The Alcoholic's Double Life (The Daily Trudge)
The Alcoholic's Double Life One of the most exhausting parts of alcoholism isn't the drinking. It's the pretending. Many alcoholics become experts at managing appearances. We convince the world we're doing fine while quietly falling apart behind closed doors. We wear masks at work, at church, with our families, and even in the mirror, hoping no one notices the chaos we're desperately trying to hide. The Big Book describes the alcoholic as living a divided existence—caught between what we know we should do and what we continue to do anyway. We make promises we intend to keep, swear this time…
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