Originally Posted by
silentrun 
... I knew I was drinking too much but I didn't realize what was happening to me. It was as if I was hypnotized and all I knew was that I had to keep my right to drink no matter what. I snapped out of it but there is no telling when that will be for her. Maybe that will wake her up and maybe it won't. Doing nothing is too risky.
Many thanks for your honesty and 'inside' look at this. My wife has been a "drinker" since very young - probably before 18 (spent a lot of time in Europe). I think the heavy stuff started after a couple surgeries with lots of pain, long recovery, and MUCH frustration (for both of us really - she could not walk or even drive for about 2 months each time). Then drinking became less of an enjoyable thing and more for "self-medication".
Your post has given me hope though. Maybe you have the magic key? May I ask what it was that made you snap out of it, or did you just one day "come to your senses"?
Thanks-