Originally Posted by
SeekSobriety 
Thanks for sharing your story. Everyones ideas of what constitutes a alcoholic is different. There are some interesting health surveys for determining if someone has a drink problem, they are interesting to look at and help give a distinction between "Normal" Drinking and "Problem drinking"
For me, I could never enjoy a "Normal" type of drinking scenario.
I could not ever just have 1 drink a hour with 3 drinks max over a night.
It just would be a waste in my eye. I drank to get F@#@$ up! Not to have one stinking glass of wine!
That my friend is a drinking problem according to most health surveys.
Check out the survey if you are interested
Alcohol Abuse Self Test According to the AMA:
Alcoholism is characterized by:
a prolonged period of frequent, heavy alcohol use.
the inability to control drinking once it has begun.
physical dependence manifested by withdrawal symptoms when the individual stops using alcohol.
tolerance, or the need to use more and more alcohol to achieve the same effects.
a variety of social and/or legal problems arising from alcohol use.
We don't need to fulfill all of the items to "qualify" as a Alcoholic