Relapse Prevention Tool Box (Collection)

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Thank you for all this advice, it is all true, however it has to be tempered by leading a ,'spiritual existence' which done simply and properly will immediately lessen all these threats, by changing your perspective on life so that you cease to be burdened by all these,'do's' and,'don'ts' and return to ewho you were before you were struck down by alcohil-ISM. Alcohol is but a symptom, it is the -ISMS that do the damage, aided by the fact that the mind and body of an alcoholic are different that other people, that is why people become alcoholics. Once people who are,'real alcoholics' realise that it is the build up of acetone in the body after consuming alcohol that brings on the craving for more alcohol, and that for,'real alcoholics', taking alcohol into their bodies instantly makes everything alright, then it is necvessary to change their perspective on life, use your advice and follow the 12 Steps to a spiritual existence whicvh can then be enlarghed upon.

[WakeUp]

Carol,
Can we make this thread a sticky? It's definitely a keeper.

[JKaren]

very helpful....I'm going to print it out and keep it with my list of why I don't want to drink anymore. Thanks!

[Boleo]

Originally Posted by jimhere

If I could prevent my next relapse, I wouldn't need God.

I think I get what you mean JimThere:

These are pretty good tricks & tips for managing one's abstinence. However, if I could manage my own abstinence I would not need the spiritual angle of recovery. Most of these tricks are psychological tips for abstaining one-day-at-a-time (struggling).

In my case I cannot manage my abstinence because I have lost the power of choice and need a power greater than myself to manage my sobriety for me. Now that I have surrendered, my sobriety is no longer any of my business.