Originally Posted by
Darkplace2013 
I'm more afraid of telling people because if I don't stay sober then I'll be seen as a failure.
Perfectly natural feeling, regardless of the end goal. No one knows I'm writing the Great American Novel. Because what if it doesn't pan out? Listen, you don't have to "come out" as an "alcoholic." You owe no one any explanation. I've never "come out," I simply say, regarding drinking, "It just wasn't working for me anymore."