<human>: I've been dealing with this for a while, and recently I decided I needed to act soon.

Details:
* We've been friends since early childhood(5-6 years old)
* We live in separate towns, but they are very close(5 minute drive)
* Our personalities are very alike
* My family considers her a part of ours, she also loves my mother to death.
* Our interests are relatively similar, but we do have our unique interests.
* Her lifestyle is WAY different than mine. She parties every other week, very social person. Meanwhile, I go on reddit and play video games.
* She did once tell me she had some feelings for me in a drunken rant a few months ago.

I love her, but I'm afraid to express my feelings because I fear it will backfire and she will grow distant. I would do anything for her, I've visited her in the hospital and she would do the same for me. I do care for her, but this nagging doubt is telling me it won't work out.

Help me reddit.

Can you condense the text into a few key points?
<bot>: Want to express my feelings to my best friend since childhood. Afraid it will backlash. She has shown a small degree of interest.