:new: Hello! I am new to this forum but not new to quitting drinking. This month, I have 11 months sober. I do not, and did not, consider myself to be an Alcoholic. However, Alcoholism runs in my family, and I definitely have had times in my life where I felt drinking had become a problem, so I decided to decrease my risk of developing the disease by abstaining voluntarily.
My Mother is an Alcoholic, and on 3/17/13 we lost her Partner to Liver Cirrhosis due to Chronic Alcohol Use. My Mom has been "scared sober" and hasn't had a drop to drink since two weeks before her Partner passed away. It was a long, painful journey to the end, and my Mom and I are determined not to go out that way.
I struggle with people not understanding why I don't drink. Some say I'm overreacting to my Mom's Partner passing, some say I'm stronger than I think and have nothing to worry about, some think I'm being downright ridiculous. I find that I'm typically very self-conscious about telling people why I don't drink, but I don't like people assuming I must be an Alcoholic. As soon as they hear I'm not, the ridiculous assumptions begin to fly. I don't understand why people can't be more understanding. When I say 'people' I don't mean close family and friends ... they understand. Who I mean are 'people' I don't know well, are meeting for the first time, etc. I feel it's a very personal decision for me to quit drinking, and I'm not sure how to explain it in an impersonal way.
Anyway, Hi ... Hello ... How are you? Nice to be here
My Mother is an Alcoholic, and on 3/17/13 we lost her Partner to Liver Cirrhosis due to Chronic Alcohol Use. My Mom has been "scared sober" and hasn't had a drop to drink since two weeks before her Partner passed away. It was a long, painful journey to the end, and my Mom and I are determined not to go out that way.
I struggle with people not understanding why I don't drink. Some say I'm overreacting to my Mom's Partner passing, some say I'm stronger than I think and have nothing to worry about, some think I'm being downright ridiculous. I find that I'm typically very self-conscious about telling people why I don't drink, but I don't like people assuming I must be an Alcoholic. As soon as they hear I'm not, the ridiculous assumptions begin to fly. I don't understand why people can't be more understanding. When I say 'people' I don't mean close family and friends ... they understand. Who I mean are 'people' I don't know well, are meeting for the first time, etc. I feel it's a very personal decision for me to quit drinking, and I'm not sure how to explain it in an impersonal way.
Anyway, Hi ... Hello ... How are you? Nice to be here
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