Raise your hand if you've tried drugs or alcohol? Okay, everyone put your hand down (including myself) and listen! As frustrating as it may be, sometimes it's a fine line between recreational use and an actual problem. According to the Pride Institute, if you answer yes to two or more of the following questions you should consider getting help. Take a quick look and evaluate your activity.
Difficulty: Hard
Time Required: Sometimes it can take a while to be honest with yourself!
Here's How:
- Do you feel you need to have a few drinks or get high before certain situations?
- At bars or at parties, do you sometimes drink more or get higher than you intend to?
- Have there been times when you did not remember what happened while you were drinking or high?
- Have lovers, friends or family members ever told you that they were concerned about your use of alcohol or drugs?
- Do you sometimes "sneak" alcohol or drugs, hiding the extent of your use from lovers, friends and co-workers?
- Do you sometimes skip meals if you're drinking or drugging?
- Have you ever had a driving accident or been arrested while under the influence? (DUI or DUI ticket?)
- Do you prefer to drink or drug alone?
- Have lovers or friends ever threatened to leave because of your alcohol or drug use?
- Do you sometimes drink or use drugs to get rid of a hangover of the after-effects of the night before?
- Do you drink or drug to escape your worries or pressures?
- Do you drink or drug to build your self-confidence?
- Do you think your alcohol or drug use helps you deal with loneliness, rejection or loss?
- Do you ever have unsafe sex because you are high?
