At some point, having a drink with friends becomes more than a social event. You find that you don’t even go out with the group unless they plan to drink. You’ve fooled yourself into believing that when you are drinking alcohol, you have more fun and you’re more outgoing.
What your friends talk about is how outrageous you behave and how you’ll say anything to anyone. They’re laughing at you, not with you. When you’re sober, you regret what you said or did.
You also ran up the credit card buying rounds for everyone and you lost money being too hung over to go to work the next day. No matter how tired you are of listening to your family or friends tell you that you have an alcohol problem, in your sober moments you know that drinking is taking over your life. Continue reading “Breaking Free from Your Alcohol Addiction” »