22. Sick of the Stigma? Ways to Overcome the Shaming and Challenge the Misinformation and Fear

I get the logic of labeling, but I'm just tired of it. Not only the oldies, but the new ones too. Initially I called myself an alcoholic, but no more, it's not who I was or am. I was a person who got a lot of things done, really well, the old "high functioning" drinker. But, I was also a person struggling with how to cope with life, who hid it well, until I couldn't any longer...really didn't want to. How about we gather all this incredible energy for AF & DF recovery and take a lead from the documentary The Anonymous People and practice a new way!