So, here goes:
THIS
[U I want to stop drinking. However, I do not think I will be able to do this without me solving some clear issues.][/U] is where I spent a long time, and entirely disagree with your conclusion.
I believe the substance must - MUST- be out before anything else is addressed.
No, it's not about the alcohol. As with the 12 steps: alcohol is mentioned once, the first step, and not again.
I could write much more to each of the points, numerical and in the sentences, but my simple conclusions are this:
We want it to be complicated - and it's just not.
And, I work recovery so that I may never be a dry drunk. It's the worst thing I would want to be - over a non-alcoholic, dead, or most definitely what I am, a recovering alcoholic.
That last part?A dry drunk has nothing to do with your recovery program of choice.
Peace -
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