Woodswalker

Hi, Hopeful. Im new to sobriety too--March 18. I dont consider myself an alcoholic either . I hate that word. But I was drinking more and more. And Ive never stopped after a drink or two. I dont stop til Im drunk. Alcoholism runs in my family though and I felt it was catching up to me. I felt like if I didnt stop, it was just a matter of time before I got a dui or did something really dumb in front of my teens. I guess thats whats really got me to open my eyes about my problem--my kids becoming teens. How can I lecture them about drinking if im getting drunk myself all the time? Plus I was sick of the hangovers, sick of the binge eating when hungover, the puffy face, .....it just got to the point where it was starting to make more sense to stop drinking than to continue drinking. Not too sure yet how Im going to do at social functions and gettogethers where everyones drinking but me, but Im determined to try.