Anonymity vs. Good Sobriety!

Anonymity in AA is good in some cases I guess, but in the long haul of sobriety you can't hide it. In my opinion this would jeopardize my sobriety. Besides, everyone in my family and all my friends with and without drinking and drugging problems knew me to well. I guess I could have moved out of town altogether but this would be like running from the problem which doesn't work.

I have been very open about my sobriety from the beginning. I go out of my way if need be to let anyone know I'm a "Grateful Recovering Alcoholic" and God willing, always will be! If you can't be open about your addiction then maybe at some point you will try hiding it...again, or is this why you want to hide it now? Gee, maybe I'm on to something here. Think about it?
I had a split second brain-siege in Texas on Friday. I was in a store looking for a bottle of water and right there it was, cold beer and plenty of it. I thought, wonder what it tastes like, Grabbed my bottle of water and was gone just as quick as the thought was. Of course after years of sobriety it does get much easier.

Every true friend in my life still tells me how much better they like me sober. Even I like me better. In fact, what got me in my third rehab was me waking one morning, looking in the mirror and saying, I hate what I see. At this point I realized I didn't like myself anymore. Guaranteed, you will have a problem if you don't like yourself and don't try to deal with it!