Originally Posted by
joe801 
I will certainly think about the suggestion, and I appreciate all suggestions. I don't know if I'm a rare case, but when sober my personality is more blunt, serious and but extremely outgoing. Being a drunk and consistently hungover I've been told I'm more nice and and very easy going - very easy to persuade.
I relate to this. When I'm drunk or hungover I'm so full of guilt that I'll let just about anything slide so long as no one calls me out for the stupid stuff I said or did. Once I sober up and reconnect with my integrity I don't let the world push me around. I'm not aggressive. But I'm not afraid to stand up when the situation calls for it. What I have to be careful of is self-righteousness, I think. Years of drinking and riding an emotional roller-coaster make it hard to dial in and moderate our reactions to situations. On one hand I feel like I'm second-guessing myself too much, on the other, I'm glad I'm not constantly going off half-cocked or being the world's doormat.