Originally Posted by
noneever 
It would have made me angry and deeply ashamed. And then I most likely would have gone and gotten repulsively drunk, just to show them, so there!
Yeah, that sounds like me, too. I'm sure there are "interventions" that have helped people, but I'm also pretty sure that if they did, it's because the addict was ready to quit and benefited from the extra push. If you're not ready to quit, then an intervention sounds like a great opportunity to blame all those other people for all your problems, which will just reinforce your desire to "show them" and keep drinking.