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Old 05-23-2010, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by awol
why did i stop? i made peace with the enemy. i said, "i'm not fighting you anymore. i'm letting you go." i turned and walked away.
That my friends, is the surrender they talk about associated with step 1.

My step 1 story is this: I went into AA after nursing a 4 day hangover and they asked for newcomers. I said "Hi I'm Dgillz and I'm here to beat my problem".

After the meeting an oldtimer came up to me and said "Son, you aren't gonna beat anything in there, your ass has already been whipped".

That pissed me off, but after I thought about it, he was right. I was gonna fight alcohol and win? Maybe I should just play Michael Jordan one-on-one and whip him while I'm at it? At that point I surrendered.

The BB says "we stopped fighting anyone or anything, including alcohol". IMHO this is a necessary part of step 1 and quitting drinking.
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