Today, I realized that my alcoholism has gotten so bad that I rotate liquor stores so the clerks don't think bad about me. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, my drinking habit hit a new low when I waited almost an hour to go to the liquor store after it opened because I didn't want to seem desperate. FML
Today, I was refused employment at a liquor store. Their reason? I'm a regular customer and they're afraid I'll drink all their profits. FML
Today, I had to admit that I'm an alcoholic when I spent my last dollar bills on Southern Comfort instead of tampons. FML
Today, I was addressed by name by the liquor store clerk. I've never told him my name. He's just seen my ID many times. FML
Today, I noticed I have more alcohol in my fridge than I do actual food. FML
Today, it has got to the point that I don't even have to ask for my booze in the local off-licence, they just hand me my bottle. FML
Today, I had a mumbled conversation with myself in a supermarket aisle about whether or not to buy a bottle of bourbon. Nothing screams "pathetic loser" like an alcoholic in denial having a debate with himself out loud near strangers. FML
Today, I realized that the cashier at the liquor store and I are already on a first-name basis. I just moved to this town a week ago. FML
Today, I bought a small bottle of liquor to share with my husband to celebrate our move. It took three hours at the store as the cashier, manager, GM, and a police officer checked my ID believing it was fake. I'm 25. FML
Today, at dinner, I accidentally let it slip that I'd taken a small sip of alcohol a few years ago and hated it. My extremely strict parents are now trying to get me into rehab. FML
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snowieflake 0
The first step to getting better is realizing your problem. Now you just have to get help to fully get better. You can do it!
tingting1 0
hmm.. get help this is kind of sad....
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Comments (113)
haha_goodone 3
I do the same thing too...guess i'm not the only one
movies12 0
Um that's not really acholism. My dad does that all the time and he's not a acholic. It's just so the people DON'T think you are, but u should still get help for even thinking you are one.
mommmma 0
i cant believe how ignorant and uneducated some people can be. alcoholism is serious and it is very difficult to overcome. it is serious and people are being assholes for talking smack. OP...it might be hard, but u should get help. ive been there and i know what its like, remember u are not alone :)
Chaiverson 0
IDU... Never be more than 12 steps away from your fridge... Call dial-a-bottle and stay away from the liquor store... No rotation needed!
srgntawesome 0
11, u a fag. WTF r u reading fml for?
Qup 0
you're not fooling anyone except yourself. you know you are ruining your brain don't you?
holagirl2 0
do the same thing for my 2am nightly del taco runs because I don't want them to think I'm a complete stoner...
maree_fml 0
a real alco wouldnt give a shit
Eclipse18 0
please contact your local chapter of AA... you don't have to live a miserable existence of shame and remorse. I drank for 30 years and have not had a drink now for 21 months... feels good. AA saved my life.
human_headstress 0
Do you look for the almost empties at parties to finish them off? Do you offer to get drinks for others so you can sneak an extra one in at the bar or while you're making one for them? Rotating merchants is just one of our sneaky little tricks. I've been sober for well over a year now thanks to a moment of true clarity and Schick Shadel. Even when I checked in I didn't honestly think there would be a day I wouldn't want or need it. Now, it's hard to imagine I lived that way and truly thought it was sustainable. I have NO desire to drink, not a moment, not a day. Be good to yourself. Choose life. Check out www.schickshadel.com.