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Originally Posted by joedris 
...These are the things that keep us from sobriety, particularly the thought that we can solve all our problems by ourselves. When I was drinking I was the poster boy for Simon and Garfunkles "I Am A Rock." Sort of the rock of Gibralter of alcoholic thinking...
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The ISM of alcohol-ism begins and ends with delusional thinking. As described by Albert Einstein:
"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."