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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. They think they hide it but they don’t. If you grew up with an alcoholic, you always see the signs. [/quote]

Yet here are [b]many stories of people whose husbands, parents and friends had no idea until it was too late….[/b]

Sorry you had an alcoholic parent but your experience is not universal.  Many can and do hide it.  [/quote]
and those people will now be able to spot it in others. It is a hard learned lesson one never forgets once the learn it.[/quote]

I had 11 beers last night and not a single coworker even knows I drink.[/quote]

It’s fascinating you think you know what every single one of them are thinking. Would I ever call out a coworker for what I assume is probably closeted heavy drinking? Of course not. Can I tell? Yes. You give off so many more small tells than you think you do. People who did not grow up around alcohol abuse won’t notice them so you might be duping them, which is how people sometimes manage to hide it from spouses. But you’re not hiding it from someone who knows all the signs and all the ways that alcoholics behave to try and cover up and front like they’re not drinking all the time or thinking about drinking all the time. We just don’t say anything to you about it. [/quote]
I agree. I am sober and live with a sober person. There are many tells. Some people see them and some don't. I had a colleague who was surprised when I said I thought someone we worked with was an alcoholic. It seemed super obvious to me but it was not to my colleague. But I did so many of the things this person did, including hiding it from people. It becomes like a sixth sense that you have about others. However, I'm sure there are people who have fooled me. People hide stuff all the time, not just drinking. I knew someone who went into rages at home. It was hard for outsiders to believe it because they only showed that side to family members. I bet, though, that people who were abused by a similar person could sense it. You recognize something and sometimes it's just an intuition. [/quote]

You gossiped against a coworker and spread rumors that you cannot substantiate and also have no business discussing with a colleague. [/quote]

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