This is SO important. What you did was extremely brave and I really feel so much empathy for you.
It takes me back to the day I opened up to my doctor, sitting in her rooms and admitting it out loud, how much I drank, how bad it was. It is so vivid, I get a physical recall of the emotions every time I think of it. Shame, fear, uncertainty and then relief!
She was great - completely non-judgmental and empathetic. She checked whether I needed medication to detox and we talked about the help I needed ... counselling, blood work etc.
Yes, the sheer relief! And the strength it gave me to come on here and take things seriously, get a plan together, stay here and keep close... It was my Day 1 and the start of my life.
So thank you for sharing your important message. It's a message for everyone who is struggling to stop and wondering how they can get help to stop. It's for those full of fear of sharing this "shameful" problem with a professional.
More doctors understand than we think. It can be your first step to freedom.