Originally Posted by
mack215 
Thank you all who responded! Thoughts and cravings ran through my head, even after an workout that felt very abnormal due to latent effects from the weekend. Such a peculiar thing addiction is.....we burn our hand on a stove and learn to never do it again except the occasional accident. Ive burned myself so many times through drinking yet here i am.....oh society...
We keep being shown (TV, movies etc) all of these people having fun drinking....they rarely show us the pain it can end up causing for so many of us. Sometimes our brains try to make us forget that horrible burning-your-hand sensation. And we do it again.
I did, over and over for a very long time.
We can learn to still that voice that leads us back to the hot stove, and eventually that desire can go away completely.
And that is a wonderful freedom.
So glad you are here
mack.
And wow re the workout....that's just so good for us, mind, body and soul.
OK...need to go for a walk now.
♥