Originally Posted by
Sisterbobby 
So far, I seem to be comfortable saying, "I do not want a drink." or " I'm not drinking." Instead of the horrid "I don't drink anymore." I think that "I don't drink anymore" is just setting me up for possible future failure.
Me too. Three times in the last couple of months I've had people question why I didn't have a glass of wine in my hand. A colleague asked why I wasn't drinking one night. I answered by lying, saying I'd be having a glass later. My brother asked the same thing and I told him I was cutting back for health reasons. And a friend asked, and I lied and said I was on medication. Real brave one, I am. Ha.
But the strange/not-strange thing is all three people have drinking problems. They all had the same look on their face when they confronted me about not drinking as well (and it did feel like a confrontation). Eyes scrunched into a scowl.