Thanks, Your right that's good advice. I am just so guarded I don't feel I can confide. I would probably find even going to the doctors easier than that.
I should probably mention that rarely, say a few times a year, for work reasons I have had very little (1 or 2 drinks) or no alcohol at all and although I slept badly and mentally hated it I didn't feel any physical side effects going 48 hours with no alcohol....