Originally Posted by
Gottalife 
If I feel the itch, that's my defences working and I will be ok. I can follow any of the above suggestions, pray, call a sponsor.
The one that caught me continually was when there was no itch, no warning, just a thoughtless, defenceless moment.
Everyone's experience can be slightly different
The longer I've been sober the less and less I've been 'ambushed', Mike
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