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FindTheAnswer I am still wondering what to call myself, too. What I do know about myself is that I have tons of regrets over my behavior while drinking. I have had the need to drink every night for several years. But, now I have stopped for 29 days and so maybe I start to think I'm not an "alcoholic", because that sounds too permanent.
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In all my years in recovery I never heard of anyone that was cured of alcoholism. Sober and recovering, yes, but never cured so it is permanent if we like it or not.
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