I guess I must have been a "Problem Smoker". When the nicotine was gone, my problem went away. When I gave up nicotine, I simply choose not to smoke "one day at a time" and it became easier for me each day. When I tried to give up alcohol by choosing not to drink "one day at a time", it became harder for me each day. My problem was not just alcohol. For me "not drinking" did not treat my alcoholism. I was uncomfortable in my own skin before I took my first drink as a teenager and I returned to being uncomfortable in my own skin after I took my last drink. Alcohol was my solution for 30+ years and did not become my problem until my final years of drinking when it failed to give me comfort before it made me blackout. |
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