Sounds like a good plan Sinderos, hope you can find the strength to stick to it. Hopefully SR fits somewhere in those 5 steps too!
Regarding your step #1, that's a common fear it seems. In reality though I think you'll find that a lot of people know about your problem already. As much as we try to hide it and think we are fooling everyone, in many cases we are not. The puffy face, the next morning stink, the sallow eyes - people notice. I'm amazed at how much I notice it in other people now that I never would have before.