Originally Posted by
WaterOx 
CRRHCC you're the first one I've heard use the word "control" the way I always thought about alcohol. I've often used that word and it seemed like a lot of people couldn't relate. They'd always stress that alcohol was used to lose control.
As crazy as it seems, I always felt the opposite. Thanks for clarifying that for me
I agree. My wife could never understand that drinking actually returned control to me, of my feelings, of feeling better. I wasn't necessarily in control of my faculties. lol.
What I have learned is that what all humans really seek is a sense of control. What we really seek is not a drink, a drug, porn or a bet, but a sense of
empowerment (feeling better with our quick fix), especially in the face of feeling overwhelmed, helpless, trapped and powerless.