Old 01-30-2013, 07:14 PM
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IWillWin
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Remember what it feels like to have the flu...I mean full blown influenza (body aches, shakes, fever, your hair even hurts) and ask yourself why you would do that to yourself on purpose. Worked for me in the beginning...my hangovers were monstrous and flu-like so the association really helped. I thought those potential drinks right through to the end and it always ended with me basically having a self-induced flu which eventually my brain figured out was kind of stupid.

Also, read these stories in the board --- and know that so many of us can't possibly be wrong about the benefits of sobriety. The first month or so sucks but IT DOES GET BETTER!!!! At about 30 days the fog lifted for me and my insides finally didn't feel like a big pile of confused mush.
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