It's something playing on my mind right now...

Now, I love to drink. Never been much into drugs... weed / dope is something I do occasionally, but only if someone offers it, I'd never buy it for myself. Much less other stuff...
But I will drink most nights. NOT get 'drunk', as in fucked-up, but just a bit, a couple of beers or a couple of large brandies (or a combination of the two), just to chill out. The life I've got right now, you wouldn't blame me... but, for example, I basically equate 'going out' with 'pouring it excessively down my throat' just BECAUSE... basically, almost every night ends up with me having alcohol in my system.
I don't think I'm an alcoholic. I've met many of them, all shaky and sweaty with that same sweat stinking of the booze... and if I can't drink for some reason (ill / broke / on meds), I have very little side effects other than perhaps some mild sleeplessness... but it worries me that I'm on a slippery slope. Those UK guidelines on how much you should drink weekly... pah, I can crack that out by Thursday.
Be interested on your opinions on this one, you lovely lot...