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Theresa · 03-18-2009, 10:04 PM

Ken: I am a late to this thread, but I find your posting fascinating and want to reply.

The concept of the "genre of sobriety" and its being characterized as being a burden one carries is stunning. What other areas of our life do we degrade or discount as a burden? Parenting, work, education, working in the yard, writing, being a friend? The list could go on forever.

I look for ways in which my drinking behavior parallels my behavior in other areas of my life: seeing things as a burden rather than simply accepting them as they are and allowing myself to learn from, gain, or enjoy from each experience that comes my way.

Perhaps this behavior, associated with drinking or other aspects of my life, are what they refer to dry drunk behavior. However, I think that such behavior can be capsulated in your description of a "state of stuckness" with life in general.

I am not drinking but I believe that the drinking was either in response to, as a result of, or characteristic of my "static life."

I need to be very watchful and do my best to be aware of and avoid this "genre" of living, this static lifestyle.

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, Ken; they are very helpful to me.

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Theresa Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 179	Ken: I am a late to this thread, but I find your posting fascinating and want to reply. The concept of the "genre of sobriety" and its being characterized as being a burden one carries is stunning. What other areas of our life do we degrade or discount as a burden? Parenting, work, education, working in the yard, writing, being a friend? The list could go on forever. I look for ways in which my drinking behavior parallels my behavior in other areas of my life: seeing things as a burden rather than simply accepting them as they are and allowing myself to learn from, gain, or enjoy from each experience that comes my way. Perhaps this behavior, associated with drinking or other aspects of my life, are what they refer to dry drunk behavior. However, I think that such behavior can be capsulated in your description of a "state of stuckness" with life in general. I am not drinking but I believe that the drinking was either in response to, as a result of, or characteristic of my "static life." I need to be very watchful and do my best to be aware of and avoid this "genre" of living, this static lifestyle. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, Ken; they are very helpful to me.