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Old 02-20-2010, 07:21 AM
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intention
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Hi Jay and welcome to SR.


Originally Posted by NEOMARXIST View Post
What other people tell you is irrelevant mate as they won't be there when you are sitting in that police cell. I remember that well! Nobody wants to know you when you're down an out!
What Neo says is so right. They also won't want to know if you can't pay your mortgage because you have spent it on a binge.

"Friends" or others who drink will often say that we don't have a problem. It could be for various reasons - they worry about their intake and what you stopping says about it, they're saying that to fit in with what someone else in the crowd is saying, they don't want to hurt you saying it to your face.......it's easier to say you have a problem behind your back.

Fact is you know you have a problem with alcoholic. I'm glad to hear you are praying. Have you considered going to AA? Many of us here live a happy sober life working the 12 Steps of AA. The 12 Step program helps you to tap into that power that you pray for - a Higher Power. Knowledgeable people in the program can show you how to do it.

Another advantage of AA is you make new friends.....people who don't drink and you can socialise with and replace all those old contacts. I would also go so far as saying that people I meet through AA are far nicer, kinder, caring, more generous that I have met anywhere else.......people I could truly call on in a time of need.

I hope you stay with us and keep sharing.
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