The AV says, "A little alcoholism isn't *so* bad"
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The AV says, "A little alcoholism isn't *so* bad"
Why bother to quit drinking? One big reason for me was that I could see alcohol grabbing more and more space in my life as the years went by, crowding out time for other interests and responsibilities.
I began to understand that I truly have a problem when I found myself thinking things like, "Well, sure I drink a lot, but so do a lot of other people. Sure I'm not at my best when I'm hung over, but I still pay the bills on time. A little bit of alcoholism isn't *that* bad when you consider the broad range of problems in the world. It's not like I'm some mass murderer or anything. No problem."
I now recognize that kind of thinking as the alcoholic voice, and now at nine days into this try at sobriety I'm amazed and a little ashamed that an argument like that ever sounded at all convincing to me. I hope I never sell myself that short ever again.
I began to understand that I truly have a problem when I found myself thinking things like, "Well, sure I drink a lot, but so do a lot of other people. Sure I'm not at my best when I'm hung over, but I still pay the bills on time. A little bit of alcoholism isn't *that* bad when you consider the broad range of problems in the world. It's not like I'm some mass murderer or anything. No problem."
I now recognize that kind of thinking as the alcoholic voice, and now at nine days into this try at sobriety I'm amazed and a little ashamed that an argument like that ever sounded at all convincing to me. I hope I never sell myself that short ever again.
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Originally Posted by Jade1224 
This post helped me today,
thank you tap
thank you tap
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I agree Taproot.
If all I want out of life is mediocre and not my best and at least I'm not the worst it could be, I know where I can find that.
I prefer I give my best, my life is of value, I can actually be a help to someone with it harder.
It's all about seeing alcohol for what it really is. A huge waste of my true value.
Great job! Thanks for sharing the positive look at what is awesome about leaving it all behind!
If all I want out of life is mediocre and not my best and at least I'm not the worst it could be, I know where I can find that.
I prefer I give my best, my life is of value, I can actually be a help to someone with it harder.
It's all about seeing alcohol for what it really is. A huge waste of my true value.
Great job! Thanks for sharing the positive look at what is awesome about leaving it all behind!
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Originally Posted by Leshar
Good post, thanks. "A little alcoholism..." Yeah, like being "a little bit pregnant"!
Keep on, it is so worth it!
Good wishes.
Keep on, it is so worth it!
Good wishes.
Over the years my AV has gone from saying, "Well, at least you don't drink every day," to "At least you don't binge drink every day," to "At least you're not an alcoholic," to "At least you're not a really bad alcoholic.".
When do I blow the whistle and yell, "Stop! This has been a one-way trip to trouble, and the entire time you keep telling me nothing is wrong, yet it keeps getting worse and worse.". Hopefully that time is now...
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Originally Posted by Taproot
I now recognize that kind of thinking as the alcoholic voice, and now at nine days into this try at sobriety I'm amazed and a little ashamed that an argument like that ever sounded at all convincing to me. I hope I never sell myself that short ever again.
Next, further down the road you'll be amazed at just how much a liar alcohol was to you. Seriously. I'm stunned at my revelations over the past two months. How the fear that I felt about quitting and how I would ever survive was nothing more than the addiction talking.
The further away you get the more clarity you have
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Originally Posted by LadyBlue0527
The further away you get the more clarity you have
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My definition of an Alcoholic, is a person who becomes obsessed to want to drink alcohol.
If there is a choice between having food in the fridge and alcohol, then alcohol wins hands down.
If you open a can of beer, then you only stop when you are physically unable to open any more due to either collapsing or falling asleep.
An alcoholic is a person, who hides all evidence of drinking, not for fear of being discovered and then having to accept that they drink to excess.
If there is a choice between having food in the fridge and alcohol, then alcohol wins hands down.
If you open a can of beer, then you only stop when you are physically unable to open any more due to either collapsing or falling asleep.
An alcoholic is a person, who hides all evidence of drinking, not for fear of being discovered and then having to accept that they drink to excess.
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[QUOTE=Taproot;4557651] It is humbling to think that my contribution is also helpful to you, too. QUOTE]
True! Actually - I wonder if making a concerted effort to help others isn't very beneficial in itself. That effort does, indeed, take the spotlight off yourself, and focus your attention on the root problems of addiction. (No pun intended.) Certainly 'mutually beneficial'.
Floyd.
True! Actually - I wonder if making a concerted effort to help others isn't very beneficial in itself. That effort does, indeed, take the spotlight off yourself, and focus your attention on the root problems of addiction. (No pun intended.) Certainly 'mutually beneficial'.
Floyd.
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