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    #1

    Am i an alcoholic?

    Ok i can admit i am an alcoholic and i don't have any problems with it. There is one thing that is bugging me though. But thats later. Now few facts:

    * When i start drinking its very difficult to stop at some point. I just want more and more of it, which can turn in 10 days binge.
    * I am having terrible alcohol withdrawals, which include shakes and terrible, terrible panic attacks.
    * I do very stupid things while i'm drunk and next day i am ashamed of myself.

    I know i am an alcoholic, but what is bugging me is:

    Once i stop drinking, get rid of hangovers i can stay AF for months and i dont have any cravings for alcohol. None!

    Is anyone in similar situation?

    Happy New Year to all of you!
    We are your friends. You don't need to be alone again. So come along.
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    #2
    Am i an alcoholic?

    hi net.,only you can answer that question,and it is a biggy,beleive me alchoholic is a big word,large stimatism in society,the outside world doesnt like that word,maybe,an AL,abuser is a better phrase,you can stop,for now,over years, with age it gets harder,i do wish you well,hope i helped you think about it before you take the plunge gyco

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      #3
      Am i an alcoholic?

      Gyco,
      thanks for answer. I know i am one. I have been drinking since i was 17. I can drink amounts that would probably kill another person. Alcohol withdrawals are cruel. What i was trying to say is how come i do not have any cravings for it. I can stay literally sober for months and no cravings at all(of course after hangover is gone).
      We are your friends. You don't need to be alone again. So come along.

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        #4
        Am i an alcoholic?

        I sometimes think that is the honeymoon period network. You know the early days of sobriety when we are so pleased we can get through without a drink? Then the mundane stuff kicks in and if we dont watch it, we are back where we started.
        Living now and not just existing since 9th July 2008
        Nicotine Free since 6th February 2009

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          #5
          Am i an alcoholic?

          Hi Network,

          'Fraid I can't answer that question - the mind and body work in strange ways and I suppose alcohol has its own way of affecting the individual. Me, I'm afraid I'm just a regular drinker - apart from 3 months AF a couple of years ago, I have drunk pretty much every day of the last 20 years of my life - not usually mind-blowing, paralytic drinking, but just constant. I don't have withdrawals but I do have cravings - something I'm trying to cope with these days as I become AF again. My sister on the other hand used to just drink to get paralytic - doesn't really like the taste of alcohol but just went on benders everynow and again. With a young family she found it really easy to stop drinking completely,as she 'outgrew' the need to go on a bender.

          Are you alcoholic? - does it really matter what you call it? If you feel uncomfortable with drinking the way you do then it's a good time to change and despite not having the craving to drink regularly, at least avoiding those 10 days when it's all or nothing!

          So sorry, can't offer any similar experiences, but wish you all the best in your particular journey. Look forward to seeing you around the boards...
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            #6
            Am i an alcoholic?

            Network,
            We do not CRAVE forever......HOWEVER...if you were to drink that ONE drink again...I would bet it would lead to 2 to 3 to 4 to 20.....that is an alcoholic. I do not sit here cringing in cravings every minute. However if I were to have 1 drink...it's ON! That is what seperates me from a normal drinker.
            Forever loved, forever missed Papa Bear

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              #7
              Am i an alcoholic?

              Agree with britt on this one net. Ive gone months and even years without a drink, but once i have that first glass of wine, its downhill from that moment on.
              To Infinity And Beyond!!

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                #8
                Am i an alcoholic?

                Cymru,Brittzak

                maybe you are right, but when i am having my drinks with friends i probably even drink less than them. Its the next day, its the withdrawals that make me go for a binge. Not a first drink. I can have six beers over the period of 3h with friends which is not much i believe. Than the next day i experience such a terrible withdrawals that i need, i mean i need to drink. Its really bugging me.
                We are your friends. You don't need to be alone again. So come along.

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                  #9
                  Am i an alcoholic?

                  I think deep down you know the answer net. Its your alcoholic side making excuses to drink. From what you have said, with the bad withdrawals and week long binges you are an alcoholic who is prob doing some serious damage to your body functions and liver. Only you can answer the questions.
                  To Infinity And Beyond!!

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                    #10
                    Am i an alcoholic?

                    Cymru,
                    i know you are right. God damn it.
                    We are your friends. You don't need to be alone again. So come along.

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                      #11
                      Am i an alcoholic?

                      I'm posting and posting. Its way past midnight here now and i'm trying to understand myself. I can stay AF for few months, no cravings. If i stayed AF for at least 3 days and go out with my friends i know my limits, i know when to stop. The next day i wake up with the biggest hangover ever that forces me to drink and then the binge starts till the pain is so big that i have to stop. After 3 days AF i feel ok and again no cravings for alcohol for months.

                      If anybody is in similar situation please share it.

                      Thanks
                      We are your friends. You don't need to be alone again. So come along.

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                        #12
                        Am i an alcoholic?

                        If alcohol is causing you problems in your life then you have a problem with alcohol. That is what makes us different than most and why we search out these type of sites because deep down we know we need to get help and stop drinking.
                        I have friends who can drink 3 beers a year. I also can go out and socialize and not have much to drink, wouldn't want to ruin our image to other people now would we? Then I would get home and get it on. I would drink until there was nothing left to drink.
                        I don't believe it really matters how many days or months you can go without alcohol. What matters is that when you start you can't stop and that is when you realize you need help.

                        Best of luck to you and Welcome.
                        "Keep your eyes and heart focused on the end goal at all times, and never settle for less."

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                          #13
                          Am i an alcoholic?

                          I agree with Beaches.

                          So... sometimes you drink with friends and you "know your limits" and then sometimes you drink to get over a hangover, and you DON'T "know your limits," and just keep drinking? OK, so now you know your pattern: and that is, that you cannot consistently, reliably, "know your limits." What does that tell you? What it tells me (because I am the same way) is that I can't drink. Why keep wondering about "why"? How about... just don't drink? Doesn't that take care of the problem? When you are out with friends, tell them, and tell yourself: "I don't drink." Then you are OK. If you have to struggle with that part of it... then use the tools of the MWO program to help you...

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                            #14
                            Am i an alcoholic?

                            network, it sounds to me that you would be classified as a binge drinker. Many binge drinkers can go a while and when they do drink - they drink excessively for days.

                            That would be me!

                            I consider myself and alcoholic. I have done things while binging that I am truly ashamed of. It has affected my life, therefor I am an alcoholic. I am an all or nothing kind of gal.

                            Welcome to MWO!

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                              #15
                              Am i an alcoholic?

                              I can understand your confusion Net. Been there for the last while. Thing is, would I like those I love see how much I drink? No, never. Would I like my professional associates see how much I drink? Never.

                              It was easy for me to fool myself for many years into believing that there was some reason, excuse for the next glass of wine. My tolerance is getting scary, my hangovers longer. I also started earlier in the day to cope with the hangovers. Nothing works, other than not taking that first drink.

                              I'm struggeling. Sometimes the craving are bad, sometimes managable, sometimes I fail. The thing is, I can no longer deny that I have a serious problem.

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