i think it makes us feel better that we weren't the only who did these things because when you are doing them you feel pretty lonely and disfunctional. hiding bottles and forgetting where!

There is a line from the Woody Allen movie Crimes and Misdemeanors, that comedy is tragedy plus time. Indeed.

When you think no one can smell the booze on you cuz you brushed your teeth

When you decide to skip work to drink but you manage to get to the liquor store before it opens

When you complete a five day detox and buy a bottle on the way home

That is funny if you’re one of us, and really sad all at the same time. Yeah, I figured my wife would not smell the scotch on me if I showered and brushed my teeth. Never mind the slurred speech and glazed eyes.

A bottle of wine a day is considered "moderating."

I know it might be helpful for the people that are secure in their reovery. But it is helpful for me because I remember when and so don't want to revisit it.....anyhow I know I am an alcoholic when I tell the guy at the liqour store that I start a full time job next week and Im not allowed to drink on the clock and he agree's yeah !!:dee

Buying so much wine at one time that my packy store guy asked, "Oh, having a party?"

I was just having a Tuesday.

Hilarious!!

I go shop in my gym gear at 7am to buy wine and something like a energy drink to make it look like the wine is for later in the evening and I’m off to the gym 🤣

To try to control my intake I went from buying a handle, to just buying a liter, then just a pint and finally a half pint. Just to run out and buy another cuz I finished it.

Having an employee picking me up for work because I lost my DL after wrecking my truck. This guy is a single parent of 3 young kids and depends on me to survive/work. Then telling him to hit the store so I can get some beers/booze. Really 'cool/caring' guy I was wrapped up in my addiction. This guy is now my jobsite manager and is a blessing of an employee! Wish I could clone him. LOL

Walking to the liquor store in a hurricane - water up to my knees - 'cause no way would I make it through the day without my supplies.

Filling a cleaned out hairspray bottle with vodka to have in my purse at work. Drinking it all by noon & going out to lunch for more. Arriving back at work very late, and sloshed. Of course no one knew - after all, I was sucking on breath mints, used perfume & eyedrops. :yup:

Putting vodka in my "water" bottle to get me through my aerobics class.

Putting vodka in with my Diet Pepsi to get me through slimming club.

I watched all of the Sopranos box set drunk. It was a great pleasure to watch it sober. It was like I had never seen it before.

You tip a little bit out of a bottle of vodka before drinking the rest. The little bit tipped away was you cutting down and actually made you feel better.

You drink bottles you've been given as presents and refill, then drink and repeat!

Ohhh man, that happened to me too w beer. Reading your post just reminded me!

that made me giggle that.....mainly cos it happened to me too.

Sorry about the graphic content but, after the usual morning vomiting because of the out of control drinking the day before, forcing myself to drink whiskey from a dirty glass then throwing it up back into the glass because I was so afraid that I would run out before the liquor stores opened. I cannot say enough how grateful I am that those days are behind me!!!
This can be such a lonely disease that it helps to read such similar stories.

....when you always drink to forget, but never forget to drink......

...when someone asks you what your favorite drink is and you reply, 'the next one,' and are surprised that the person you're talking to thinks that you're joking....

..when you resolve not to drink any more, but you don't drink any less...