I look at this chart, and everything I have experienced is still in the pink. Does this mean I am not truly an alcoholic? That maybe I won't need to abstain forever? That maybe I don't really need to abstain at all?
I am asking these questions in jest. However, I am afraid if I had seen this before I decided to try abstinence, I may have convinced myself that I didn't really have a problem.
I have some issues with this *chart*...not with the person who posted it. I am sure that for many people it is inspirational...I just think it implies in some way that you need to get all the way to the bottom before you can get to recovery.