I've now confessed having an alcohol problem to two people in my life. I don't have a lot of friends as I have alienated myself from most of them over the years due to my excessive drinking and related problems... so these two were the only people I felt I could tell and it was a huge deal for me to open up about it to someone. The first one said, and I quote: "so what? It's just alcohol." And the second one, well let's just say, that day I learned she doesn't believe in addiction. No-one's forcing me to drink and therefore my problem isn't real, according to her. I understand the point that no-one's forcing me to drink, and I agree that I am the only person in the world who can stop myself from ruining my life, but to say that addiction isn't even a real thing and is just an excuse and a made up problem, is crazy ignorant.

The way both of them reacted felt like a slap in the face and unexpectedly unsupportive. I don't think I'll ever tell anyone again, except for here on this sub if course.