If I truly started from scratch every time I drank and did not give myself any credit for my sober time, I'd never get anywhere. I feel as though I would just throw in the towel and say, forget it then, Day 0 and keep drinking.
I get your POV LB - but restarting a count isn't about punishment or about negating the very real and true gains we make as sober individuals - although our AV will likely argue that is about cruel and unusual punishment....so why the hell not drink....
It's really about honesty and an sincere acknowledgement that there are parts of our programme that need a little tune up.
It's no more a punishment that a new 2.0 version of some software is a punishment
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