Losty, I'm happy to hear of your decision. I wonder if we sometimes perhaps put too much emphasis on the word "alcoholic" as opposed to the behavior associated with it. Personally, I don't think alcohol issues are an on/off thing for all. It it for many of us (myself included now). I believe there may be a subset with a more borderline version. That was me some years ago. I have no history of alcoholism in my family. But the older I get, the harder I've found it is to "control" or limit alcohol use and I now know I simply can't drink.
If I had known more about it when I was younger, I might have been able to save myself a lot of grief.
This is strictly my opinion and my only basis for thinking this has been my own experience. I would never suggest that an alcoholic or potential alcoholic try what I did. It's so not worth it!