At the end I was drinking every day. I would get up in the morning and tell myself "I'm not going to drink today". But whenI got home from work a drink found it's way into my hand within 5 minutes of getting home.
Am I an "alcoholic"? Maybe - probably. But the term/label didn't matter as much as something someone told me at an AA meeting. Is alcohol making your life better? "No". Then I knew what to do - or perhaps better said what not to do.
For me actions are more important than labels. The hardest thing I did was stop drinking. But my AA friends make it easier.