I denied I had a problem - at first - even tho my daughter had expressed concern (more than once) over my drinking. But not long after that I started to have a little nagging voice in my head saying "hey, psst, you've got a problem!" It took me months to actually decide I had a problem and do something about it, but I'm glad I did. Even tho I had the (false) belief that it "wasn't that bad" I still knew deep down it
was (getting) 'that bad'... I mean, who in their right mind drinks all day, every day by themselves?? Just my experience...