Originally Posted by pentuate
My question is what is so bad about making one day at a time type statements to express one's commitment to not drinking/sobriety?
I would not categorize it as "bad", rather it is less effective for many as it leaves the door a little bit ajar for the possibility of future use. This placates the beast, which is why many feel more comfortable with ODAAT. They are afraid of the discomfort, of poking the beast with a "never" statement. So the beast has the upper hand so to speak because
your fear of
its wrath keeps you dancing the never ending dance of not today, no not today. The way I see it, the beast will be initially much more active with "never", but then almost completely inactive. With ODAAT, the beast is less active because it can live with that for today, but active for eternity because there is always tomorrow.