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Subject: Re: awful pitfalls of the trade...
From: Catherine
Posted: Wed Mar 1. 2006, 20:20 UTC
Followup to: "Re: awful pitfalls of the trade..."  by greendragon  (Wed Mar 1. 2006, 17:58 UTC)
I agree that it is the norm amongst most tenders to become alcoholics. But, 
with me, I noticed that it was a gradual increase in consumption from when I 
started this endeavor of tending to the masses. I also do believe that denial 
had a lot to do with it. When faced with true alcoholics who are retired and 
have nothing to do, I ratioalized my drinking by telling myself that one or 
two a night is nothing compared to the shmucks that spend half their day or 
night at the bar. Comparing one alcoholic to another just left the same 
conclusion- we're all still alcoholics at the end of the day, forget about the 
variations and the extremes of it all. I don't drink at work, but at the end 
of the shift, I really enjoy that drink to wind me down and take the edge off 
of the crazy night I just endured. It's like a, "Congrats to you, Cat. Job 
well done," drink to help me relax. I also feel like I've earned it for 
putting up with all the bullshit.


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