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Old 02-26-2017, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ScottFromWI View Post
We are responsible for our actions at all times. Even if we don't control them after we get drunk or high. That's why it's so imperative to never pick up a drink in the first place.
Scott reminded me of a very useful mindset I had in early recovery.

I had become unwell...more than I knew...so wasn't entirely responsible for what I had become or what I did. I was unwell...not a bad person as I feared.

But now...people who had had the same problem explained to me. I was an alcoholic. I believed them, made perfect sense. Now I WAS responsible...for my recovery. Knowing I was an alcoholic, I had a duty to stop lying to myself and not pick up the first drink.

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