It helps me so mutch to see and understand that an alcoholic is just like me and you. With feelings, a family, a job, we even look nice 
I was ashamed for drinking so mutch. Not anymore. But still working hard not to drink. 24 days. Keep the faith!
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What is this ānormalā you speak of?
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Right there with you, 28 days! Thatās honestly one thing that really helped me gravitate towards AA and this forum. We all come from different backgrounds, but when someone tells their story, itās like theyāre telling mine.
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@Elisabeth you put my thoughts in words. English is not my language so it is sometimes difficult to translate what I want
to say 
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I completely agree. Itās so comforting to listen to all of you. I feel like I wasnt sure if there was an issue, but I knew there was deep inside. Seeing all of the stories here makes me realize, I am just like them and this meansā¦it is a problem and I must stop! Stay strong.
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Iām always shocked by how āregular folkā we all are. Out in the āreal worldā I see so much criticism of addicts. So much judgement. Yet here we all areā¦not really any different then they are. Parents, girlfriends, workers, students etc etc. We arenāt losers who donāt countā¦we are just people, struggling with addiction. Other people may have different struggles in their life but no one is immune to struggles. I wish there was less stigma to addiction.
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You did great explaining yourself, really! 
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