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Old 02-14-2010, 01:29 PM
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intention
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Hi Apple and welcome.

The alcoholic mind forgets very quickly how bad it is when you are drinking, however hard you try to remember. It tricks us back into drinking. Listening to others share what is it like in meetings and here online helps remind us of where we don't be.

Are the consequences of someone seeing you at AA worse than the consequences of you drinking? I really would ask you to reconsider going to meetings by asking yourself if this fear is a rational one. The alcoholic mind will do anything and everything to trick you back into drinking.

Whatever you do, you really have to have some program of recovery if you are going to succeed in getting sober and staying sober. A lot here use AA but others don't so I suggest you check out what is available, ask questions and think of a plan you are willing to do.
Keep in touch.
You have made a good decision to quit.
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