The trouble I have when people come in here spruiking about real alcoholics and such like is context.
When I was a really new newcomer, I had NO idea about anything.....
I would have said - well I can't be an alcoholic...so I guess I must be a heavy drinker - I'll be able to quit later when I find some of those handy dandy psychological tricks and tips....
Insane and sad - but true. I bet I'm not alone in thinking that way.
Noone in their right mind would come here just for fun. Anybody who comes here to a place like SR has a problem, and it needs to be taken seriously and addressed, whether you conform to the Big Book model of the real alcoholic or not.
Believe what you want - but IMO everyone here has a duty to think of not only what they want to say but how it might be percieved. Put some thought into it.
as for the worst is yet to come....case in point
sorry for hijacking the thread Lou Lou, but I'm actually trying to get it back on track
Hope you find a sponsor soon.
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