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Old 06-25-2019, 07:43 PM
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Dropsie
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Oh,

Congratulations -- my experience was once I accepted at the emotional level that I was never going to drink again, I did not worry as much about how long things were going to last etc because that was just the way it was and I needed to make the best of it. Just that mental shift helped me immensly.

The other thing was the importance of accpeting fully that abstinence is not control and that no matter how long I stopped or how in control I was when not drinking, one sip and it was over (for me). Not at once, but it would always lead back to being out of control.

So good to have you here - its a great place.
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