YES! I remember well googling "how to know if you're an alcoholic" and trying to find out what to do about it - By the time I started taking a look at the situation, it was too late - my body and mind had been hijacked. I couldn't live with it or without it - The physical cravings were intense, the mental relief (though temporary) was needed and provided only by alcohol. I was NOT a unicorn, I'd ended up drinking just like my dad, just like people I'd judged - how could you let it get out of control? Well, it happens - not all in one day, not in a week - but it happens - I finally wanted to stop bad enough to ask for help and accept the help.