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Old 03-12-2009, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by amirose View Post
I am wondering, do other addicts struggle as much as I am with not drinking alcohol??

I KNOW it is a "drug" too. Why am I still battling this in my mind?

I am on day 16 clean and sober (been going to AA mtgs and found a sponsor this time!), now I want to surrender and find peace. For some reason it is much easier for me to admit powerlessness over the pills. They are what took me down...I don't associate them with drinking or partying,however. Is this why I am struggling?

Can anyone help with this???
I prefer the NA/CA approach to this. Something along the lines of stuffing/numbing our feelings for such a very long time, we really can't afford to use anything to avoid those feelings. And using the alcohol as a substitute for our doc, which is common. If you go to the individual websites, you'll find references there, and some other good reasons for refraining from any mind-altering substances. A last thought, it's very easy to get 'me toos' in a place like this-folks telling us what we want to hear.
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