Originally Posted by
Anna 
How you deal with a hangover, doesn't determine whether or not you are an alcoholic.
What happens to you when you drink? Do you change, do you lie, do you hide things, do you behave in ways you wouldn't normally behave? Do you forget what happened? That's how you decide if you're an alcoholic.
I am glad that you found us and are searching for information. We have a lot of support to offer if you decide to stop drinking.
That is the issue. I stuggled with that myself. Somedays I would wake up without a hangover and think " I don't have a problem". But I have come to realize it really is about how you behave after that first drink. Someone wrote in previous posts " you take the first drink and the first drink takes you". For me, that is very real, very true.
Jim