jazzfish

I have spent a lot of time bouncing between different recovery forums (both this site and others). What I have been finding is that the more time I spend in the halls of "recoveryism" the worse of I am. This is both in terms of time and ideas. I have been making an effort to shed many of the ideas I feel I had been (wrongly) conditioned to believe.

My current thoughts on quitting are:
Quitting is not epic. It is simple. Don’t drink.
Quitting is as permanent as you decide it is.
Quitting does not require lots of your time.
Quitting is entirely based on the behaviors you choose.

I know I struggled with and was also disappointed by the fact that all that is required to quit is to never, ever pick up another drink. For me, no amount of therapy, methods, meetings, books, movies, documentaries, or online forums will ever get past this simple, basic fact. And while I believe that all these things can help alleviate and support the journey through the initial uncomfortable part; I also believe that I should move on to a more deeply defined life. I think the Secular Connections forum provides what I need.