My Grandfather is a recovering alcoholic. After my grandma Died he crawled in a bottle and has just recently came back out after 8 years of TRUE alcoholism. the turning point for him was when he started going blind. we took him to the hospital where the doctors put him through a "detox" program for 2 weeks. fast forward 2 years later and he is still sober and his health and cognitive ability has improved 1000%.
Having said that the alcoholism is a question I ask myself all the time. I've found that although there are weeks where I drink 6+ more per day. There are also weeks where I go without any alcohol at all. My biggest fear is my mode swings. I never noticed it but my wife has. She tells me that although I am what she calls a "happy drunk" the next day (until I had more alcohol) I am "difficult" to deal with. However when I'm on my sober week Im very open minded and much easier to deal with. I personally think my biggest problem is "peer" pressure. I can not turn down an offer to go have a beer after work.
Having said that the alcoholism is a question I ask myself all the time. I've found that although there are weeks where I drink 6+ more per day. There are also weeks where I go without any alcohol at all. My biggest fear is my mode swings. I never noticed it but my wife has. She tells me that although I am what she calls a "happy drunk" the next day (until I had more alcohol) I am "difficult" to deal with. However when I'm on my sober week Im very open minded and much easier to deal with. I personally think my biggest problem is "peer" pressure. I can not turn down an offer to go have a beer after work.