Originally Posted by PeacefulWater12

I believe this is exactly right. When I was an active drinker, I did exactly what you describe. I found it easy to do as I had compartments in my brain. Different compartments for different people. Each one I quacked different quacks too.
In recovery I have spoken to other alcoholics who said they too used compartments or boxes in their brain to do this. I found it very easy. Automatic. I just naturally did it. Didn't plan it. It was just part of the whole addicted way of life.

I don't do it now. In fact now I am no longer an active drinker, I don't have the ability to do it. When drinking we use a different area of our brain to think with. Now I also consider it wrong.