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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm so glad this thread has been revived. I have many thoughts on this issue.

I would call myself an alcoholic. I've taken myself to AA a number of times (starting when I was nineteen) and have taken multiple months-long periods of not drinking. I didn't drink from late August until mid-November of this year, as a matter of fact.

Despite my own belief that I'm always better off not drinking - am gearing up for another dry month this January - it is invariably treated as strange/an annoyance by members of the outside world when I curb or quit my drinking. A coworker once invited me over to share a bottle of wine - when I told her I didn't drink, she never invited me to anything else. I've been pressured to drink in a range of situations.

It says a lot about our cultural relationship with alcohol when not drinking is more notable or offensive to people than is getting drunk and texting people inappropriate messages, bursting into tears, or driving. I have done all of these things and the only thing that garners specific attention is when I don't drink. [/quote]Yes, that says a lot.  I haven't drunk in years so most people don't have a history with me drinking but it does take some by surprise when it does come up. [/quote]

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