20140117

Serious problem

I have a problem. It's pretty serious. 

I love drinks—non-alcoholic, thank goodness. I can be having the worst day 
ever and a simple iced vanilla latte, preferably from Peet's, can turn my day 
right side up. You might be thinking "not so bad" but it's bad. I've gotten to 
the point where I buy a drink every day of the week. If I start my day with a good 
drink, the horizon is looking good. Let's say I don't start my day with a drink, 
I'm grumpy until I get one. It's terrible. As if that wasn't bad enough, I get 
drinks so often that when I don't have a drink, I still reach for one, like a phantom 
drink. Holy cow, that's serious. 

One time, I was with a group of people. I did not have a drink with me, someone 
else had a Starbucks drink on the table. I reached for it, without hesitation, 
thinking it was definitely mine. I grabbed it, looked at it, then realized, oh 
wait, that's not mine. It happened again today. I was in my car with my friend. 
I did not have my drink with me. I instinctively reached for my cup holder 
until I realized I did not have a drink. Wow. 

I love drinks, but this is bad. They say the first step to rehabilitation 
is accepting and knowing you've got a problem. I totally have a problem 
I need to fix. Yikes. 

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