When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

[MajestyJo]

(Humour me....but it's become abundantly clear to me how ingrained recovery becomes as a way of life....Feel free to add to the list.

I'd be thrilled to know I'm not the ONLY nutcase out here! LOL)

graced

You KNOW you're in recovery when...

** you have more self help books for overcoming addictions on your bookshelves than the public library but you read only two--the big blue one and the little blue one! (why I don't toss the rest is beyond me!)

**you give a thumbs up to the fella honking behind you cuz you're convinced it's about the 'honk if you're a friend of Bill's' sticker on your bumper and totally missed the fact that you're turning the wrong way onto a one way street. (true ...LOL)

**you stand up to address a group of professionals about work related topics and introduce yourself in the usual manner..."Hi, I'm ___ and I'm an alcoholic" (oops..LOL)

**you excuse yourself in a heated moment with another person to use the restroom to get ON your knees for surrendering purposes. (yep...people will look at ya funny..LOL)

**you tell the officer the reason you're in the park AFTER closing hours with some scared looking person in the car with you- is that you're "doing a fifth".......and promptly begin scrambling like mad to correct that statement! (oy....)