There are a lot of us
I was talking to an old friend, someone I've known for 25 years. We were just having a nice catching up conversation and he remarked that he is a sober alcoholic. I was completely dumbfounded. I haven't seen this man for about 20 years. We never socialized too much, just were always friendly and conversational when we saw eachother. I guess I am not as alone as I thought. Sometimes I feel very alone as an alcoholic and it turns out that there are a ton of us! It kind makes me feel less tainted, if that makes any sense.