Has drinking begun to take more time, energy or freedom than you intended? Look beyond how often you drink and explore control, urges, everyday commitments, unwanted effects and physical experiences.
Take the free Alcohol Addiction Test and explore 35 original questions in about 7-9 minutes. The test and basic information are free. An optional detailed analysis, your complete answer review and the companion e-book are available for a one-time fee.
Go beyond a quick label
A short answer can miss the difference between what happens, how often it happens and what it changes in your day. This questionnaire looks at separate areas so that you can focus on your own experiences instead of trying to fit a stereotype. You can start with the free basic information and decide afterward whether the full report would be useful.
What the 35 questions explore
Control over drinking
Differences between your intentions and what happens once drinking starts. Compare a specific intention with what actually happened. The size of that gap can be more useful than an argument about labels. Difficulty sticking to a limit is worth discussing even when your drinking looks different from someone else's.
Urges and mental space
How strongly thoughts of alcohol influence attention, plans and coping. Notice when an urge appears, what was happening and how much choice you felt you had. Stress or habit can shape the situation, but an explanation does not make unwanted drinking unimportant. Support can help you explore alternatives without blame.
Time and everyday commitments
Time spent drinking or recovering and its effect on activities and responsibilities. Look at the practical cost in time, attention and missed opportunities. An isolated inconvenience and a repeated disruption deserve different conversations, and both can be described without judging yourself. Consider who else is affected and what support would make everyday life easier.
Unwanted consequences
Continuing despite relationship, emotional, health or safety concerns. A single serious consequence can matter even when other answers are low. Discuss memory gaps, injuries, medicines and situations involving driving or machinery directly with a qualified professional. The questionnaire is not a safe-drinking clearance.
Physical adaptation and aftereffects
Changes in the effects of alcohol and symptoms as those effects wear off. The timing of physical symptoms matters. Several problems can cause these experiences, and this summary cannot determine their cause. Withdrawal can become dangerous. If you drink heavily or symptoms appear when alcohol wears off, seek medical advice before stopping or sharply cutting down.
How to take the test
Think about the past twelve months. Choose how often each experience applied to you. Answer from your own experience, rather than what you think an answer should be. You can pause or stop. If you drink heavily or have withdrawal symptoms, seek medical advice before suddenly stopping or sharply reducing alcohol. Withdrawal can be dangerous. Seizures, hallucinations, severe confusion or difficulty breathing require urgent medical help. Do not drive after drinking.
Your free basic information
Complete the questions to receive a brief response-based summary and essential guidance. You can read this before deciding whether to purchase anything. No payment is required to answer the questions or read this basic information.
What makes the detailed report useful?
The optional report shows 5 separate area summaries, explains the experiences behind each one and lets you review every answer. You can see whether one area stands out or several need attention, without reducing the result to one label. Each interpretation includes a concrete way to organise observations for a useful conversation.
The companion e-book, Understanding Your Relationship With Alcohol, adds context and practical reflection prompts. The purchase is a single optional payment. The report adds detail to your answers; it does not require buying ongoing access.
How the response summaries work
This original Mind Indicator questionnaire summarises the experiences you selected. Each of the 5 areas contains 7 statements scored from 0 to 4. Its displayed number is rounded from the area's points divided by 28 and multiplied by 100. The descriptions at 0-33, 34-66 and 67-100 are editorial response-frequency bands, not research-derived clinical thresholds. There is no overall illness score, population ranking or percentage probability. These new items have not been independently validated or normed. A lower summary does not rule out a concern, and one important experience can deserve attention regardless of the numbers.
Do not wait for a score when support matters
If you drink heavily or have withdrawal symptoms, seek medical advice before suddenly stopping or sharply reducing alcohol. Withdrawal can be dangerous. Seizures, hallucinations, severe confusion or difficulty breathing require urgent medical help. Do not drive after drinking.
Make your next step concrete
Think of one recent example that explains an answer you found difficult. Note what happened, what you intended, what changed afterward and what help you would find useful. You do not need a perfect explanation before talking to a professional or trusted person. If your experience changes, compare the context rather than using repeated scores as a target.
