Old 04-05-2017, 08:03 AM
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JeffreyAK
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Yes, I've played that tape too. The way it would go for me is, I could definitely stop at one, I'm certain of that, now. I might not even like it. But that one drink would get the ball rolling, and since one drink wouldn't kill me or put me in jail or a hospital, soon after that I'd have one, again. Then again. Eventually it would progress to a couple, then several, and in short order I'd be drinking just like I used to drink. Back down the hole.

But for me, in order for that tape to play through, I'd have to deliberately ignore warning signs coming up long before that first drink. So the very first part of the tape is, "Ignore all warning signs, deliberately put aside all I know about alcohol addiction and about myself, do nothing to protect myself and stop the thought process, and take that first sip". That's the critical part of the tape.
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