tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240689771098728553.post5543072160151595535..comments2015-10-05T05:45:58.201-07:00Comments on drymarc: "I only saw you drink beer."Drymarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783317795440265252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240689771098728553.post-77718462331341752792012-09-14T08:41:02.116-07:002012-09-14T08:41:02.116-07:00Last weekend I had a similar thought when I ordere...Last weekend I had a similar thought when I ordered a club soda at a bar. I started to suck on the straw before at least smelling it, and by that point it would have been too late if it in fact had been booze. It was not. But I guess that's just one more reason to stay out of bars whenever possible.<br /><br />I hate trying to explain alcoholic drinking to a non-alcoholic. I also hate explaining it to someone who drinks like an alcoholic but doesn't identify as one. Maybe I just hate talking about it because it makes me feel different, flawed. I don't know. You sound like you did a wonderful job describing what it's like for you. Maybe one day this information will help her. Maybe she'll "get it" this time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240689771098728553.post-44707571308540290062012-09-14T07:55:32.405-07:002012-09-14T07:55:32.405-07:00i had a very similar panic experience recently whe...i had a very similar panic experience recently when i took a big gulp of champagne and OJ when someone passed me their glass and said "does this taste funny?" i was running around afterwards trying to find something 'strong' to pour in on top, like coffee! i can relate to the light-headed feeling of 'holy shit is this going to blow it?' but thankfully, like you, i just kept on trucking. <br /><br />re your friend, i guess the only good side is that she really didn't see you as troubled (that is kindness), and she listens when you explain the story (that is also kindness). sounds like the waitress was completely cool. and if you had a ... mango allergy, you'd have had a very similar response. your friend may not remember your explanation in a month's time. and while it might be a drag to re-explain it, the alternative would be having her say something like "yeah. you were a bad drunk, weren't you." and that would be gross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240689771098728553.post-22906877368330152112012-09-12T21:11:14.161-07:002012-09-12T21:11:14.161-07:00I hear ya. I hear all of this, I understand the f...I hear ya. I hear all of this, I understand the frustration. And that panic. I think you're amazingly strong though. We just have to accept that there are some people who will never understand and we can bust our balls trying to make them or just accept they don't get it. I have a group of girlfriends and we meet regularly and whenever I bring up the non alcohol thing they nod knowingly and smile lovingly but have nothing at all to say. They don't get it or understand it .. it's kind of sad but I try not to judge them for that. I know they love me, I don't think they have any idea at all what we've done in beating that addiction. Lots of love to you xxxMrs Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110933370498728198noreply@blogger.com