How do you know if you have a Problem with Alcohol?

Alcohol consumption can be segregated into three categories, social drinking, alcohol abuse and addiction. Social drinkers are people who consume alcohol only at special event when the occasion calls for it such as a wedding or a party. Sometimes they may resist alcohol even if they are parting. These people do not feel the urge to have alcohol daily

Abusers are people who may drink intermittently but when they do; they consume large amounts of alcohol enough to put them in an inebriated state. These people may simply wait for a reason to have alcohol and just about anything can act as a trigger from a fight at the house, to a mood bout, a bad day at work or traffic when getting back home; any of these can motivate an alcohol abuser to take to the bottle. While some of these people will not get into a fight with anybody many of them turn into a menace for their families and the society. It is very common to see alcohol abusers getting into trouble with the law over bar fights, spousal abuse, out of control behavior, embarrassing behavior vomiting etc. They are also probe to drunk driving because they feel that alcohol does not affect them. Since their judgment is impaired alcohol abusers often cause harm to themselves and the people around them.

Finally, the third category is of people who are addicted to alcohol; these people need to consume alcohol everyday; in other words they need alcohol to survive and get through the day. Addicts will consume large quantities of alcohol everyday to the point where they lose faculties of their senses.  They simply cannot face stressful situation without resorting to a gulping down a few shots of their favorite drink. One of the very common behavioral traits exhibited by alcohol addicts is drinking to the point of getting sick and then drinking some more. It is common to see emotional outbursts, violent behavior, loss of memory, hand trembling and poor motor skills in addicts. Even though they are capable of causing serious injury or even death when under the influence of alcohol; they will often deny that they drink or that they are addicted to alcohol.

If you fall in the last two categories; it is time to seek help urgently. There are several hypnotists, psychotherapist who offer advice and help on alcohol related issues . Also apart from AAA, several community centers also run programs that help alcohol abusers.