Originally Posted by
3wolves 
I had to look him in the eye and say "I am an alcoholic and I need help" just the night before. I asked him to not be passive in this, to not enable me in any way, to remind me of what I am working towards. SOBRIETY. We have 32 years together. This morning when he left for work, along with my goodbye kiss and I love you, was a big hug and hang in there, use your support group, call XXXXXX if you need a meeting. While I have to get sober for me, I don't want to let him down now that he "gets" it.
^^^^ This was huge for me. Not only did I come out to my wife, but I let my whole immediate family know. Was a tearful thing to do, but all the other times I supposedly quit they never knew and I was always leaving the door open for future drinking. It's totally closed now. To have their support made all the difference.