Thread: How to come to terms with giving up my last pleasure
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Old 10-25-2016, 09:17 AM
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doggonecarl
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Originally Posted by BigSur View Post
I'm not ready to admit I'm an alcoholic. I freely admit I have a problem with alcohol but I equally freely admit I also have a problem with life and alcohol is the only thing I have left to self-medicate that in the short term gives me any pleasure and eases my anxiety.
Not an alcoholic?

Drinking is merely a symptom of alcoholism. Our problem is with life.
Learning to deal with it without alcohol is the only solution.
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