b729- I can appreciate the confusion. I wondered too if I really had a problem- still wonder sometimes. I've heard of studies that say that drinking more than 1 or 2 drinks a day seems to cause long-term damage to one's health, so you there might be consequences that you do not yet know about. For me- it was useful to look at what I was giving up to drink. What would you like to be doing with your time, if you were not drinking? Why did you start drinking every night? What do you like about drinking? What do you not like about it? In terms of withdrawal- talk to a doctor if you have been drinking a lot or if you start having withdrawal symptoms. But don't keep drinking and increasing your dependence, for fear of withdrawals. It seems like everyone is different and some people stop without withdrawal symptoms.
Crossfitdad- Thanks for your last post. That helped me so much to read.