Hello my name is Shannon and I am NOT an alcoholic
So I was reading my friend Ciaran's livejournal post ( http://radaromalley.livejournal.com/150028.html) and it inspired me to write about a little thing that is going on between my and my brother right now. Ciaran mentioned how he was pissed off that his aunt (whom he dislikes immensely - but based on what he has said about her in other posts I would say he is 100% right) mentioned that everytime she saw him at a recent family party, he had a beer in his hand.
So back to me. My younger brother and I keep in touch mostly through text messages. Lately, it seems that whenever he sends me a text message, I am hanging out with friends having a beer (or twelve.) For the past two weeks he has been on my case about it, saying that he doesn't understand why I seem to be drinking so much lately. I find this absolutely hysterical. But at the same time, I am upset by it.
The main factor in all of this is that our dad is a recovering alcoholic. He has been sober for about 2 years now if not more. So it is something that we all tend to worry about. That is the reason why at the age of 18 I made a conscious decision to stop drinking. I had started drinking when I was 15. It was never a big deal and I certainly never drank enough to get me drunk. But when I found myself at a party with two drinks in my hand, all alone on the front porch of my friends house, crying about the boy who had just dumped me a few hours before (Greg for those of you that are wondering) I decided that drinking was not the way to handle the situation. So I stopped. I did not have another drink until I was 21.
Since that time I have been very conscious of my drinking. I know all the signs of alcoholism. And I look for them. I have never blacked out. I don't need a drink to function. I don't need a drink to have a good time. Drinking has never affected my job. These are all the most common signs and if I saw any of these I would take the appropriate action to get help because I don't want to live the life my dad led as a drunk.
Morgan - believe me when I say there is nothing to worry about. I don't drink all the time. Once a week maybe. And I certainly do not get shit faced. I have a few beers, hang out with friends, watch sports, play pool and just have a good time. Please do not worry about my drinking. If you want to worry about something - worry about why I have not had a true boyfriend since (groan) Greg.
So I will say it again - My name is Shannon and I am NOT an alcoholic.
So back to me. My younger brother and I keep in touch mostly through text messages. Lately, it seems that whenever he sends me a text message, I am hanging out with friends having a beer (or twelve.) For the past two weeks he has been on my case about it, saying that he doesn't understand why I seem to be drinking so much lately. I find this absolutely hysterical. But at the same time, I am upset by it.
The main factor in all of this is that our dad is a recovering alcoholic. He has been sober for about 2 years now if not more. So it is something that we all tend to worry about. That is the reason why at the age of 18 I made a conscious decision to stop drinking. I had started drinking when I was 15. It was never a big deal and I certainly never drank enough to get me drunk. But when I found myself at a party with two drinks in my hand, all alone on the front porch of my friends house, crying about the boy who had just dumped me a few hours before (Greg for those of you that are wondering) I decided that drinking was not the way to handle the situation. So I stopped. I did not have another drink until I was 21.
Since that time I have been very conscious of my drinking. I know all the signs of alcoholism. And I look for them. I have never blacked out. I don't need a drink to function. I don't need a drink to have a good time. Drinking has never affected my job. These are all the most common signs and if I saw any of these I would take the appropriate action to get help because I don't want to live the life my dad led as a drunk.
Morgan - believe me when I say there is nothing to worry about. I don't drink all the time. Once a week maybe. And I certainly do not get shit faced. I have a few beers, hang out with friends, watch sports, play pool and just have a good time. Please do not worry about my drinking. If you want to worry about something - worry about why I have not had a true boyfriend since (groan) Greg.
So I will say it again - My name is Shannon and I am NOT an alcoholic.
posted by Shannon @ 1:09 PM
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