I often had the same reaction when I heard that in the rooms. For me, I hate being an alcoholic and I am certainly not grateful that I am. What I AM grateful for, is that I realized I am an alcoholic and did something about it before it robbed me of everyone and everything - including my life which it would have taken for sure eventually.
So, grateful to be an alcoholic? Nope. Grateful to have self-awareness and control my issue to the best of my ability? You bet.
Last edited by IWillWin; 05-12-2013 at 06:34 PM.
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