I'm thinking the reality is that alcohol is currently a problem for you. If it wasn't, you wouldn't have gone to see an addictions counselor. REGARDLESS of what the initial diagnosis is, we all know that alcoholism is progressive....it gets worse....it doesn't get better. If you continue to drink, it will get worse. If you stop drinking, your life will get better. When I looked at it this way, it was a no-brainer for me. I stopped drinking.