| Has this every happened to you, you wake up again | | | | symptom of alcoholics is the inability to stop drinking or |
| with yet another hang over and can not seem to | | | | even try to cut back on it. |
| remember the details of the night before. Or you are | | | | 5) Do you find yourself unable to say no to the next |
| cleaning up your house and are amazed at the | | | | drink? |
| amount of empty liquor bottles that you find in the | | | | 6) Do you have violent episodes when you do drink? |
| garbage. Have you ever stopped and wondering if | | | | 7) Does your temper flare up more? |
| you have a drinking problem? | | | | 8) Are you hiding your drinking from family and friends |
| Has any of this ever happened to someone who you | | | | and when called out on your drinking do you find |
| live with and love? How can you tell if you or | | | | yourself furious with them? |
| someone close to you has a drinking problem? | | | | When friend and family approach an alcoholic or even |
| First, let's talk about what is considered normal drinking. | | | | a drug user about their self destructive habits, it is |
| Drinking one or two drinks a day is usually considered | | | | typically known as an intervention and is usually one of |
| ok. If you find yourself having a glass of wine every | | | | the only ways to get someone help. |
| night for dinner, it does not mean you are going to turn | | | | 9) Have your eating habits taking a turn for the |
| into a alcoholic, however if you find yourself drinking | | | | worse? |
| more as time goes by, you might want to back off a | | | | Most alcoholics do not eat healthy and most suffer |
| little bit. | | | | from malnutrion due to the alcohol interfering with the |
| So how can you tell if you are suffering from | | | | digestion process. Alcohol also limits the conversion of |
| alcoholism? As yourself these questions: | | | | nutrients into a form that the body can use. You may |
| 1) Do you drink alone? | | | | find that you develop a vitamin B-1 deficiency as your |
| A majority of alcoholics drink when they are by | | | | drinking continues. |
| themselves. A majority of non alcoholics normally | | | | 10) Has your physical appearance begun to suffer? |
| consume alcoholic in social gatherings, heavy drinkers | | | | Ask yourself if you still care about what you look like. |
| will continue to drink by themselves. | | | | When was the last time you put an effort into taking |
| 2) Are you always finding or creating an excuse to | | | | care of yourself? Lastly, do you find yourself trembling |
| drink? Is every day a bad day? Do you drink for every | | | | in the morning, especially when the urge to drink is |
| celebration? I know one person who drank in order to | | | | strong? |
| get rid of the alcohol in her house, but then the next | | | | If you have answered yes to any of these questions, |
| day would go out and buy more. | | | | you should contact your doctor. This does not mean |
| 3) Are you able to function without drinking? Most | | | | you are a full fledge alcoholic, but by answering yes to |
| alcoholics can not make it through a day with a drink | | | | some of these questions could mean that you are on |
| and some can not even walk straight without it. Do | | | | the road to becoming one. Isn't it better to get the help |
| you find yourself acting more intoxicated without | | | | now, while you still have some control rather than later, |
| alcohol than with it? | | | | when the disease has taken over your body? |
| 4) Are you able to stop drinking? A common | | | | |