Alcoholism is an adiction. You either adicted or not. If you have control over how much or if any you are going to consume then you are not an alcoholic. If booze has total control, you are an addict and in this case an alcoholic. Give you an example - person I know who makes wine, drinks it every day but stops for a week when he has to do a night shift. This person has control. A person who driks every day hopiing to quit, sais today is the day only to wake up the next morning with a hangover realizing that they automatically got drunk the night before or realized that the excuses they made to drink the night before were totally idiotic. Hope this answers your question.