Originally Posted by
SobrieTee 
You will have a much easier time if you go to a doctor. I absolutely dreaded inpatient detox for the same reasons you do - I didn't want people to know, I didn't want to lose my job, etc. I tried to taper, and had a seizure on my second day. I was home alone, and no one helped me. I'm lucky I didn't die. Going to detox was EASY once I committed. And you know what? Nobody questioned me about it. I simply said I was away for a few days, with no additional explanation.
Agreed. Nobody needs to know (except the person you live with). I told people that I'd gone to the ER with sharp stomach pains and they kept me a few days.
As for your fear of being pressured into inpatient... I don't know where you are but I'm in New York State, and here you have to
fight to be admitted to inpatient. Getting medical help for alcohol withdrawals is not like turning yourself in for a crime. You won't be kept in custody against your will.