you would rather go out then drink at home because your afraid of not having enough to get drunk.

[paulywogg]

When you decide to drink and go get your tall boy 3- packs,you make sure and get 3,7 for the night(which equals 15 regular beers) and 2 stashed under the bed for the morning

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

Bump

[DriftyAlison0]

When even at nearly 4 years (will be next Thurs.) and you still crave the crap.

I will not drink though. I know that this will pass and that thanks to not caving in, the cravings are so weak and far apart. I just miss having a beer now and then. But I know I won't stick to 1 beer. Heck I even avoid NA beer when I am like this. I only drink those when I know that there is no risk of me relapsing and moments like this does not usually last long these days. But I know if I were to drink, I would be right back into it.

[MossRose]

When you try to sit in the back, in the corner during an early morning meeting at work because you know that you reek of alcohol. Breath mints only go so far...

[MinStar]

When you're still awake at 5.40am. Have had to cancel clients and have been Downing acid indigestion tablets and water since 2am.

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[Byrdlady]

On the weekends, you pray that you will be able to maintain your steady buzz all day and not go overboard and pass out at 5 o'clock.

[jane27]

After leaving work, your stop at the liquor store includes 4-5 nips along with whatever else (a bottle of wine, maybe 2 for the fridge, a bottle of Absolut) which you drink ( the nips) one after the other the same way you'd eat potato chips, on the drive home. No one ever sees the empties.. You stay fueled via big gulps of Vodka from the big bottle which you keep hidden in the closet behind the hanging clothes. The glass of wine you pour in the kitchen, carry and sip from is an accessory. No one suspects a thing because you don't act drunk. This is the you they're used to seeing. It doesn't even make you feel that good, but its worlds better than not drinking at all. The only person that could possibly figure out what you're up too, is someone who's been there, but found a way out. There's no chance of that happening. You'd never have someone like that around.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

Bump

[jane27]

You're constantly hiding things (wallet, cell phone, laptop) because you've come to some drunken, paranoid conclusion that someone is going to look for these things, and you're guilty. Of something.

[scottish lass]

When you think that only one or two won't hurt after almost 17months of being happy not to drink - and realizing too late that you really were happy not to drink - only an alcoholic would need to test that theory or experiment or whatever it is!

[DriftyAlison0]

When you only come to the bar for only a couple of drinks to end up going home wasted because you couldn't say no.