Thread: Abstinence vs Recovery - Is There A Difference?
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Old 10-24-2007, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by c0n0r0 View Post
Abstinence works for some people. I know plenty of acute alcoholics who when presented with certain negative circumstances ( the wife left, the judge wasn't to happy about the 2nd DUI, the job was in jeopardy etc. ) were able and continue to abstain from alcohol. They didn't need to take a spiritual path to deliver themselves from their problems.

I ,qualifying as an alcoholic of the hopeless variety, needed to work the steps in order to recover from the spiritual malady I was suffering from.

This is kind of how I feel, too. I mean, I've gone six years sober! Who cares if it's willpower? It's not like I've been thinking about alcohol the entire time -- as someone else said, it ebbs and flows, waxes and wanes. I have periods where I'm triggered and struggling, and periods where it's easier or not even an issue.

I think I'm just confused right now.
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