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You're not an Alcoholic but sometimes you wonder. It's not how drunk you get, it's not even how much you drink, it's the way you do it. It's the way you come back to the word Alcoholic like it's a girlfriend, like it's a Lover, like it's a soul mate, like it's home. It's the way you keep telling yourself that you need a break - not Sobriety, which you think is maybe what you really need, no, just a break. But not drinking is just a little bit terrifying, and the zines you've read on quitting aren't enough, and in the end you break your break the day you make it. It's the way you don't need an excuse to drink when you're out. One, two, three, four drinks, hey, if someone pays ... once again dissolving the barely formed boundary you set with yourself. It's the way you sneak your drinks when you're at home. Wine, beer, *** anything you can get into your system not because you particularly like what's there, but because it is there, because it's something and you're not an Alcoholic, but you need something. You're not an Alcoholic, would be out of place in rehab or AA, but sometimes you wonder.
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Apr 5, 2016
Apr 5, 2016 at 9:19 PM UTC
Drinking Problem
You're not an Alcoholic but sometimes you wonder. It's not how drunk you get, it's not even how much you drink, it's the way you do it. It's the way you come back to the word Alcoholic like it's a girlfriend, like it's a Lover, like it's a soul mate, like it's home. It's the way you keep telling yourself that you need a break - not Sobriety, which you think is maybe what you really need, no, just a break. But not drinking is just a little bit terrifying, and the zines you've read on quitting aren't enough, and in the end you break your break the day you make it. It's the way you don't need an excuse to drink when you're out. One, two, three, four drinks, hey, if someone pays ... once again dissolving the barely formed boundary you set with yourself. It's the way you sneak your drinks when you're at home. Wine, beer, *** anything you can get into your system not because you particularly like what's there, but because it is there, because it's something and you're not an Alcoholic, but you need something. You're not an Alcoholic, would be out of place in rehab or AA, but sometimes you wonder.
#addiction#alcohol
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anjana-rao
Apr 5, 2016
Apr 5, 2016 at 9:19 PM UTC
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