AA Big Book Quote 4/9 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

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

Janet L · 04-09-2004, 05:10 PM

A great story to identify by

In memory of miracle · 04-09-2004, 07:34 PM

Hang-overs and remorse where always with me..while I was readin that I could almost feel it,those mornings,what did I say?What did I do?Why am I wakin up in Jail,did I hurt some-one?I thank god to be back in the process of recovery today!Thanks for the quote!

collinsmi · 04-09-2004, 11:17 PM

While I can't identify with the occasional drink thing (I approached my bottom like a safe thrown off the empire state building) I sure could for the rest of it. If there was no drinking involved, I just wasn't interested in the activity.

Janet L · 04-11-2004, 08:07 PM

:boat I missed out on so much while I was drinking- heaven forbid going to a family style restaurant- no alcohol. I couldn't be away from home for more than a coupkle hours, because I needed to get a drink. Today I can go ANYWHERE or do WHATEVER I want, thanks to the program of AA! :blink

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

04-09-2004, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
In memory of miracle In Memory Of Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Connecticut. Posts: 3,738	love that book Hang-overs and remorse where always with me..while I was readin that I could almost feel it,those mornings,what did I say?What did I do?Why am I wakin up in Jail,did I hurt some-one?I thank god to be back in the process of recovery today!Thanks for the quote! __________________ In Memory Of Teach only love...

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04-09-2004, 05:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Janet L Paused Join Date: May 2003 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 26	A great story to identify by

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collinsmi Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Colorado Springs CO Posts: 889	While I can't identify with the occasional drink thing (I approached my bottom like a safe thrown off the empire state building) I sure could for the rest of it. If there was no drinking involved, I just wasn't interested in the activity.

04-11-2004, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Janet L Paused Join Date: May 2003 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 26	:boat I missed out on so much while I was drinking- heaven forbid going to a family style restaurant- no alcohol. I couldn't be away from home for more than a coupkle hours, because I needed to get a drink. Today I can go ANYWHERE or do WHATEVER I want, thanks to the program of AA! :blink

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