Housewife Test

From The National Council on Alcoholism

Take this 17 question test to help you decide whether or not you are an alcoholic. Answer YES or NO to the following questions.

  1. Yes No  - I need a 'pick-me-up' drink before starting daily housekeeping chores.
     
  2. Yes No - I have difficulty combing my children's hair or getting them ready for school.
     
  3. Yes No  - I have difficulty remembering what I saw or did the night before.

  4. Yes No  - I feel angry with myself after a drinking binge.
     
  5. Yes No  - I notice the children making excuses why their friends can't come over to dinner or spend the night.
     
  6. Yes No - I turn to drinking, then pick-me up-drugs, when the job gets hectic.
     
  7. Yes No - I find the family budget needs more and more rearranging so I can afford to buy more alcohol.

  8. Yes No - I pride myself in being able to drink my friends under the table.
     
  9. Yes No - I drink more when my husband is out of town.
     
  10. Yes No - My husband is having to make more and more excuses why I can't go to work in the morning.
     
  11. Yes No - I am relieved when he is gone.
     
  12. Yes No - I envy people who can drink without getting into trouble.
     
  13. Yes No -  I am being passed over when promotions come up...despite the fact that I am doing a good job.
     
  14. Yes No - I could do more with my life if I did not drink.

  15. Yes   No - I find that friends and neighbors are not inviting me to parties any more...despite the fact that I am the "life of the party."
     
  16. Yes No - Others around me (my husband, children, boss or co-workers) are having to do more and more of my work.

  17. Yes No - Have you ever wondered what life would be without life without a drink?

If you have answered YES to any one of these questions, you
may be developing a drinking problem.

If you have answered YES to any two, you have started to have some problems with alcohol.

If you have answered YES to three or more, you have a drinking problem.

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