tomsteve

KG, something to remember about that- the first step :
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable."
the principle to that is acceptance. when i got into AA, i had admitted i was powerless over alcohol and my life was definately unmanagable- i had a few years worth of experience to show me that.
somewhere early on, though, i accepted the fact that i was powerless over alcohol- no matter how much i didnt want to drink, i couldnt not drink. accepting i was powerless over alcohol( notice its only about powerlessness over alcohol) brought a sense of ease- it was OK to be powerless because there was a solution.

idk what could be more terrifying- admitting i was powerless over alcohol or knowing what was going to happen with alcohol still in my life.