Old 10-26-2012, 08:28 PM
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MidnightBlue
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Hi, Missingtheoldme.

Don't be so hard on yourself. I personnaly know very few people who really have healthy relationships with alcohol (if there is such thing at all as). And how to define who is a normal person or who is not? Is there some tag to attach? You can be irritated for thousands of other reasons, but so focused on non-drinking that it is considered as only reason to be angry and short tempered. When these thoughts hit me I try to shift focus on something else and ask myself: do I really want a drink or is it bugging me that people around me have a drink and I can not do it? What if I found myself in a company of people who think it is normal to have fun without alco? Would I still feel miserable and "abnormal"? Maybe, it's kind of pep-talk, but it helps me to stay on what I want, not on what is considered to be "normal".

And, any way, congrats on your Day 26.

Have a good day and give yourself a break from these thoughts))
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