Thread: Getting Angry
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Old 02-11-2020, 10:56 PM
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Derringer
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Does it go away when you stop drinking ?

My experience was that no, it didn't.

I stayed sober plenty of times, for up to 6 months at a time, all the emotions didn't go anywhere. Anger was only one of dozens.

Which in time, lead me back to a drink, time after time after demoralising time.

So, at 5 1/2 years sober this time, what changed ?

I had to learn new skills and new ways to deal with them.

Just putting the plug in the jug, achieved very little.

I just got a few months relief from hangovers, which is not to be sneezed at, but still, it was never going to be enough and it took me quite a few hard knocks to finally learn my lesson.
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