You might be able to? Question is, do you WANT to????
I am a social creature. I like people. I am also very self-sufficient and had a real problem admitting that I couldn't control my drinking. I didn't want to walk into a room and announce that alcohol had won. I did though about 2.5 years ago. In addition to the support of a room of people who understand what I'm going through I have found numerous friendships that I wouldn't have found otherwise. I have a second family now. That support, for me, is invaluable. I have people who know me and can tell when I am "off" or who will call me on my stuff. Alone I can justify and rationalize anything but it's not so easy to do when you have people just like you who know what you're doing LOL! My alcoholism wants me to isolate. It waits patiently for me to go into my head alone. A face to face support system as well as the one here is my protection from that.
Could I do it alone? I don't think so. Do I WANT to do it alone? No way!
Hugs,
Kellye