Hi, there ..im new to this too, i have been reading some of the others post and like the others i agree that we pretty much are slaves to the alcohol. It does get better day by day, i pretty much have had to re-learn to do things sober and it has been really hard, but once i accepted it and told people that i dont drink, they pretty much understand, and believe it or not all of my friends that still do drink are very supportive and do not try to put me into any uncomfortable situations. Being honest and not ashamed to admit that i am an alcoholic makes me alot stronger!