Rejection sucks for everyone. For alcoholics, it is all too easy to allow rejection to result in drowning at the bottom of a bottle.
I'm in the process of trying to get the next role in my career, after losing a long-standing job earlier this year. Yesterday I was turned down for yet another job. Throughout this process it has been all too easy to turn rejection into an excuse to drink, and I have allowed myself to do just that far too frequently.
I know that doesn't get me anywhere and the best thing for me is to just keep putting one foot in front of the other and trying to keep my head held high. I can only control what I can control and leave the rest. I will not drink with you today.