My brother asked why I'd quit drinking. I confessed that I'd been drinking a bottle of wine a day. His response? "So? That's not so bad, you need to do things you enjoy".
He doesn't drink much at all so didn't get it at all. Yes I enjoyed drinking wine, I liked the taste. I didn't set out to get drunk but I couldn't stop drinking. That one bottle was only going to gradually move to two bottles....
I don't call myself an alcoholic, it doesn't matter. I had an alcohol problem, I had to quit.
Welcome to SR. We get it.