When Is Alcohol A Problem?

I like to have a beer or a glass of wine when I am eating a meal in a restaurant with friends, if they are also having a beer. When I'm eating dinner alone I like to have a beer with it.But it's not a mandatory thing. If others are not having a drink, then I prefer not to be the only one drinking. Lately I've been eating dinner in my office, so I've only drank a single six pack in the last two or three weeks.- I was a drunk in college. It wasn't a problem because I was a fun drunk -- people actually made sure I was invited to their parties. But when I moved to a new location, alcohol wasn't as big a part of the social atmosphere, and I could tell my drunken antics wouldn't have been as well-recieved so I didn't drink as much.Now I don't like the feeling of being enebriated -- even having two beers at a time doesn't feel so good to me, so I don't drink so much these days.- (1) Are you unhappy a lot, and does this unhappiness stem someway with your drinking?(2) Are people around you often unhappy for reasons that have to do in some way with your drinking?If either of these questions can be answered "yes", then you might have a drinking problem.Edited by Chiroptera, : clarification