Originally Posted by
hypochondriac 
My stumbling block was admitting that I was powerless over alcohol. I didn't like that, and therefore didn't go to AA and carried on emanating power over my drinking by getting drunk every night
I became an example of powerless in the sense that I believed I was inept to stop drinking and acted accordingly.
I find its much better to believe I have a choice to drink or not. With the option to not drink, I can act accordingly with not drinking.