Sometimes it takes awhile to become honest with a Dr or others, but it's never to late to come clean. I try to manage the feelings of shame and embarrassment that may cause me to minimize our problems to others. Usually those feelings turn out to be the boogeyman. Eventually, it becomes a bit easier and takes less time to deal more honestly with issues with others. The feeling of self empowerment and competency in dealing with life that comes from my small victories overcoming stumbling blocks builds my confidence.

The doctor knows that you are lying. It happens to them all the time. They see all of the symptoms of alcoholism, but the patient tells them that they drink far less than what is needed to produce the symptoms.
They know that a symptom of alcoholism is denying the quantity of consumption,
I was honest with my doctor. I thought that i would be sent to a treatment center, but she said that I quit before on my own and I could do it again.When I came back after quitting the booze she remarked how I looked so much better.

I lied to myself. Of course then I lied to others. I wouldnt concede to the fact that I was alcoholic. A "problem" yes. Alcoholic, yes. I needed to give up on that battle and I needed to stop looking for ways to drink. I can't drink. Period.
Then I was able to be honest.
On Dr's, I'm cautious about who I'm totally honest with about my drinking now. I told my therapist and my GP. No one else in the medical field beyond that.

Oh how I lied so that I didn't look so bad, which only made me look worse everyone in my family knew my friends knew so who was I kidding me of course....until I woke up one day not having a clue what day it was or what time it was nor had I any recollection of what the heck happened and I was terrified....that brought me to my knees and beg the good the Lord to help me....but it to a long time to get to that place where I could ask for help and admit that I am an alcoholic

Honesty is the best policy in life. Time to come clean with everyone. Thanks for listening:0)

I told my doctor the truth, which at the time created some friction when I was suffering from panic attacks and he wouldn't prescribe me anything to help until I was practically begging. Those days are long gone though. Thank goodness!

I say just be honest!

I still believe that if you ever have to think or worry about having a problem with anything, then you have a problem.

So called "normal" people do not even consider such things. Some of us have to struggle just to fit into this world, this society.

I have done that also... I think most of us here have...