An alcoholic could be a person who has difficulty controlling their drinking perhaps a binge drinker, or the elderly woman in a nursing home who drinks herself to sleep each night.   There are no two people who are the same or that the definition truly applies.  However, the most important thing is that if you think or believe your life has become unmanageable you may be an alcoholic. 

There are many options available to someone evaluating if they are having problems with drinking.

1. Have you tried stopping on your own and had difficulty?

2. Have you tried self help books like The Cure to stop drinking and not been able to help youself?

3. Have you called your local AA chapter and met at one of their free friendly self help groups?

4. Have you considered a short term or long term rehab for your drinking problems?

5. Basically do you want to live a happier life without alcoholic thoughts and questioning yourself?

Once again the questions again are not an absolute but only a basic guide to what you may or may not find helpful in your pursuit for answers on being an alcoholic.  However, chances are if you are on this page, reading these questions and can relate to them even in the slightest way you might be questioning yourself if you are an acoholic who wants to stop drinking.

Your health, and your well being should come before others. You can be of service to yourself by taking steps from AA joining to self discovery books on alcoholism.