If you answer these questions with a “yes”, then you might be an alcoholic.

“It may be that alcohol is the worst enemy of the human being, but the Bible says: ‘love your enemies'”. If you agreed with this quote by Frank Sinatra with a smile, then it is possible that you have a serious drinking problem. Possibly you have an addiction, but you don’t know it. How to find out? Where is the limit and when can a person be considered an alcoholic?

Incrível.club decided to research this question and, based on a survey by the Independent, we found 10 clear signs of alcoholism. If you answer these questions with a resounding “yes”, then that’s a good reason to start changing your life.

If you think there’s not a night as boring as spending it in the company of people who don’t drink, you can’t dance and philosophize without alcohol, and when you get an invitation to any event you think you have to leave your car at home… No, you don’t. not an uncontrollable party animal, this is simply the first sign of a serious alcohol addiction.

If at age 13 you started saying phrases like “alcohol is the anesthesia that allows you to survive the operation called life”, we will disappoint you. According to the results of some research, with “drinking start” precisely at this age, there is a high probability of awakening latent genes predisposing to alcohol, if you have them.

If you, time and again, promise yourself before going to a party not to have more than two drinks, but at the end of the night you don’t keep your promise, it’s time to reflect.

To make it easier, we clarify how much alcohol is safe: no more than 14 units per week, approximately 6 glasses of wine or 6 glasses of beer. Of course, these are average data. A good way to control yourself is to download the iDrinkSmarter application, which will help you manage the established dose to avoid a hangover and other unpleasant consequences.

If you also think that all the good people in the country, all those who need you, always drink like pigs, and all that gray and clueless crowd dies in sobriety, then, with that philosophy, you risk one day waking up in the loneliness of a hangover in any subway station.

Waking up in an unfamiliar place with strangers, and not remembering what happened the night before, is only possible in movies. But for normal people it is a sign of alcoholism. California Institute of Technology Doctor of Science Sheldon Cooper said, “Memory loss is the free prize at the bottom of every bottle of vodka.”

For example, when you start celebrating something, but suddenly a friend appears and says this sentence: “My friend, this impressive amount of alcohol can aggravate your health problems”. What kind of reaction do you have?

A glass of champagne to sleep well, a glass of whiskey to have a dynamic day, a beer in respect of the work week that ended: first, all these similar traditions greatly increase the alcohol consumed, and, second, it is an attempt to justify his addiction. Before you know it, you’ll be drinking into every little stress situation in your life.

The classic moment when you consider yourself a party person, the personification of joy and euphoria, but your friends simply call you an alcoholic.

If you have your own drinks stashed away somewhere, call them “my treasure”, and periodically remind yourself of them in difficult times, then we can safely say that something is not quite right. Consumption of alcohol hidden from family and friends is a frequent symptom of the first stages of dependence.

No amnesia, you perfectly remember what happened the night before at the party, but you can’t believe the weird things you did. And it’s not only your mood that changes with each glass, but also your personality… This is an illustrative example of alcoholism and the end point of our list.

To this we can only add a reflection by the writer Ernest Hemingway: “When you are sober, put into practice all the promises you made drunk, as this will help you keep your mouth shut.”

If you nervously read this article without knowing your result, that’s also a sign of alcoholism, friend. It’s time to stop.

And the others, may they live in peace, knowing that they are not alcoholics! For this reason, it’s worth celebrating by drinking… a glass of delicious and healthy juice.