Chy

We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the
action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation
of an allergy; that the phenomenon of craving is
limited to this class and never occurs in the average temperate
drinker. These allergic types can never safely use
alcohol in any form at all; and once having formed the habit
and found they cannot break it, once having lost their self-confidence,
their reliance upon things human, their problems
pile up on them and become astonishingly difficult to
solve.

Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book, Online version, The Doctors Opinion

JACK B.

HI CHY,
I,M GRATEFUL THAT I GET TO BELIEVE THIS.
AND THANK'S FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE IT OUT FOR
ALL OF US.
THANK GOD I CAUGHT ALCOHOLISM CAUSE OTHER WISE I WOULD'NT BE HERE.

THANK'S FOR 12 STEPPING ME.

SINCERELY,
JACK B.

Chy

Your welcome Jack.. keeps me focused in my program as well.

Have a good one!

hopefulsober

Thanks for the quote, It takes away some of the guilt so can get back to work on the solution.

I've had several slips recently after an extended period of sobriety, the most recent being last night. I confessed this to my wonderful wife who has been helpful, but I couldn't make it to a meeting tonight as I was too late. Finding this site has been helpful -

I have so many wonderful things in my life and I know I'm risking them all. The power of Denial never ceases to amaze -

I'm sober tonight, and I guess that's all that counts - for today.

Chy

That's right! One 24hour at a time. Glad you have found us! You have a new family here at SR, welcome!