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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m an alcoholic and it is clear why no one knew.  Most posters seem to have a vaudeville idea of what an alcoholic looks like.  [/quote]

People knew. I can tell if my alcoholic mother speaks one single word to me. The tone of her voice immediately gives it away. This thread asked for physical signs so people shared this. I hate an alcoholic who thinks they had everyone fooled. You didn’t. [/quote]

Sorry for your trauma but this is BS.  People definitely didn’t know the extent of my drinking and this thread shows why.  The responses are cartoonish.

I bet your mother is drinking much more than you know.  Alcoholics are experts at hidden drinking.  By the time they lose control of hiding it, they are many drinks in.[/quote]

No, alcoholics THINK they are experts at hiding their addiction. This thread asked for physical/facial signs, and is somewhat limited in its replies as a result.

But no, sweetie, you're not hiding anything. You reek, you sound drunk, your constant need to bail at the last minute or just no-call, no-show is a tell, your instarage at the slightest slight... your disease is literally oozing out of your pores, on your breath, and behind your eyes.

Alcoholics aren't fooling anyone but themselves.[/quote]

Someone here is full of rage, and it isn’t me.

Besides, I’m sober.  I will always be an alcoholic, but I don’t drink.[/quote]

To the contrary, I am full of compassion for the fellow addict. I just don't bullshit myself/others about how I was "expert" at hiding my drinking. I went to great lengths to hide the extent of my drinking, because when people who cared about me found out, they were rightfully concerned for my health. But by the time I had a problem with alcohol, it wasn't stealthy at all.

If you're all-day drinking, anyone with a nose knows. People who depend on your labor aren't necessarily going to call you out on it, provided you're faking functionality enough that they think you might pull it off (so they don't have to do your job(s) for you). These people often show up on your amends list, if you've worked your steps thoroughly.

While our disease is cunning, baffling and powerful, we addicts are very much not. It's just the addict ego that things we're smarter than the booze.[/quote]

BTW you had a problem with alcohol long before you for to the point you woke up reaching for a drink.  To think it was under control when you were hiding and people didn't know is delusional.  Maybe something to revisit.[/quote]

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