I don’t know why I did it, but I posted to Facebook declaring I was an alcoholic. I’ve come to the conclusion I have a problem and I’ve been trying to kick this since start of 2023. I woke up and asked my wife “did I do anything weird last night? I can’t remember.” And she just looked at me with wide eyes and said “you don’t remember your post?”

So I went and read what I wrote. My phone was a 100 notifications. Voicemails from her parents. My parents. My grandparents. Siblings. Friends. The word is out and I can longer keep it a secret.

I’ve been mortified and anxious (and sober) all day. And I’ve been having brief moments of relief…that I don’t have to pretend I’m “on a diet” when I don’t want to drink at a party. I know people are going to act oddly around me for a long time. I probably won’t get invites from some to go out on weekends because they’ll feel uncomfortable drinking around me. But it’s done. I feel like I can actually go for the sobriety I’ve been wanting so badly!