Originally Posted by
Terminally Unique 
No, it wasn't specifically addressed to your post, freethinking, more towards his remark about being discouraged by what other people say. It did occur to me to put a disclaimer in my response to that effect so you wouldn't feel a need to respond, but I decided not to. My general remark is accurate, though. Whether consciously or not, everyone and their brother is going to be undermining his confidence by telling him that he can't do it alone, that it's not over 'til it's over, etc. If he wants to beat this rap, he's going to have to learn to recognize all that for what it is — pure AV.
OK, I am glad that it wasn't directed at me, thanks for clarifying.
On a side note, when I make reference to my husband that "we're never going there again" when we discuss how awful our lives were because of my drinking, I usually see a fleeting look of skepticism cross his face. can't really blame him - that being said, I do believe this thread should be a place where people can state they will never drink again and not have people question them on it. that was not my intent above.