When I quit I told everyone...I figured it was obvious anyway...
I wish now I hadn't because it turns out I worried people (ironically at the very point they didn't need to worry)
Just like I'm sure diabetics or epileptics don't feel the need to announce their disease along with their name, these days I see my alcoholism as a private thing.
I'm not ashamed of it and I will use it in situations where appropriate, but otherwise I figure 'it's not all about me'
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