Hi Tony...welcome to SR.
One of the things that I found powerful for me was starting my own thread to just sort of tell me story. You may not be like me, but I always kept my drinking problem very private and was highly functional when it came to family and work. While I'm sure there were some in my life that thought I drank too much I don't think anyone knew how bad it had gotten for me.
The simple act of typing out those thoughts that I'd been harboring about myself for all those years was extremely cathartic and powerful for me. For me it was simply admitting that I could no longer control my intake of alcohol and that I was afraid of where my life was headed if I didn't find a way to make a change.
Or...you can just do some reading...that's always good too!
