T'is The Day After Christmas

There are some out there that will be facing this day after Christmas with shame and guilt because of what they did while under the influence of alcohol. Some will wake this morning not knowing what they said or did yesterday. That's okay, there is always someone more than willing to fill you in on what a fool you were and what a mess you made. If the guilt is too much you can relieve it by drinking more of the "hair of the dog" and of course there is always the often used method of denial and with a few mental gymnastics you can actually make it someone else's fault.

Now if your drunken antics ruined your family's holiday don't be too concerned continue on this course and you won't have a family that much longer. People can only take just so many broken promises and so much abuse before they don't want you around any more. You may believe that you are not hurting anyone but yourself, the thing is, this can only be true if you don't have a family, a job or a pet. Not to worry though, keep on this path and sooner or later it will be true.

Of course you just don't understand why everyone is so upset over the way you drink. You work all week and you do your part to pay the bills. What more do they want? So you are going through a rough period, it won't last, you'll make it up to them. Why can't they understand that you are under a lot of pressure and that if you didn't drink or drug you would go insane? So you acted a little crazy last night . No matter, you will fix the chair or table and replace the dishes you broke. And you really didn't mean to knock over the Christmas tree. You'll get a stronger stand for it next year.

Why can't they just leave you alone? Again I say don't worry it's only a matter of time before they do. When you think about it this might not be that bad an idea. That way you can drink as much as you want as often as you want. You will be free to drink yourself to into some state run facility or to death.

Then again, you can always do the unthinkable. You can accept that you have a problem and seek help.