Thanks for another balanced and well thought-out article, Gillian. I'm coming up on six months sober now, and I recognize the behaviours and rationalizations you cite in my own past thinking about my alcohol consumption. It also took me years to take action and I, too, never hit rock bottom in any tragic sense. It was years and years of slowly coming to the realization that I had to commit to doing something about my drinking. That's the path I took, and while I do wish it had happened sooner and quicker, I am here where I am right now and am happier and healthier for it. What you say makes so much sense and I really appreciate your efforts to bring your "realness" to this topic.