Am I an alcoholic?
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Originally Posted by PureMich 
Hi DayTrader,
I usually don't crave or want more--one drink is enough. However, if I feel uncomfortable or self conscious (~5% of the time I drink), I do lose control over my drinking. Embarassingly enough, I go into these situations wanting to get drunk so I can more easily talk to others. And once I get drunk, I have little control over myself. It also doesn't take much for me to blackout these days either.
I usually don't crave or want more--one drink is enough. However, if I feel uncomfortable or self conscious (~5% of the time I drink), I do lose control over my drinking. Embarassingly enough, I go into these situations wanting to get drunk so I can more easily talk to others. And once I get drunk, I have little control over myself. It also doesn't take much for me to blackout these days either.
What about the other question? When you decide to stop, can/have/are you able to stick to staying stopped? Have you tried to stop? What was your experience with it? Again, like the question above, non-alcoholics can always stay stopped when they choose to. They haven't lost the ability to choose when and how much they drink.
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