| 1. |
I keep things around my home or work that remind me
not to drink. |
|
| 2. |
I engage in some physical activity when I get the
urge to drink. |
|
| 3. |
I do something nice for myself for making efforts to
change. |
|
| 4. |
I can talk with at least one special person about my
drinking experiences. |
|
| 5. |
I get upset when I think about illnesses
caused by drinking. |
|
| 6. |
I tell myself that I can choose to change or
not to change. |
|
| 7. |
I take some type of medication for my
drinking problem. |
|
| 8. |
I change personal relationships which
contribute to my drinking. |
|
| 9. |
I see signs in some public places trying to
help people not to drink. |
|
| 10. |
I stop to think about how my drinking is
hurting people around me. |
|
| 11. |
I consider that feeling good about myself
includes changing my drinking behavior. |
|
| 12. |
I think about information from television and
radio on how to quit drinking. |
|
| 13. |
Someone in my life helps me to face my
drinking problem. |
|
| 14. |
I remove things from my home or work that
remind me of drinking. |
|
| 15. |
I calm myself when I get the urge to
drink. |
|
| 16. |
I reward myself when I don't give in to my
urge to drink. |
|
| 17. |
I have someone to talk with who understands
my problems with drinking. |
|
| 18. |
Warnings about the health hazards of drinking
have an emotional effect on me. |
|
| 19. |
I use will power to keep from drinking. |
|
| 20. |
I take some type of drugs to help me not
drink. |
|
| 21. |
I avoid people who encourage drinking. |
|
| 22. |
I notice that people with alcohol problems
are making known their desire not to be pressed to drink. |
|
| 23. |
I am considering the idea that people around
me would be better off without my problem drinking. |
|
| 24. |
I get upset with myself when I think about my
problem drinking. |
|
| 25. |
I read newspaper stories that may help me
quit drinking. |
|
| 26. |
Someone in my life lets me know about how my
drinking is affecting me personally. |
|
| 27. |
I avoid situations that encourage me to
drink. |
|
| 28. |
I try to think about other things when I
begin to think about drinking. |
|
| 29. |
Others make life difficult for me when I
drink. |
|
| 30. |
I have someone who listens when I want to
talk about my drinking. |
|
| 31. |
Stories about alcohol and its effects upset me. |
|
| 32. |
I make myself aware that I can choose to overcome my
drinking if I want to. |
|
| 33. |
I use tranquilizers to help me keep from drinking. |
|
| 34. |
I avoid people who are heavy drinkers. |
|
| 35. |
I find society changing in ways that make it easier
for me to overcome my drinking problems. |
|
| 36. |
I have strong feelings about how much my drinking has
hurt the people I care about. |
|
| 37. |
I become disappointed with myself when I depend on
alcohol. |
|
| 38. |
I look for information related to problem drinking. |
|
| 39. |
I have someone who tries to share their personal
experiences of alcohol with me. |
|
| 40. |
I use reminders to help me not to drink. |
|
| 41. |
I do something else instead of drinking when I nedd
to deal with tension. |
|
| 42. |
I don't let myself have fun when I drink. |
|
| 43. |
I have someone whom I can count on to help me when
I'm having problems with drinking. |
|
| 44. |
I read newspaper stories that can affect me
emotionally about my drinking. |
|
| 45. |
I tell myself that if I try hard enough I can keep
from drinking. |
|
| 46. |
I take antabuse to help me not drink. |
|
| 47. |
I leave places where people are drinking. |
|
| 48. |
I seek out social situations where people respect the
rights of others to not drink. |
|
| 49. |
I stop and think that my drinking is causing problems
for other people. |
|
| 50. |
I feel more competent when I decide not to drink. |
|
| 51. |
I seek out groups of people who can increase my
awareness about probles of drinking. |
|
| 52. |
I have someoine who helps me "see through"
my excuses for drinking. |
|
| 53. |
I stay away from places generally associated with my
drinking. |
|
| 54. |
I find that doing things is a good substitute for
drinking. |
|
| 55. |
I spend time with people who reward me for not
drinking. |
|
| 56. |
Someone in my life tries to make me feel good when I
don't drink. |
|
| 57. |
I attend meetings that help me express how
emotionally destructive drinking has been in my life. |
|
| 58. |
I make commitments to myself not to drink. |
|
| 59. |
I change my diet to help me overcome drinking. |
|
| 60. |
I go places where drinking is not generally accepted. |
|
| 61. |
I see advertisements on television about how society
is trying to help people not drink. |
|
| 62. |
I stop and think that drinking and driving causes
many problems for other people. |
|
| 63. |
I thikn about the type of person I will be if I am in
control of my drinking. |
|
| 64. |
I think about information that people have personally
given me on the benfits of quitting drinking. |
|
| 65. |
My physical reactions to alcohol help me to realize
that alcohol is a problem for me. |
|