Originally Posted by
Thomas59 
Hi Lava , God job with not drinking .
I relate to being told not to drink then feeling angry .
I like it to be ME who decides I wont drink ,that way it is my decision ,my control .
In some probably unrealistic way I see being told not to drink as an insult but looking deeper I feel guilt and shame being exposed from past behaviour and it,s not a nice feeling . Feeling like this tended to put me into a sulky mood for hours . I,m now glad that no one needs to tell me not to drink .
Yes, guilt and shame and more guilt and more shame. Which are feelings that could send someone to drink even if they were not planning to in the first place.