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Old 09-23-2016, 04:52 PM
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Gottalife
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It is a trap a gazillion alcoholics have fallen into. Thinking that after a good period of abstinence, it should be safe to drink again. There is a story in the AA book about a guy who stopped for thirty years on his own power because drinking was affecting his work.

When he retired, out came the bottle. He was dead in three years. The problem is the phenomenon of craving that exists only in alcoholics, and is activated by taking a drink. There is no cure, no means by which this reaction to alcohol can be eradicated permanently. What that means is you are guranteed to lose control.

If drinking still looks attractive to you and you want to give it another go, by all means do so. Nothing anyone can say will change that. However, if your real goal is to stay stopped, you might want to think about how you want to live the rest of your life.
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