the playing field

I'm sure by now most of my readers are tired of hearing about my views on drinking. Too bad. You're here so you might as well suck it up and read.

Today a different view of drinking came to mind. Obviously drinking affects everyone differently, but there is one thing everyone has in common when drinking.

That, my friends, is the change of playing field.

Some call it liquid courage. Some say that it just mellows them out. Whatever alcohol does to you it alters you, even if it is just in the slightest sense.

What scares me about alcohol a lot of times is when that change in paying field is for the worse. Sure, maybe it gives some people the confidence to do things they'd never do without it. (Kinda sad in my personal opinion.) In other cases it gives people not confidence, but a shift in power and comprehension. Alcohol can make people do stupid things they would never do sober. (Again, very sad.) The point I'm trying to make is that alcohol changes the game. For some it is for the better, but for others it is for the worse. Some people become playful, others become nasty, and others become just plain stupid .

From my own personal experiences I've seen them all. The happy drunk, the dumb drunk, the angry drunk, and the confident drunk. I'm becoming more accepting of alcohol. It'll be a while until I'm totally okay though.

I've seen a lot and lost a lot to it. But in some sense I'm sure I have gained more from it than I could ever lose.

I've learned a lot from it. A lot about family, friends, relationships, and life. You can take material things and even people away from me, but you can never take that knowledge.

I'll be okay with it in time, but for now you just have to take me as I am.

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