Old 03-13-2019, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimboagust View Post
Not sure if these were just cases of assholes venting about their own lives
If they were, well, my grandpa used to say that there was no point arguing with an idiot because they would just drag you down their level and beat with experience. Recovery isn't a competition. Nobody wins in a "I was a worse drunk than you" contest.

When I was 20 years old, I woke up in the middle of the night one time with a lightening bolt thought "My God! I am an alcoholic!". I then settled down because I rationalized that I had no DUIs, no jail time, no lost jobs, had a roof over my head, paid my bills, etc etc etc. I drank too much, but so what.

Was I an alcoholic? Yes. Could I have used help? Yes. Did I want help? No.

Fast forward 20 years, the same rational about no DUIs etc, still held up. Plus on top of that I was a successful business owner, was married with no failed ones in my history, etc etc etc. I drank too much, but so what.

Was I an alcoholic? Yes. Could I have used help? Yes. Did I want help? Yes.

Bottom line, I had a problem and wanted help. That is all that mattered
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