[sunflower89]

I've been in counselling (on and off) since I was around 16 for various problems but mostly my drinking. I started drinking at around 14 with friends but quickly started drinking alone, often at school and before school drinking whatever I could manage to steal from shops or whatever my older friends would buy me. A local shop started serving me drink from the age of 16 and my drinking got a lot worse. Since then I've been arrested for being drunk and agressive, I've gone through numerous "group sessions" to try and stop drinking, and I've met a wonderful man who is trying to help me stop as well.

I want to tell my parents about my drinking, but I have a fear that I will be told that it's normal for a girl my age to drink a lot. I'm 19 and in my first year of Uni so obviously everyone drinks a lot, but not in the same way that I do. I drink early mornings and 99% of the time, I drink alone. I don't go to clubs or pubs unless I have to, so I'm not a party lover.

I'm just worried they won't take my addiction seriously.

Anyone have any advice? Or..well, anything really.

-Sunflower