Originally Posted by Dee74
*grabs a cold compress*
ok...sorry but I'm LOL.
ZA, I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down. It's sort of the same reason the "one day at a time" approach doesn't work for me. I feel like that is placating my addiction, the same way I sometimes tell my kids "we'll see" or "maybe" when in fact I mean "no", but I am placating them to avoid a showdown.
With quitting the booze, my preference was to have the showdown, and make it though the ensuing raging tantrums that my addiction threw before it calmed down and accepted that drinking was no longer an option. Nothing spiritual about the process for me.
But that doesn't mean my way is right, it's just right
for me.
You make some good points ZA, but if you want others to really hear you, you might consider framing your ideas differently. I love the "so there...ha!" approach, but trust me when I tell you that not everyone has the same appreciation for sophomoric humor.
