I must admit, though, it doesn't sound a very attractive way to stay sober. Isn't the idea fear based? We consider all the consequences and are then too frightened to drink?
The way I used it wasn't fear, simply reaffirming the reality of my drinking over the candy floss nostalgia that seems to grip most of us when we think of that mythical one drink.
If I wasn't scared off then, when I was drinking, I'm unlikely to be scared off now
The technique worked for me tho because in another way I wasn't the same person I was when I was actively drinking. A little recovery changes you.
I'm a great believer in whatever works.
I have a lot of respect for other peoples methods of recovery too
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