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Old 11-28-2010, 05:42 PM
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Isaiah
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Hey Joe, welcome

Yes, I can say there are a lot of people here who come simply for support with a drinking problem, who do not identify as alcoholics and who don't have a lot of horror stories. Whether they pop by this thread or not I can't say, but there are a lot of people in similar waters as you for sure.

The stereotypes out there are a huge annoyance, and a bit of a catch-22. If you drink and create problems some people will look down on you. And if you quit drinking, they look down on you some more. The trick is just not to engage people about it. Anyone who refused to accept "I don't drink" is probably not a great person to be around to begin with.

I for one am happy to give you my welcome to this site. Your drinking history and how you identify yourself really doesn't mean a thing to me, nor to most the people here. If you want to quit for any reason that's the only thing that matters at SR. And you should and probably will get as much support as anyone else.

Glad you're here.

-Isa
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