Originally Posted by
fantail 
I dunno, Dee! I think "powerless" can be a very helpful way for people to think, obviously. But not for me and for some others I think... When I'd try to quit before, I'd start up again because I felt powerless against my addiction. I would literally think "this is bigger than me, I don't have control, I can't fight it." This time I started telling myself that I had power against it, that it wasn't a set conclusion, that my actions did matter... and that helped me quit.
I was just explaining why I have no problem with the concept....but your response is the perfect illustration for why there's more than one approach that works, Fantail
To move forward I had to give up ideas of ever being a normal drinker, and I needed to accept that I was the junior partner, and that my relationship with alcohol was toxic and would never change
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