I would get a sinking sick feeling in my stomach and a low grade headache when I was headed to the liquor store or a party where I knew I was going to get **** drunk but pushed through and did it anyway. After a few drinks all of that pre-drinking dread would go away and I 'd be guzzling whatever. I'd keep at it the next day because I'd dread facing the hangover more than acting responsibly for my family. But the withdraw always comes at some point and usually after I've disgusted and frightened everyone I love.
If you're not interested in these kinds of experiences then deciding to stop drinking now and using resourceslike SR is probably a good idea. Considering alcoholism is a progressive disease, you could wait until you have more to lose and farther to fall before you quit. That's what I did and it's really really humiliating.
Like they say, the time you took to walk into the woods is the time it will take you to walk out.