Originally Posted by
thomas11 
So what is the difference whether I am sitting in the center isle of a liquor store, or in the sahara desert? Nothing, its still the same solution....don't drink. Right?
The difference is how do you feel sitting in that liquor store isle. Are you white knuckling, irritable, grouchy? Do you have a battle going on in your mind regarding the drink?
I'm one of those that believes there is sobriety and there is recovery. To me sobriety is as simple as not picking up a drink but there is still misery with it. Recovery on the other hand has to be worked on. It has to be paid attention to and nurtured. And in return the misery goes away. In return you don't think about having a few and how relaxing it would be.