Originally Posted by
FellOnNewDays 
I'm loathe to call myself an alcoholic but, frankly, it's time to face the truth, isn't it?
I couldn't recover until I admitted that alcoholism was my problem.
Otherwise, I would have continued to think it was a problem I could address with moderation, or by being super vigilant against excessive drinking. The truth was, as long as I didn't think I was an alcoholic, I felt I could still drink.
Once I admitted to myself that I was an alcoholic, I could accept that I could never drink again. Ever.
Plus it explained all the chaos in my life.
You can recovery from alcoholism. I found it was more difficult to recover from being too stupid (or proud, or smart) to accept it.