Below you will find self-reflection questions on a drinking problem for those both curious and concerned with their alcohol use. Whether or not you have a drinking problem, or have moved from social drinking into pathological drinking, is something that you can only decide for yourself, although others may offer plenty of their thoughts and opinions on your drinking.
That being the case, may the questions that follow inspire self-reflection that guides you to finding the answers you seek.
Do I Have A Drinking Problem?
Self Reflection Questions
Do you, or have you found a need to, drink in the morning or when starting your day?
Do you lose time from fulfilling personal goals and/or responsibilities after drinking?
Are you uncomfortable when you are alone or in social settings unless you have a drink?
Is your drinking causing harm or affecting those you love?
Have you lost perspective on achieving a goal?
Has alcohol use changed your emotions, such as causing you to be more irritable or resulted in changes in your personality?
Do you use alcohol for self-encouragement and as a solution to feelings of inadequacy?
Consider if you have found yourself in environments, relationships, or circumstances not in-line with your morals and standards as a result of alcohol use.
Has business and finances been put in jeopardy due to drinking?
Are you finding that drinking is beginning to negatively impact your reputation?
Answering “Yes” to any of the above questions does not necessarily mean that you have a drinking problem, however, it does mean that something is the matter with your Spirit.
If, in fact, alcohol is not your problem, there still may be some underlying issue that you may be using the effects of alcohol to medicate or relieve.
Only we can decide for ourselves by being rigorously honest if alcohol is becoming a problem in our lives.
If you believe that you do, in fact, have a drinking problem then consider finding a local (and anonymous) 12-Step Recovery Meeting.
A Definition of The Drinking Problem
“What then is an alcoholic? We believe the most all inclusive definition of an alcoholic is: One who having taken one drink, cannot absolutely guarantee [their] behavior; one to whom drinking has become a major problem in their life. It makes little difference how often we drink, or where, when, why or how we drink, if drinking has become a major problem in our life then we are alcoholic.”
– Oxford Group Recovery Printout Quote
