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Old 10-12-2017, 04:34 AM
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August252015
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Originally Posted by shauninspain View Post
I don't like the expression 'to have a slip'. Slips, when you fall over in the street or home, are not pre-meditated and are accidental. However, I never drank by accident. It was always a decision I made to buy and drink alcohol. I always wanted the high that alcohol and other drugs gave me, and to be fair, I never put up much of a fight against it.
^Agree.

I counter the word slip with relapse - that may perhaps sound harsh to some but the reality is our disease KILLS and we should never underestimate its power - AND we are never guaranteed another chance to get sober.
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