I love these discussions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have heard it said this way . . .
"The man (or woman) takes a drink and the drink takes the man (or woman)."
For me - alcohol or drugs holds no attraction but for those who qualified me for this program - the alcohol/drug not only was a physical craving but it also became an obsession of the mind.
They may would abstain for a brief period of time but the thought of it still controlled their every waking moment. I have heard many other AA members share similiar stories.
"One is too many and a thousand is never enough" is another line quoted in many AA meetings ~
So how controlled are you maybe you're not drinking but your life and mind is still unmanagable? Are you Happy, Joyous and Free?
Just sharing what I have heard from fellow trudgers walking their path of recovery -
PINK HUGS,
Rita