Originally Posted by
doggonecarl 
Welcome to SR.
I didn't think I had a problem and thus, drank for 35 years. It progressed, like most addictions do. I had a problem and I was in denial about it a long time.
Staying off alcohol for a couple days isn't proof you don't have a problem. Can you go a year without drinking? Why not try it. There is a lot to be learned in the struggle.
I agree. Many binge drinkers can go days or even weeks between binges. That doesn't mean there isn't a problem. Try stopping for a year, as Carl suggested. That ought to tell you if there's a problem or not.