Chalmette,

Don't worry about the labels - only you can decide if drinking is causing more trouble in your life. In my case it is - and I relapsed again, which just tells me how out of control I am.

Depressme is right. Everyone has to find thier own path to recovery & I'd be very wary of anyone telling you that there is only one way. I firmly believe in people being ready, which is not quite the same thing as hitting bottom. Quitting is really hard, so it's important to really want to, and important to have some good support networks around you.

I still have a lot of things to figure out myself - I know I have a problem yet still relapsed so now I'm starting over, so I don't feel like I have a lot of advice to give.

Just know that we're here to support you.

--splitimage