Alcohol Abuse Test

Deleted User wrote: »

Still and all. It suggests I go to a professional.
Oh dear.

Ditch wrote: »

Danslevent; If ye drinking habits trouble ye? Then ye have a problem.

Me? Eight to ten pints a day. So, pretty much permanently pissed. I get up. Sort my shid out. Couple of mugs of tea. Hit the lash.

So what? I'm retired. I live alone, pretty much in isolation from the community at large. I Don't drink the one day I go into town. (Well, two pints spread over four hours?)

I bother no one. It doesn't bother me. I can afford it (I home brew ) and it has no impingement on my feelings of health or happiness. I'm an irritatingly happy little soul, in fact

But, those sad sacks would probably want me on the ward. F**k 'em!


TL/DR; Get Pissed!

1. Do you drink heavily when you are disappointed, under pressure or have had a quarrel
with someone? No
2. Can you handle more alcohol now than when you first started to drink? Yes
3. Have you ever been unable to remember part of the previous evening, even though
your friends say you didn’t pass out? Yes
4. When drinking with other people, do you try to have a few extra drinks when others
won’t know about it? Yes
5. Do you sometimes feel uncomfortable if alcohol is not available? Yes
6. Are you more in a hurry to get your first drink of the day than you used to be? Yes
7. Do you sometimes feel a little guilty about your drinking? No
8. Has a family member or close friend express concern or complained about your drinking? Yes
9. Have you been having more memory “blackouts” recently? No
10. Do you often want to continue drinking after your friends say they’ve had enough? Yes
11. Do you usually have a reason for the occasions when you drink heavily? No
12. When you’re sober, do you sometimes regret things you did or said while drinking? Yes
13. Have you tried switching brands or drinks, or following different plans to control your
drinking? Yes
14. Have you sometimes failed to keep promises you made to yourself about controlling or
cutting down on your drinking? Yes
15. Have you ever had a DWI (driving while intoxicated) or DUI (driving under the influence
of alcohol) violation, or any other legal problem related to your drinking? Yes
16. Do you try to avoid family or close friends while you are drinking? No
17. Are you having more financial, work, school, and/or family problems as a result of
your drinking? Yes
18. Has your physician ever advised you to cut down on your drinking? No
19. Do you eat very little or irregularly during the periods when you are drinking? Yes
20. Do you sometimes have the “shakes” in the morning and find that it helps to have a
“little” drink, tranquilizer or medication of some kind? Yes
21. Have you recently noticed that you can’t drink as much as you used to? No
22. Do you sometimes stay drunk for several days at a time? Yes
23. After periods of drinking do you sometimes see or hear things that aren’t there? Yes
24. Have you ever gone to anyone for help about your drinking? No
25. Do you ever feel depressed or anxious before, during or after periods of heavy drinking? Yes
26. Have any of your blood relatives ever had a problem with alcohol? Yes