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Zencat 04-23-2014 01:55 PM

When I was drinking like a fish, it never entered my pickled mind if I was choosing to drink or not. It didn't matter to me then as my life crumbled before my eyes. Choice or no choice wasn't an issue then and now I don't think of subject in such a black and white way.

Alcoholism IMO is a brain disorder. One that severely effects the judgment centers of the brain. What good choices dose a person make with a jacked-up brain I wonder ;)

dSober 04-25-2014 03:47 PM


Originally Posted by Pipefish (Post 4609246)
Go Cow!!! That is profound. Love it

Me too Cow!

dSober 04-25-2014 03:50 PM


Originally Posted by Zencat (Post 4609687)
Alcoholism IMO is a brain disorder. One that severely effects the judgment centers of the brain. What good choices dose a person make with a jacked-up brain I wonder ;)

I believe brain disorder is definitely a major symptom but the root cause is a spiritual malady.

dSober 04-25-2014 03:53 PM

I can tell you for sure that once I (finally) started addressing my spiritual malady, as suggested in the Big Book, my stinking thinking has all but disappeared.

karate 04-26-2014 08:29 PM

The only one that is a choice is the first one .

Cow 04-27-2014 08:56 PM

I think sometime "choice" happen before the first one. In Cow case, can be days before first one by engaging in trigger behaviors.

dSober 04-28-2014 03:02 AM


Originally Posted by Cow (Post 4618425)
In Cow case, can be days before first one by engaging in trigger behaviors.

Not just your case Cow.


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