Thanks...
I have always suspected that I could be (become?), an alcoholic/addict, as genetically my family tree is riddled with them. I am addicted to cigarettes and coffee and I feel these addictions are hall marks of addictive personalities, no different from any other addiction really.
I have always been able to stop/control my drinking, but I have felt that dangerous "undertow" and it scared me enough to stop drinking altogether.
(Plus I feel better about myself, when I'm not indulging in, and seeming to advocate for, a substance that causes so much misery and death).