Originally Posted by
IndGerSweIrl 
Thanks, all, for the support.
I'm not giving myself an excuse to drink, that may have been poorly phrased on my part. Just distressed.
And I've found, with a lot of people, it's not that they don't understand the gravity of it, but rather that they don't believe in the finality of it. I guess I have to accept that people don't expect me to make it.
Good post
I find my serenity to be inversely proportionate to my expectations. I do the best I can one day at a time and don't judge or worry about others opinions of how I am doing.
I know this is easier said than done - but over time this change in our thinking can and does take place.