Everyone at work now knows I'm an alcoholic.
12-Step Recovered Alkie
Join Date: May 2010
Location: West Bloomfield, MI
Posts: 5,797
Getting honest with myself.....and with the ppl in my life.....about who I am was one of the BEST things I ever did. 40 some odd years of hiding crap, trying to portray myself as someone I thought other ppl would like, living like an actor on stage day in day out........it was exhausting.
I don't hide who I am or what I've done in my past anymore. As long as I did, it had power over me and so did all the people I was trying to hide it from. If you can pull it off AND live happily my hat is off to you. If you can't pull it off - I'll tell you this: I have never once, in over 8 years, EVER been penalized for telling the truth about my alcoholism, my past or anything. Maybe for a moment it "seemed" like something was going to get me.....but nothing bad ever happened in the end. To the contrary, I've had nothing but one amazing turn-around after another. I've had MORE trust given to me, MORE respect, MORE money and MORE promotions.
Fear is a killer to begin with..... don't feed it by hiding.
I don't hide who I am or what I've done in my past anymore. As long as I did, it had power over me and so did all the people I was trying to hide it from. If you can pull it off AND live happily my hat is off to you. If you can't pull it off - I'll tell you this: I have never once, in over 8 years, EVER been penalized for telling the truth about my alcoholism, my past or anything. Maybe for a moment it "seemed" like something was going to get me.....but nothing bad ever happened in the end. To the contrary, I've had nothing but one amazing turn-around after another. I've had MORE trust given to me, MORE respect, MORE money and MORE promotions.
Fear is a killer to begin with..... don't feed it by hiding.
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