If after work you go down to the bar to have a mere 3 beers. But if you get there early you say you might as well have an extra one. You might be an alcoholic.
If your son or daughter has been injured by you and you can't remember what happened, you might be an alcoholic.
If you don't have a license because you were pulled over for drunk driving to many times, you might be an alcoholic.
If you can't remember the last time you had a soda or water instead of a beer at a restaurant then you might be an alcoholic.
You have five or more different types of beer in the fridge at all times, and you refill the fridge every few weeks.
If you skip work because of a hangover more times then you skip because you are actually sick, you might be an alcoholic.
If people point and laugh at you and you don't understand what they are talking about. You could be an alcoholic.
If someone says you have a drinking problem and you tell them you can stop whenever you want. Then my friend you might be an alcoholic.
If you tell people you drink because you are bored then you might be an alcoholic.
If you get angry because people point out your drinking problems. It is probably because you don't want to admit that you might be an alcoholic.