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Old 04-10-2012, 08:58 AM
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lucylestrange
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I guess by "lengthy discussion" I meant that as thoughts popped up that normally do relating to when/how I will drink again, I was working at recognizing that as the addict's voice and seeing how it manipulates by using any excuse to rationalize drinking. Seeing it as separate and with only one goal was completely different from seeing it as me and how weak and awful I am...I hope that makes sense! I've been on the site and am reading here in the meantime as well, I was just impressed with how it changes things to see it that way. One of the up sides, to me anyway, is that it diminishes the feelings of self loathing and shame and allows me to feel in control.
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