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Old 07-20-2012, 05:55 AM
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onlythetruth
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Well, there's what I DID, and there's what I DO.

What I DID was to decide never to drink again, and that I was going to do whatever it took to get there. I then went to rehab; joined a 12 step recovery group (which wasn't all that helpful, but that's another story); got professional therapy; and worked my butt off to get healthy.

But strangely enough, once I made the decision to quit, the quitting, in and of itself, was not that horrible. I'm convinced that to the extent there is any "magic" or "miracle" when it comes to quitting an addiction, it's to be found in the decision.

As far as what I do now, I do lots of stuff to stay healthy but none of it really has anything to do with my former addiction. I left that problem behind a long time ago; it's not part of my life....except writing on these forums, of course. But I do that to help others.
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