What's to be ashamed of? I think acceptance is the answer here. Being Powerless over Alcohol is something we can't control. It's not something we have a choice in and it happens to a small percentage of us. That's life!!
I do know one thing. This stuff has the power to destroy me and all those that I come in contact with. It almost did too. I now have a handle on something that used to be my master. I think in this moment of triumph I can call myself a Winner and that outweighs a lot of negative that I have suffered in the past.
Knowing that I have put it behind me, along with the person it caused me to become leaves me with "No Regrets"