Originally Posted by
Greenwood618 
When someone persists in drinking when they know that it makes them a menace to everyone they encounter; when it diverts family resources; when it leads to violence and incapacitation; when it robs spouses of companionship and employers of a fair deal:
It took me a long time before
I knew bad things were going to happen
every time I drank. Longer than it should have. Longer than I wish it would have. I was in the self-deluded world many alcoholics find themselves in -
next time will be different. I wasn't immoral during this period of time. I was a dumbass.