Originally Posted by
bunchie 
That's interesting, because I know many people who are drunks who come from loving families, who have great jobs and lots of good relationships with community and church, yet I see them out getting pie eyed at the same places I frequent. They do not consider themselves drunks but they are, they are there to get drunk and go home..
Couldn't agree more. And either way, what's the point in comparing miseries? One person's damaged childhood is an excuse for the bottle, while for another it's what drove them to find happiness.
I think you have the right attitude. I feel the same. It's all in each of us to find a better life. One thing I tell myself, and I mean it in a way that is empowering not defeating, is that no one is coming to save me. In fact, during this, my final attempt to be sober for the rest of my life, that phrase has served me well.