However, If you are potentially an alcoholic,
and resume
drinking, you will quickly find that things are just as bad as before. Are you an alcoholic? Only you can decide, but for the most part, non alcoholics don't feel a need to control their drinking. Getting sober also means making other changes, the places you go, people you hang out with, even things like the kind of music you listen to. The mind associates many things with alcohol, which can be triggers.