Originally Posted by
nancylee 
I don't like the work Alcoholic, and recently read that it is not even a medical diagnosis anymore - the term used now is "alcohol dependence." And I definitely have that - I depended on wine when I was happy to celebrate; sad to commiserate; angry or broken hearted to numb; drank when bored. Any excuse, I was dependent.
Yes, this is how I feel. I don't know whether I'm ready to embrace the word 'alcoholic', but I have definitely depended on alcohol at times, and it's a problem for me.
I think one of the hardest things will be convincing other people (who don't have a full picture of how much I drink) that it is a sufficient problem for me to quit drinking totally.
PS. Is that a Basenji?