Yes, poor me! I had food poisoning all week and now I need to be at airports at 4am on Sunday and 5am on Monday! (it all depends on how you spin it, eh?)
I think that brings to mind an important topic of how alcoholics and those with depression think. For example, the above sentence is 100% true...that's one way to look at my situation. And if you look at it from that angle, it appears I'm in rough shape.
However, if I simply change the way I think, and choose my words differently, I could say: I am heading to the beach and doing some exciting traveling, and have recovered from a brief illness.
So for everyone here (myself included) who is used to looking at the negative side of things, maybe simply changing your thinking and choice of words will help brighten your mood! We have ALL battled and are working to overcome a serious disease/illness/condition in alcoholism, and we are all here today talking about normal life issues. That's pretty amazing in itself!