One of the aspects IOAA2 always addresses that I love, is that even though something hasn't occurred, it hasn't happened to you YET. If you keep on drinking, you will get there. How bad do you want your bottom to be?
While I have had a fairly high bottom, I don't want to reach some of the bottoms others have. I don't want to have to be physically detoxed. I don't want to be physically dependent on alcohol. I don't want acute or chronic pancreatitis, cirrhosis, alcoholic cardiomyopathy, seizures or anything else associated with it. I don't want to lose my marriage or anything I hold dear. I would prefer to learn from their experiences than make it my own.