Originally Posted by
silentrun 
You sound like me about 5 years before I finally had enough. I never did get a DUI or get in any trouble. Why I didn't quit earlier is because I didn't realize what a big deal this was. It was gradual for so long. I would binge drink once or twice a week. As the years went by I would add a day until I was up to a pint a night nearly every night.
Thanks. I'd like to think it won't take that long but denial is a powerful and twisted thing. I can look right at something that I know to be an issue and one part of my brain will have alarm bells going off telling me YES that's an issue you need to address! And somehow the other side that takes over just goes "nah don't listen to him".
I should amend what I said above by making it clear that I drink a bottle wine and 2-4 beers EACH of those 3 days.