Hello Ortho,
Welcome!
You said: "because at this point in time I haven't had any life altering situations like so many other people have been brave enough to share."
And
TommyK said: "You can choose to wait for a catastrophic event to occur as a result of your drinking.
Or... you can avoid a catastrophic event by addressing the problem."
Please address this problem.
From one binge drinker to another,please, please, avoid the catastrophic future events that drinking will cause.
5 years ago this month I hit my bottom, when I when to work drunk, was reported to my license board and lost my license for a year and had to work very hard to get it back.
Everyone in one form or another will have a bottom from abusing alcohol. It will come. Each one is different than the other and everyone suffers. Mine could of been worst, I could of taken a live. For that, I'm so grateful.
Stick around, much love and support here.