If you’re on the fence on whether or not you’re an alcoholic, take a good look at this alcoholic.
I never drank booze from a paper bag out on the streets. I was never homeless and I never pan handled. I never drank first thing in the morning, in fact, I only drank after 5PM. I drank craft beer and wine, I was a sophisticated drinker. But no matter how I justified it, I was your run of the mill, average drunk. I drank to get drunk almost everyday. I couldn’t have just one, it was all or nothing.
For the longest time I refused to call myself an alcoholic because I didn’t do all those things an “alcoholic” does. I was only fooling myself because I was doing the ONE THING an alcoholic does.
My name is Dan, and I’m an alcoholic. Take a good look because we are everywhere. We are teachers, students, lawyers, judges, doctors, moms, dads, brothers and sisters.