This morning in the break room I was talking to a co-worker and somehow we got onto the topic of how we spend our evenings. He asked me if I like to read and drink a glass of wine. I erringly said "I just drink" when I meant to say "I just read". He laughed and said "So you drink heavily" and we both laughed. And then I said "Seriously, I don't drink at all", and he said "I can tell you don't, I wouldn't joke with somebody about drinking heavily if I really thought they did because then it wouldn't really be funny". And I thought to myself "If he only knew...."
It just kind of struck me how people perceive other people. He mentioned the red splotchy skin and bulbous nose that comes along with drinking, and how he sees people around work that he would never joke with about drinking. Anyway, I was glad that I don't have that "look" yet, but I was definitely on that road!
It's kind of sad though that drinking heavily is funny to people, but I guess it's only funny to people that don't do it. For those of us with a problem, it's anything but hilarious.
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