I Don’t Have a Drinking Problem

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/b>. That’s the first step to admitting you might need to stop.</p><p id="66f8">I told myself all sorts of things when I drank. Maybe you'll see a little bit of yourself in these things too and get a chuckle out of my list. Maybe you’ll still be upset with me by the end of the article because it’s hitting just a little close to home. But are you upset with me, or yourself?</p><h2 id="13c1">I don’t drink in the morning.</h2><p id="e8a7">I’m not brushing my teeth with a shot of vodka. I’m not drinking Bloody Marys or Mimosas<i> every </i>day. My mornings are fueled by coffee throughout the week, so I don’t have an issue. Alcoholics drink in the morning.</p><h2 id="c2c7">I’m a social drinker</h2><p id="24c3">I don’t drink alone, only when I’m with my friends. My ‘couple of drinks with the girls/guys’ usually turns into a night of binge drinking and blackouts, but it’s fine. I’m with my friends who drink just as much. It’s just what we do. They don’t seem to question it, why should I?</p><h2 id="4549">I don’t drink every day</h2><p id="99f2">I take a couple of days off during the week. I don’t <i>have </i>to drink every single day. Only alcoholics drink every single day, from morning to night. The fact that I don’t have to, shows me that I don’t have an issue.</p><h2 id="0e81">I only binge on the weekends</h2><p id="8bae">I drink a little bit every day after work, but not enough to give me a hangover. I save the ‘real’ drinking for the weekend. This is normal and how I let loose. I can’t usually remember Saturday night and I feel like death on Sunday. But what a great weekend with my friends! I deserve to escape from my life once a week. I work hard.</p><h2 id="5890">

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It doesn’t affect my daily life</h2><p id="a803">I’m not hungover during the week, so my work is not affected, nor my family or friends. Even if I have several glasses of wine in the evening, I still sleep soundly and only sometimes have a headache. I’m just not a morning person, so that’s why I’m always fatigued. It has nothing to do with drinking.</p><h2 id="e5a3">It doesn’t affect my outward appearance</h2><p id="cace">I dress nice and I shower every day. There’s no way I would ever let drinking get in the way of how I look! You can’t tell I drink. I don’t have bloodshot eyes and a red nose. You can’t smell it on me. That’s the only way you can ever tell if someone’s a big drinker!</p><h2 id="24d9">I don’t have a drinking problem</h2><p id="3840">I am a social person who enjoys drinking like most adults. Do I have a few too many sometimes? Sure, but so does everyone, right? I could quit if I wanted to, but I don’t want to. I’ll just keep reading about how bad other people’s drinking is, so I can justify that I don’t have a toxic relationship with it. I’m comfortable and I don’t want to change.</p><p id="4e76">What are some of the lies you told yourself? I’m sure there are lots that I missed!</p><p id="2eb6">Also, a friendly reminder to anyone who is struggling — you are not alone. If you’re questioning your relationship with alcohol, I know this is a scary time. My list may be poking fun at some of the things I told myself while drinking, but I’m not poking fun at the real struggles of kicking booze to the curb. It is not easy, but there’s a whole community of us out here, willing to hold your hand and uplift your spirit. One day at a time!</p></article></body>

And Other Lies I Told Myself When I Drank

You’re not the person waking up in the morning with the shakes and taking shots of vodka at 9:00 AM, so you don’t have a problem with alcohol. You’re a hygienic person with a job. You work hard and deserve that bottle at the end of your day.

Yeah, that was me in denial too. I ‘didn’t have a problem’ because I wasn’t the homeless person sitting on the corner holding a sign with my trembling hands, begging for money.

I’m happy to list out some of the lies I told myself while I was drinking, but I’m going to give you one cold hard truth that you may not like right now. If you are questioning your drinking, if you are seeking articles to confirm that you don’t have any issues with alcohol — you do.

Great… now you’re pissed at me. I get it. But I’ve noticed that most people that can have just one or two drinks occasionally, never question if they’re drinking too much. They don’t think about it at all. They don’t plan their days around whether or not they can ‘have a few.’ If you are thinking you might have an issue with it, that perhaps you drink a little too much, too often, then you probably do. And kudos to you for questioning it. That’s the first step to admitting you might need to stop.

I told myself all sorts of things when I drank. Maybe you'll see a little bit of yourself in these things too and get a chuckle out of my list. Maybe you’ll still be upset with me by the end of the article because it’s hitting just a little close to home. But are you upset with me, or yourself?

I only binge on the weekends

I drink a little bit every day after work, but not enough to give me a hangover. I save the ‘real’ drinking for the weekend. This is normal and how I let loose. I can’t usually remember Saturday night and I feel like death on Sunday. But what a great weekend with my friends! I deserve to escape from my life once a week. I work hard.

It doesn’t affect my daily life

I’m not hungover during the week, so my work is not affected, nor my family or friends. Even if I have several glasses of wine in the evening, I still sleep soundly and only sometimes have a headache. I’m just not a morning person, so that’s why I’m always fatigued. It has nothing to do with drinking.

I don’t have a drinking problem

I am a social person who enjoys drinking like most adults. Do I have a few too many sometimes? Sure, but so does everyone, right? I could quit if I wanted to, but I don’t want to. I’ll just keep reading about how bad other people’s drinking is, so I can justify that I don’t have a toxic relationship with it. I’m comfortable and I don’t want to change.

What are some of the lies you told yourself? I’m sure there are lots that I missed!

Also, a friendly reminder to anyone who is struggling — you are not alone. If you’re questioning your relationship with alcohol, I know this is a scary time. My list may be poking fun at some of the things I told myself while drinking, but I’m not poking fun at the real struggles of kicking booze to the curb. It is not easy, but there’s a whole community of us out here, willing to hold your hand and uplift your spirit. One day at a time!