Originally Posted by
Raider 
Hurting myself is one thing, dragging someone with me is quite different....in my opinion.
As you know well from your struggles, nothing you can do or say will cause others to either begin or stop drinking. Just as no one can force you to do either. Pain inflicted on others can certainly be a motivator for us to quit, but at the end of the day nothing really matters until you decided that you want to quit for yourself first. And horrible things will happen to us and those around us until we make that decision, whether we want them to or not. When we drink we give alcohol free license to ruin our lives however it so chooses, we are not in control anymore.
Glad you aren't picking up today...that's a great first step.