Just my two cents. The minute I think I crossed the line into alcoholism is when I started to argue with the voice in my head that I don't have a drinking problem. If your concerned enough to post and question if you have a problem you probably already do. I would do just about anything to have stopped when I first started telling myself I had a problem back than and kept drinking. I could have avoided so much. I was a full blown alcoholic and could bench 450lbs and could run 10 miles clips at just under and 8 minute pace. Slowly lost that when the drinking overcame my health. Best advise is if you think you got a problem stop drinking because the bottle will take everything your willing to give it. Best of luck!