A little more about me I'm 36 and never thought about how much I drank until about a month ago. I have always been a binge drinker at least three times a week it's sadly a family tradition. I also work 12 hour shifts midnights and days and I have been using vodka as a way to get sleep I can't really get any sleep without more than a few large shots. The trouble started when I decided I didn't want to pass out I wanted real sleep well that didn't happen just anxiety and massive amounts of sweating. Having never experienced this before I look up the symptoms and found it could be withdrawals well it got worse I probably should have contacted my doctor but it's done now and I'm 17 days in.This scared me and made me really look at my drinking and I decided I'm done. Now reading some threads here I'm getting a little intimidated but I'm not going to quit. I don't want my son to see me like I saw my parents. Thanks for the inspiration