Thanks FreeOwl. It is true that some people miss the severity of alcoholism. Thank you for the reminder.
I had an alcoholic family member who was sitting on the couch. Then he fell off it. Dead.
Another family member needed a liver transplant.
And you know what? Even with that having happened, I still drank. It took a good while for me to see the severity of alcoholism. Eventually I did. And your post is a great reminder.