Why do I think
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Why do I think
Why do I think drinking will make things better.
Why do I think that drinking will change anything.
Why do I think that I can drink like normal folks
Why do I think that it will be different this time
Why do I think that it will be like it was
Why do I think I am not an alcoholic
Why?
Why do I think that drinking will change anything.
Why do I think that I can drink like normal folks
Why do I think that it will be different this time
Why do I think that it will be like it was
Why do I think I am not an alcoholic
Why?
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I can't speak to your thoughts, but all those questions sound very familiar and in my case it is because I am an ALCOHOLIC!
GOOD NEWS! I may THINK like that, but I haven't had to ACT on those thoughts for several years thanks to AA and a Higher Power.
I WILL ALWAYS BE AN ALCOHOLIC, HOWEVER I DON"T EVER HAVE TO BE A DRUNK AGAIN.
Jon
GOOD NEWS! I may THINK like that, but I haven't had to ACT on those thoughts for several years thanks to AA and a Higher Power.
I WILL ALWAYS BE AN ALCOHOLIC, HOWEVER I DON"T EVER HAVE TO BE A DRUNK AGAIN.
Jon
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Originally Posted by Jfanagle 
I can't speak to your thoughts, but all those questions sound very familiar and in my case it is because I am an ALCOHOLIC!
GOOD NEWS! I may THINK like that, but I haven't had to ACT on those thoughts for several years thanks to AA and a Higher Power.
I WILL ALWAYS BE AN ALCOHOLIC, HOWEVER I DON"T EVER HAVE TO BE A DRUNK AGAIN.
Jon
GOOD NEWS! I may THINK like that, but I haven't had to ACT on those thoughts for several years thanks to AA and a Higher Power.
I WILL ALWAYS BE AN ALCOHOLIC, HOWEVER I DON"T EVER HAVE TO BE A DRUNK AGAIN.
Jon
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When I thought some of the same througts
my brain was saturated with alcohol.
Please read this link...
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...influence.html
Mental fantisies ...disproven
at about 3 motnhs of AA sobriety.
my brain was saturated with alcohol.
Please read this link...
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...influence.html
Mental fantisies ...disproven
at about 3 motnhs of AA sobriety.
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Originally Posted by Jfanagle
I can't speak to your thoughts, but all those questions sound very familiar and in my case it is because I am an ALCOHOLIC!
GOOD NEWS! I may THINK like that, but I haven't had to ACT on those thoughts for several years thanks to AA and a Higher Power.
I WILL ALWAYS BE AN ALCOHOLIC, HOWEVER I DON"T EVER HAVE TO BE A DRUNK AGAIN.
Jon
GOOD NEWS! I may THINK like that, but I haven't had to ACT on those thoughts for several years thanks to AA and a Higher Power.
I WILL ALWAYS BE AN ALCOHOLIC, HOWEVER I DON"T EVER HAVE TO BE A DRUNK AGAIN.
Jon
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I think like that because I'm an alcoholic. However I've been released from those thoughts and no longer believe those things through the Grace of God and the fellowship & program of AA. I hope you find it.
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Being a practicing alcoholic can be complicated business. You may want to ask youself:
Why do I have all these issues about alcohol?
Why do I have so many questions about my drinking?
Do "social" or "normal" drinkers go through such mental exercises?
Why do I put myself through this agony?
Is it enjoyable to obsess over alcohol?
Is it enjoyable to deal with the problems alcohol causes me in my life?
It all this pain worth it?
If I'm addicted to alcohol, why am I feeding this addiction?
How do other people deal with alcohol problems?
Why do I feel like I need to justify my drinking?
Am I defensive about my drinking?
Am I honest with myself about my drinking?
At some point, many of our "reasons" become "excuses". This revelation could come upon us when we recognize un-deniable patterns of alcoholism in our lives. For me it happened when I realized that I am an alcoholic.
When I drink, I have serious cravings for more and more... I can fight them but it isn't very fun. When I'm honest about it, I realize that I can't guarentee how much I will drink or what will happen. When I drank, I drank untill I was "done" and there was no way of predicting when that would be.
When I didn't drink, all I could think about was drinking. I believe that I have an allergy to alcohol. The reaction to this allergy is an obsessive compulsive disorder...I'm either drinking compulsivley or obsessing over drinking.
For me, I found out that the theories arn't as important as the results. The bottom line is that alcohol causes problems in my life. I don't have trouble every time I drink..but....everytime I've had trouble I was drinking.
I found that when I controlled my drinking I didn't enjoy it... When I enjoyed drinking I wasn't controlling it.
For some people, abstainence it the best solution. Alcoholism is fatal and progressive. If you are suffering from alcoholism, it can end in 3 ways:
Institution
Death
Sobriety
Alcohol is a great remover: It removes lives, health, jobs, family, hope, self respect, joy, sanity, good judgement, well being, vehicles, homes, drivers licences....and much more.
I hope you will find the answers you need for your life. If you suffer from alcoholism, recovery is possible. If you want recovery, I hope you will find it.
chip
Why do I have all these issues about alcohol?
Why do I have so many questions about my drinking?
Do "social" or "normal" drinkers go through such mental exercises?
Why do I put myself through this agony?
Is it enjoyable to obsess over alcohol?
Is it enjoyable to deal with the problems alcohol causes me in my life?
It all this pain worth it?
If I'm addicted to alcohol, why am I feeding this addiction?
How do other people deal with alcohol problems?
Why do I feel like I need to justify my drinking?
Am I defensive about my drinking?
Am I honest with myself about my drinking?
At some point, many of our "reasons" become "excuses". This revelation could come upon us when we recognize un-deniable patterns of alcoholism in our lives. For me it happened when I realized that I am an alcoholic.
When I drink, I have serious cravings for more and more... I can fight them but it isn't very fun. When I'm honest about it, I realize that I can't guarentee how much I will drink or what will happen. When I drank, I drank untill I was "done" and there was no way of predicting when that would be.
When I didn't drink, all I could think about was drinking. I believe that I have an allergy to alcohol. The reaction to this allergy is an obsessive compulsive disorder...I'm either drinking compulsivley or obsessing over drinking.
For me, I found out that the theories arn't as important as the results. The bottom line is that alcohol causes problems in my life. I don't have trouble every time I drink..but....everytime I've had trouble I was drinking.
I found that when I controlled my drinking I didn't enjoy it... When I enjoyed drinking I wasn't controlling it.
For some people, abstainence it the best solution. Alcoholism is fatal and progressive. If you are suffering from alcoholism, it can end in 3 ways:
Institution
Death
Sobriety
Alcohol is a great remover: It removes lives, health, jobs, family, hope, self respect, joy, sanity, good judgement, well being, vehicles, homes, drivers licences....and much more.
I hope you will find the answers you need for your life. If you suffer from alcoholism, recovery is possible. If you want recovery, I hope you will find it.
chip
Last edited by chip; 12-28-2007 at 12:02 AM.
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Originally Posted by chip
For some people, abstainence it the best solution. Alcoholism is fatal and progressive. If you are suffering from alcoholism, it can end in 3 ways:
Institution
Death
Sobriety
Institution
Death
Sobriety
Now, how do we go about that if we have tried miserably at every attempt to give up liqour entirely, even when the allergy has been removed (dried out)?
Lest we be left with untreated alcoholism....
Take the medicine away and I am still quite sick.
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