Out of the box thinking
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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Out of the box thinking
When I was young I really liked drinking. I liked the way it made me feel, so I did it a lot. Persistently using an addictive substance had a predictable result - I became addicted.
I didn't realize I was addicted at first. I just thought I still liked drinking.
Over several decades I made innumerable decisions to drink instead of doing other things. I skipped taking classes to get the career I wanted. I skipped evenings out with friends. I skipped family functions. Sometimes I skipped work. I had to lie to family and friends about how much I was drinking so they wouldn't have to worry about me. I hid it. I went to different stores so the cashiers wouldn't know. The list goes on and on.
Eventually it seemed all of my actions were based in some measure on how they impacted my ability to drink. I was essentially living in a teeny tiny box. A drinking box of my own making.
A couple of years ago I broke out of that box. It was an amazing sensation. Better than any drink I ever had.
I have a few more tasks on my honey-do list today, then I have some free time. You know what I am going to do?
Anything I want.
Because I can.
To all my new friends who are still looking for answers:
You can do this.
I didn't realize I was addicted at first. I just thought I still liked drinking.
Over several decades I made innumerable decisions to drink instead of doing other things. I skipped taking classes to get the career I wanted. I skipped evenings out with friends. I skipped family functions. Sometimes I skipped work. I had to lie to family and friends about how much I was drinking so they wouldn't have to worry about me. I hid it. I went to different stores so the cashiers wouldn't know. The list goes on and on.
Eventually it seemed all of my actions were based in some measure on how they impacted my ability to drink. I was essentially living in a teeny tiny box. A drinking box of my own making.
A couple of years ago I broke out of that box. It was an amazing sensation. Better than any drink I ever had.
I have a few more tasks on my honey-do list today, then I have some free time. You know what I am going to do?
Anything I want.
Because I can.
To all my new friends who are still looking for answers:
You can do this.
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 409
Thank you! The last few days I have been asking if I can do this? The answer is yes obviously but then the question do I want to do this pops up. I was living in a tiny drinking box also and I don't want to go back! Great job!
A Day at a Time
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Grand Rapids MI
Posts: 6,435
So many wonder if there's life without alcohol when in reality there was no life with it. When we find a new freedom and new happiness in sobriety we realize we weren't living all we were doing is working life in around our drinking.
Great post and so true
Great post and so true
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