If you repeatedly drink more than you intend or want to, if you get into trouble, or if you have memory lapses when you drink, you may be an alcoholic. It’s a matter of whether your drinking is stopping you from leading the sort of life you want to lead. If you want to control your drinking but can’t, then alcoholism is a definite possibility. But as far as A.A. is concerned whether you’re an alcoholic is for you to decide. It’s not up to anyone in A.A. to tell you whether you are or not.