I was a weekend warrior but come Monday night I'd be still a bit hung over so I'd drink to feel better. Well, after awhile I'd be hung over on Tuesday night, too, so I'd drink to feel better. And then I was hung over on Wednesday night from drinking on Tuesday to feel better from Monday's hangover . . You can see where this is going.
"Alcoholic" is a label. Whether you are or are not "alcoholic" isn't really the question you should be asking yourself. The question ought to be, "is my drinking having a negative impact on my life -- my health, my loved ones, my career, my future (career, love life/marriage, retirement savings, etc)?" And if the answer is "yes," you need to ask yourself the obvious follow-up question: "is the experience of being @#$%ed up on booze on a regular basis worth torpedoing my life and my family and my career and my retirement and my health?"
And if you answer yes to both questions, well, at least you've framed the issue correctly.