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chip · 07-10-2009, 10:06 PM

Wow.
Looks like we all know how to drink in different ways. No one is on this forum because drinking is helping our lives.

I used to brag about how much I could drink. Like others here, I drank in all sorts of abnormal ways during my drinking "career". The key is that no matter how much, when, or how I drank....it was ALWAYS abnormal. I could "pretend" to be a normal drinker, but my relationship with alcohol was abusive.

Alcoholism is progressive. I was an alcoholic from the first time alcohol touched my lips. I can relate to the person who wants to quit because he/she only got drunk once. I can also relate to others who drank daily. I like what Marty said, above "it's what drink made us become".

I didn't get into trouble everytime I drank...but...everytime I got in trouble I was drinking.
I was dependent on alcohol to "function". Alcohol was also robbing me of my ability to "function".

If I ever want to flush my life down the toilet, all I need to do is pick up a drink.

This thread is a bit of a "remember when" for me, but I prefer to focus on my recovery. I'm done counting drinks etc.... Today, I want to focus on staying sober.
chip

07-10-2009, 10:06 PM	#52 (permalink)
chip Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: some where / no where Posts: 1,014	Wow. Looks like we all know how to drink in different ways. No one is on this forum because drinking is helping our lives. I used to brag about how much I could drink. Like others here, I drank in all sorts of abnormal ways during my drinking "career". The key is that no matter how much, when, or how I drank....it was ALWAYS abnormal. I could "pretend" to be a normal drinker, but my relationship with alcohol was abusive. Alcoholism is progressive. I was an alcoholic from the first time alcohol touched my lips. I can relate to the person who wants to quit because he/she only got drunk once. I can also relate to others who drank daily. I like what Marty said, above "it's what drink made us become". I didn't get into trouble everytime I drank...but...everytime I got in trouble I was drinking. I was dependent on alcohol to "function". Alcohol was also robbing me of my ability to "function". If I ever want to flush my life down the toilet, all I need to do is pick up a drink. This thread is a bit of a "remember when" for me, but I prefer to focus on my recovery. I'm done counting drinks etc.... Today, I want to focus on staying sober. chip __________________ One Day At A Time.....