Originally Posted by WatsAllThisThen

I woke up this morning and was thinking about my alcoholism. I was thinking about my lack of ability to control (I mean remain abstinent), my inability to be assertive, people pleasing, etc., that always end up compromising my sobriety. For some reason, I suddenly began to see some sort of vague link between this and childhood sex abuse I had stopped thinking about long ago. While I don't think about the abuse anymore, I do still have very clear memories about my feeling toward my inability to maintain my boundaries and lack of control over what happened. I don't know if this is the place to post this, but is this a common linkage? Can anyone provide more insight on this that might aid in overcoming my alcoholism?

Thanks.