Off-kilter

When I came to AA, I had never considered the possibility that I was alcoholic. I thought I was nuts. I had not had a drink in months but was as insane as any dry drunk could ever be. I decided to check into a psychiatric hospital in Knoxville that had a chemical dependency unit. I did not want to be locked up on the “crazy side,” so I decided I would get drunk and tell them I was alcoholic instead.