The lies we tell ourselves
- Everyone knows vodka is the alco's drink, if you avoid that you'll be fine.
- Stick to beer and wine and avoid spirits, you'll never develop a problem.
- You're not an alcoholic unless you wake up in the morning craving a drink.
- My uncle/father/famous celeb/actor/musician drank more than me and he lived to be 80.
- The fact that me and my drinking bud were among the first to arrive in the pub at 5:30pm and are the only two still in the pub at 11:30 pm and I'm trying to persuade him to go on to a nighclub doesn't mean we're alcoholics, it just means the rest of them are boring squares.
-I'm not an alco, I'm a sporty type of person that enjoys a drink (even though I haven't played the sport in decades and only watch it on tv while drinking ,or attend games as a spectator and have beer before, during, and after the match.)
-I don't have a problem, I never drink on weekdays.
-How could I be an alco, I never drink during the month of January each year.
Maybe others can think of more?