Someone with a lot of sobriety recently told me something that really hit me. He said that people close to us cant understand why it looks like we are essentially slowly trying to kill ourselves when we are drinking. That made me aware of just how baffling this disease is, especially to those who arent alcoholics. So yes it can hurt when we are wrongly accused, especially cause we do work hard for sobriety. However,our past had to be so painful, trying, and confusing for those close to us, we need to remember they need time to heal too.