Originally Posted by
keltie 
When I quit before, I was too ashamed to tell anyone - even my best friends don't know I'm an alcoholic.
I wouldn't be too sure of that. When my going to AA "came out of the closet" so to speak, I was shocked at how many people knew or strongly suspected I had a problem. As it turned out almost everyone knew, but didn't really talk about it (at least in front of me) out of courtesy.
Today I know several alcoholics that can tell you similar stories.