Originally Posted by
dwtbd 
Hope you had a nice evening , and wish you a whole bunch of enjoyable Saturday nights in the future.
Alcohol being a crutch is AV talk. I think I understand the intent of the title, but after putting the bottle and deciding to walk away takes on some aspects of mindgaming. Good news is the deck is staked in our favor, recognizing and dismissing the AV ( any thought of future alcohol use , or doubt of our ability to remain abstinent) gets easier with practice and sheer irrationality of those thoughts.
Alocohol consumption a crutch( a temporary device used to help regain health?!) more like a dagger poking your liver, crutches like that are easy to avoid , no?
Good post. I like the part that the deck is stacked in our favor. I never thought about it like that, but it's true. 100 percent of us can be sober if we choose it. Moreover, as dwtbd says, this does get easier with time.