Most of us thought only a handful of people know already Gneiss, but I hope in this case you're right. It's not nice to be the 'town drunk".
But frankly? if you want to make certain that everyone comes to know?
answer that beer call.
It really doesn't get better. It gets way worse.
Like I said before - act now.
Today's better than tomorrow, Gneiss.
Ananda said it all really - if you can't get your head around it and AA doesn't work for you cos of the God thing? Ditch it. AA wasn't for me either - no harm no foul.
But it's up to you to work hard and find something that does work for you. This is your life you're dealing with here.
In the absense of any other plan, 'I will not drink today' is a good start.
D