Originally Posted by
Augie 
convince yourself that "using is not an option -- ever!" His thinking was that if it's regarded as an option under some circumstance, an addict's mind will figure out a way to make that happen.
Naturally, one of the prime functions of your Addictive Voice is to organize all of your thoughts around the addictive mandate, which is to drink/use.
Originally Posted by
Augie So many things have changed I cleaned up a few months ago that I've no idea whether this bit of conceptual surgery has anything to do with the fact that I haven't thought about using at all.
What if someday you did think about using? What then?