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01-18-2013, 09:12 PM

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EternalQ

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I THOUGHT I was addicted to _____, but now I see what I was REALLY addicted to was___

I THOUGHT I was addicted to alcohol,
but now I can see what I was really addicted to, was giving up!
How About YOU?

01-18-2013, 09:18 PM

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Elisabeth888

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I am still addicted to alcohol, but I am sick of doing the same dumb sh** over and over again.

01-18-2013, 09:32 PM

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stairs

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I thought I was addicted to alcohol and/or drugs, but now I see what I was REALLY addicted to was killing my pain and fear.

01-19-2013, 05:46 AM

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Threshold

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I thought I was addicted to booze and pills, but what I am really addicted to is drama and being a martyr because it serves as such a plausible distraction from dealing with the parts of life that scare the crap out of me.

01-19-2013, 08:57 AM

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EternalQ

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I thought I was addicted to alcohol....
but now I see that I was addicted to feeling I was in control...
which I fed by denying all the things that were happening in my life that I had absolutely no control over!
Alcohol was a big help with that.

01-19-2013, 09:03 AM

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Xune

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Alcohol and alcohol.

Nothing complicated about my life threatening addiction.

01-19-2013, 09:05 AM

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Soberween

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Alcohol and Escaping

01-20-2013, 11:05 PM

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EternalQ

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I thought I was addicted to alcohol. But I was really addicted to helplessness and addicted to caving into my fears.

01-22-2013, 06:40 PM

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Thought I was addicted to alcohol, but I was actually addicted to avoiding change.

01-22-2013, 06:49 PM

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I AM addicted to alcohol but I know that I am addicted to drowning my worries in a very unproductive way that will get me nowhere.

02-01-2013, 10:48 PM

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I thought I was addicted to drinking,
but now I see, that what I was really addicted to... was fantasizing.

02-05-2013, 05:08 PM

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I thought I was addicted to alcohol...
but now I see I was addicted to being immobilized by fear.

02-12-2013, 06:55 PM

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I thought I was addicted to alcohol but now I see what I was really addicted to, was maintaining the status quo.

02-13-2013, 07:27 AM

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scottydee1946

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I used alcohol as a temporary escape from a lot of inner pain and depression. Then the escape became a daily habit. Alcohol is a seductive mistress. I thank God everyday for giving me the strength to stop drinking.

02-13-2013, 07:36 AM

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doggonecarl

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I don't doubt I was addicted to alcohol and drugs...
but it was my addiction to despair that kept me enslaved to substances.

02-13-2013, 07:44 AM

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MattyB

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Many are addicted to the comfort that a swig brings. Realizing that self medicating no longer serves you is a big step too. I like the addicted to "giving up" part.

"It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it hundreds of times."

- Mark Twain

02-13-2013, 07:56 AM

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stairs

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stairs

I thought I was addicted to alcohol and/or drugs, but now I see what I was REALLY addicted to was killing my pain and fear.

I was thinking about this statement.

I really was addicted to alcohol and/or drugs. It is the removal of them from my body that allows me to admit and learn tools to deal with the underlying issues of my addiction so that I do not return to it.