Originally Posted by
Cyranoak 
before websites, rehab was where alcoholics learned to hide their drinking/liquor. i still believe in rehab for alcoholics, but along with learning how to stay sober they will also learn how to "hide" in new and interesting ways.
I have heard it said that in their first go-round at rehab, alcoholics will react in one of three ways to being in close quarters with fellow alcoholics:
1) "Holy crap, I don't want to turn into one of THOSE people. I better get my act together".
2) "Hey, I'm not that bad compared to so and so, they burned their house down/sold a kidney/lived in a sewer because of their drinking, and I haven't done that [yet], so I don't really have a problem".
3)"What can I learn from other alcoholics that will help me stay away from alcohol?"