Originally Posted by
forabetterlife 
My worst time is being alone when I think I can "get away with it".
Oh, this is me too. As soon as I am left alone, I start scheming whether to drink. The sad thing is that I think if I drink alone, then I can fool them when they return. Yep, the reek of booze, slurred speech, and sloppy movements - I'm sure I can cover that up by brushing my teeth and focusing really hard. Blah...glad I don't have to do that anymore.
As for telling people/turning down drinks, I am going to stick with "It was causing to many problems." This is true. Let's see, there was insomnia, weight gain, poor skin, neurotic excorations, plantar facitis, greatly diminished cognitive ability, unpredictable angry man, unpredictable sad man, memory issues... I'm sure there are other things. It's frightening that even with all those issues, the thought to drink can still come to mind strong and clear. Anyway, more stuff that I don't have to do and is all getting better.
I am committing to not drinking for the next 500 posts.