Originally Posted by
GoshinJ 
I've been sober now for 10 days. My question is this. How does one know when he/she hits bottom? Some seem much more severe than others, although mine was basically the realization that my job is in jeopardy, my increasing depression which was made worse by alcohol, and staying in the same day after day situations which drove me away from meeting new friends, social connections, etc. I guess I still just have questioning in my mind as to how bad of an alcoholic I am, or does that even matter. It seems so many stories are of the worse kind. Thanks
You hit bottom, when you ask for help.
It's when you say, "Help! I cannot do this anymore!"
It has nothing to do with outside circumstances or conditions.
It's not about what you have lost or not lost.
We all have the same bottom. We all reach a point when we ask for help.
This is my understanding of it.
http://recoveryradionetwork.podcastp...om/posts/38937
forward to 16:25 of this 72 min talk, as a speaker talks about hitting bottom specifically.