Old 10-03-2011, 07:24 AM
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ElvisInASkirt
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Originally Posted by freethinking View Post
Question: Instead of buying a bottle of my favorite vodka to bring out The Beast, I started out by bringing up an image of the bottle on the internet. Looking at it made me feel like dry heaving, no exaggeration. I was flooded with all this sensory recall ranging from how the cold glass would feel in my hands, to how the red aluminum cap would unscrew to that first whiff that always made me want to puke before I could somehow get my first few drinks down. In fact, as I am typing this I just brought the image to my screen and it made me shudder. What effect am I looking for eventually? No reaction at all?
If I recall correctly the reaction you are looking for is an anticipation of the glow or warmth you felt from alcohol (or whatever effect drew you further into addiction).

I know exactly what you mean about the dry heaving too!
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