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Old 10-05-2009, 07:37 AM
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Tazman53
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Mcribb the way I found to deal with all of them was obviously not drinking no matter what, but more importantly taking the steps with my sponsor & applying them daily to all areas of my life. In the steps and in the rooms I have found a solution to life which has resulted in my obsession for alcohol to be lifted.

Now here is the odd thing, only one of those 12 steps involves alcohol, the rest involve finding a solution for life and then living life! When I was drinking that was my solution for life, drinking, take away my booze and I was miserable because I had no real long lasting solution for life.

The steps and the fellowship of AA are what gave me a solution to life which does not in any way involve me escaping life in any manner, instead I work and walk through problems in life and the thought of a drink is but an occasional that is leaves my head as quickly as it enters.
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