Originally Posted by
mm312 
I am scared what people will think of me. This makes me feel like such a crazy person and damaged....
Because you have an understanding of what alcohol can do, you may see yourself as damaged. I don't see myself that way any more then me having freckles would say I am damaged. Different then a few others is not damaged...it is different. I am the same as many others as well.
I was accepting of who I am early on and when I would go to a party and not drink...I found that others were the ones with sour feelings when I would say I don't drink any more.
I would hear things such as...
I am thinking of slowing down also.
Yah, maybe I should quit as well.
I know what your talking about, I have an uncle that is in AA.
Not once that I can remember has anyone ever said anything negative about me saying I don't drink.