Am I An Alcoholic Or Not?

by SusanANSYupdated on May 5, 2024January 19, 2022

You’ve asked yourself, “Am I an alcoholic or not?” Worried? Of course, you want to know, or do you? You’re afraid to open yourself up to strangers, and even more worried about the answer you might get to the “Am I an alcoholic?” question.

One Boozy Beneficial Beverage …

The argument goes, “If you have just one alcoholic beverage per day, you are an alcoholic.” There’s more to it than that. One boozy beverage can be beneficial — but is that just ‘marketing in action,’ or according to the medical professionals? Probably a bit of both.

My hubby has one beer a night; two or three days a week — yep, you guessed it — after a long day’s work. He enjoys the beer — he sips and savors it. To him, it’s a tiny reward at the end of the day. He won’t need to ask himself “Am I an alcoholic” because I know he’s not.

When One Beer Is Not Enough …

But to alcoholics like me, one beer is not enough. You have to have one — right after the other. I’m so glad I sobered up over 20 years ago. To this very day, my hubby has not seen me drunk — and I LOVE THAT!

My mom recalls back in the 70s that “left-over” Christmas Party booze lasted her for three or four months … at just a couple of drinks a night. When the leftovers ran out, she was concerned that she might not be able to handle doing without. (She did. She doesn’t have the alcoholic gene).

Well, Am I An Alcoholic?

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