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Justme57 · 04-09-2004, 04:15 AM

At first it was just that .... an occasional drink. then I looked forward to the week-end of golf and the nineteeth hole. The cocktail hour became a daily routine. Gradually the quantity increased, the occasions for a drink became more frequently; a hard day, worries and pressure, bad news , good news-------there were more and more reasons to drink. Why did I want increasingly greater quantities of alcohol? It was frightening that the drink was being substituted for more and more of the things I really enjoyed doing.Golf, hunting,and fishing were now merely excuses to drink excessively.
I made promises to myself, my family and friends....and broke them. Short dry spells ended inheavy drinking.I tried to hide my drinking by going places where I was unlikely to see anyone I knew. hangovers and remorse were always with me .

BB 3rd Edition p 374-375

HUGX
Lee

04-09-2004, 04:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Justme57 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne victoria Posts: 1,976 Blog Entries: 7	AA Big Book Quote 4/9 At first it was just that .... an occasional drink. then I looked forward to the week-end of golf and the nineteeth hole. The cocktail hour became a daily routine. Gradually the quantity increased, the occasions for a drink became more frequently; a hard day, worries and pressure, bad news , good news-------there were more and more reasons to drink. Why did I want increasingly greater quantities of alcohol? It was frightening that the drink was being substituted for more and more of the things I really enjoyed doing.Golf, hunting,and fishing were now merely excuses to drink excessively. I made promises to myself, my family and friends....and broke them. Short dry spells ended inheavy drinking.I tried to hide my drinking by going places where I was unlikely to see anyone I knew. hangovers and remorse were always with me . BB 3rd Edition p 374-375 HUGX Lee