How many of these statements do you agree with — be honest!

So, could YoU have an undiagnosed problem with drink? Read these statements and count up how many you agree with . . .

❑ You prefer drink alone.

❑ After a busy day at work, you look forward to rewarding yourself with wine.

❑ You drink more than your friends, but you can get away with it because you have a high tolerance and some of them are lightweights.

❑ You often tell yourself, first thing in the morning, that you’re not going to drink that day, but somehow you end up drinking.

❑ You’re conscious of the number of empty bottles you accumulate and find ways to hide them from others in your home or your neighbours.

❑ If asked by a doctor how much you drink, you’d probably lie, believing everybody drinks more than the recommended limit.

❑ You find people who don’t drink boring and judgmental and would rather socialise with people who are fun and know how to enjoy themselves with a drink.

❑ You know you are not an alcoholic because you always wait until 6pm to start drinking, except for on bank holidays and special occasions.

❑ At weekends, or on nights out, you can finish a bottle of wine on your own, but you always go for a run the next day to sweat out the toxins.

❑ You never miss work because of a hangover — even if you feel awful, you can push through.

❑ You drink most evenings only drink wine and never touch spirits.

❑ You drink daily, but you have lots of friends who drink more than you and they are all fine.

❑ You find yourself sneaking in extra drinks, either at the bar or in the kitchen, out of sight of your family.

❑ Your partner has expressed concern about how much you drink, but you tell yourself they’re just a killjoy.

❑ You notice friends and relatives avoid your calls at night, aware that you will have been drinking.

❑ The following day you struggle to remember much of what you did, or what was said, the night before while you were drinking.

❑ The thought of not drinking heavily at Christmas, on holiday or at a wedding fills you with dread.

❑ You fall asleep quickly, comatose, after drinking at night, but wake again in the early hours feeling anxious and dehydrated.