Am I going to throw it all away for one drink? Luckily, there is another voice in my head saying: “There is no such thing as one drink with me. If I take one drink, I will want the bottle ...

Writing the above felt more real than the more usual “I am an alcoholic” statement. I am not in denial. I have a dependency on alcohol and I abuse it. But the word alcoholism culturally is a ...

At that moment, for the first time in my life, I felt like an alcoholic. It was a scary feeling ... And that is not who I am, nor is it who I want to be. So this Cinco de Mayo, I won’t be ...

There's one question almost everyone asks before quitting drinking. “Am I an alcoholic?” is a query many drinkers are too familiar with. As both a therapist and an ex-drinker, I have dealt ...

I continued to go to AA for a year. I continued to say that my name is Michele and I am an alcoholic. I never wanted to share much because I black out when I drink. I met the most amazing group of ...

But while it may be seven years since I last had booze, I remind myself every day that I am still a raging alcoholic. If I had one glass of wine now, I would be off to the races again, as if the ...

I dealt all my life with an alcoholic father and I don’t want to ... I wish you luck on your journey. DEAR ABBY: I am a widow with three serious illnesses, one of which is potentially deadly.

This season, I am finally ready to don the title “alcoholic.” I am actually getting used to the sound of the words falling off my tongue without wincing. I am learning to be humble and rebuild ...