...But most important the help you receive must provide you with the wisdom to meet the coming challenges with the knowledge that you are not alone and that there are ways to bring both of your lives back to when things were good. When the bond of love was strong and you did not feel powerless.

Realizing you have a drinking problem is important, reaching out for help when you can do so before you spin out of control is praiseworthy and truly commendable adult behavior.

Every alcoholic now in recovery has an epiphany about their abusive drinking. What it's doing to them, their family and they wonder how they can ask for help. It's such a sign of weakness to need help. By not seeking treatment when the alcoholic first realizes they are in trouble they are setting themselves up for a life that will eventually spiral out of control.