Saw the doctor. I know this is deadly serious but I can’t help seeing the funny side of the exchange with him (and he prescribed me a bit of diazepam which is helping a little).

I know they are General Practitioners but his surprise at what I drank and my insistence moderation was not really within my gift...

I think I managed to convince him I needed 100% sobriety as my only option, and to be fair he offered I could ring him if I felt at crisis point. He didn’t need to do that so kudos to him