I know just what you mean.
There are many things that let me know I was an alcoholic, but for a long time I did nothing. I knew when:
- I drank in the mornings
- Later I started really craving alcohol in the mornings, not occasionally indulging in the mornings.
- I'd be drinking a couple of drinks at a time. I'd have a beer and a glass of liquor.
- I started drinking while driving.
- I had to go to the ER once.
- I spent the night on the bathroom floor once.
- I passed-out sitting up on the floor once.
- The list goes on and on.
I think part of me was secretly wishing somebody would tell me I had a problem and needed to change. Eventually, it became obvious that wasn't going to happen and it was too painful to continue on.
Keep up your good work. 2 weeks is super.