Don't stop giving advice
your advice was good - you just didn't take it yourself
I used to call those times when I was on autopilot a fugue state - like a zombie...the thing is, that zombie state always breaks...
for me it broke when I cracked off the top of the bottle...for others it breaks in the shop when we buy the bottle or on the way home...
it's obviously incredibly hard to stop the process there and ask for help...but that what we need to do.
if we want change we need to be willing to work for it - sometimes it's pretty rough going but I guarantee you will feel very self satisfied if you beat down an autopilot moment
At around 4 months I broke up with my partner...I went to the bottle shop in a fugue state...fortunately I had no car so I had to walk there....I walked there (15 mins) bought the bottle, walked back...and suddenly the spell broke...I dumped that sucker in the nearest bin and never looked back....
I've never been back on autopilot again - but if I ever am I know I can beat it.
it's possible
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