Originally Posted by
amp123 
Looking back now I think my drinking was always out of hand.
Before I gave up I was drinking every day. I held it together on work days (just a couple of beers at lunch and then in the evenings a six pack or bottle of wine...Or both...), but weekends were open season. drinking was between 50-80% underground and I found myself sneaking around, hiding empties, downing drinks when briefly alone in a room, etc.
Looking back now, it seems so obvious that my drinking was out of hand. I would say 90% of my drinking was underground, and I almost always drank alone. I was the king of downing drinks when alone or slamming down drinks when going to the kitchen to "get a snack." Always looking around to see that no family member saw me sneaking drinks. Don't miss those days at all.
Thanks for sharing Amp!