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Bipolars dealing with Alcoholism Forums › General & Support › 20 QUESTIONS - What's your score?
11/07/2011 06:10 PM
sarahtroy
sarahtroy
 
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THE 20 QUESTIONS

Take this 20 question test to help you decide whether or not you are an alcoholic.

Answer YES or NO to the following questions.

1. Do you lose time from work due to drinking?

YES __ NO __

2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy?

YES __ NO __

3. Do you drink because you are shy with other people?

YES __ NO __

4. Is your drinking affecting your reputation?

YES __ NO __

5. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?

YES __ NO __

6. Have you ever got into financial difficulties as a result of drinking?

YES __ NO __

7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking?

YES __ NO __

8. Does your drinking make you careless of your family’s welfare?

YES __ NO __

9. Has your ambition decreased since drinking?

YES __ NO __

10. Do you crave a drink at a definite time?

YES __ NO __

11. Do you want a drink the next morning?

YES __ NO __

12. Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?

YES __ NO __

13. Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?

YES __ NO __

14. Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?

YES __ NO __

15. Do you drink to escape from worries or trouble?

YES __ NO __

16. Do you drink alone?

YES __ NO __

17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking?

YES __ NO __

18. Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?

YES __ NO __

19. Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?

YES __ NO __

20. Have you ever been to a hospital or institution because of drinking?

YES __ NO __

What's your score?

- If you have answered YES to any one of the questions, there is a definite warning that you may be an alcoholic.

- If you have answered YES to any two, the chances are that you are an alcoholic.

- If you answered YES to three or more, you are definitely an alcoholic.

(The test questions are used at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD, in deciding whether or not a patient is an alcoholic).

Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.
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11/08/2011 10:57 AM  Top
onemoc
onemoc
 
Posts: 122
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ah, I got 7...
Diagnosis:
BPI with psychotic tendancies, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Medications:
Invega 9mg and Pristiq 50mg daily
Invega 3mg as needed

11/08/2011 11:19 AM  Top
sarahtroy
sarahtroy
 
Posts: 12179
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I'm an Advocate
I took the test as if I had not yet stopped drinking and scored a 12.
Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.

11/08/2011 11:20 AM  Top
Bangbang
Bangbang
 
Posts: 6073
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I scored 25
You are not drunk unless you have to hang on while lying on the floor.

11/08/2011 11:11 PM  Top
whatthefisup
whatthefisup
 
Posts: 440
Member
10 for me
~Wendy

***My advice is purely personal. I am not a Doctor and there is NO substitute for getting proper medical diagnosis and advice***

11/09/2011 07:48 AM  Top
uppitywoman
uppitywoman
 
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I answered as I would have before I stopped drinking and I scored 18. Thank God I now score ZERO.
With God, all things are possible

My blog:

http://uppitywomantwo.blogspot.com

Bipolar I

10mg Abilify--400mg Lamictal-90mg Cymbalta--25mg Ambien CR--200mg Topomax--30mg Temazapam--1mg Ativan as needed.


Please note that I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist. My opinions are personal only. This site is not intended to be a substitution for professional care, nor is anyone here qualified to make diagnoses.

11/09/2011 12:51 PM  Top
Xina
Xina
 
Posts: 377
Member
TWELVE
"We are not Human Beings having a Spiritual Experience...we are Spiritual Beings having a Human Experience"

The past is unchangeable so it is futile to reflect on it unless you are making sure you do not repeat past mistakes. The future is but a result of your actions today. So learn from the past to do better in the present so that you can succeed in the future.

Diagnosis:
Bipolar I
GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)

Medications: (Started March 17, 2009)

Trileptal 300 mg / PM
Geodon 20 mg / PM
Ativan 1 mg

Wellbutrin XL 300 mg (stopped on my own - not by pdoc - October 21, 2010)

01/23/2013 05:04 AM  Top
sarahtroy
sarahtroy
 
Posts: 12179
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This is still one of the best self-report inventories to help you decide if you are an alcoholic. WHAT'S YOUR SCORE?

__________________________________________________________

Post edited by: sarahtroy, at: 01/23/2013 05:05 AM

Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.

01/23/2013 10:52 PM  Top
bfly
bfly
 
Posts: 4061
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Good call reviving this post. Answer was yes to all. Depressing but reality anchoring. Amazing it just takes three for a "definite" answer...
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Kahlil Gibran

"The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." Carl Jung

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” Leo F. Buscaglia

"Always fall in with what you're asked to accept. Take what is given, and make it over your way. My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatever's going. Not against: with."
Robert Frost

"God doesn't give us more than we can handle, I just think He overestimates my strength!" lol- me

Bipolar I, PTSD, Bulimia, Anxiety, Fibromyalgia

Lithium 1500 mg; Lamictal 400mg; Busparone 60 mg; Armour Thyroid 30; Visteril as needed

01/24/2013 10:49 AM  Top
sarahtroy
sarahtroy
 
Posts: 12179
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I'm an Advocate
I scored 12 the first time around. This time I scored 18 - taking the test as if I were still drinking. Amazing how the longer I'm sober the more honest I get with myself.
Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.
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