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Join Date: Apr 2009
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Howdy, price.
You are describing an event that is posted about here every day. Someone makes a decision to stop drinking, hangs on tight for a while, and then drinks again. Over and over.
I could always make a decision to stop drinking. But I could never manage that decision. That's what being an alcoholic meant for me. I lacked the power to manage my decision to quit.
I tried it for years, price. Quitting over and over, but unable to stay quit.
The AA program of recovery explained alcoholism to me in terms I could relate to out of my own experience with repeatedly failing at staying quit. In the very first pre-chapter of AA's Big Book, the observation is made of the pattern of quitting, becoming restless irritable and discontent, going on a spree, emerging remorseful with a firm resolution to not drink again, and then drinking again. I think of that passage every time I see a 'day one again' post.
That observation also includes that unless these people can experience an entire psychic change, there is little hope of their recovery.
AA's 12 Steps are the actions I have found necessary to bring about that vital entire psychic change.
Once that happened, I've never drank since. It worked for me, and for every single person I've seen that does it.
Originally Posted by price 
I slipped. I am back at day one. I am an alcoholic.
I could always make a decision to stop drinking. But I could never manage that decision. That's what being an alcoholic meant for me. I lacked the power to manage my decision to quit.
I tried it for years, price. Quitting over and over, but unable to stay quit.
The AA program of recovery explained alcoholism to me in terms I could relate to out of my own experience with repeatedly failing at staying quit. In the very first pre-chapter of AA's Big Book, the observation is made of the pattern of quitting, becoming restless irritable and discontent, going on a spree, emerging remorseful with a firm resolution to not drink again, and then drinking again. I think of that passage every time I see a 'day one again' post.
That observation also includes that unless these people can experience an entire psychic change, there is little hope of their recovery.
AA's 12 Steps are the actions I have found necessary to bring about that vital entire psychic change.
Once that happened, I've never drank since. It worked for me, and for every single person I've seen that does it.
i've done my almost
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Price - way to go on posting here.
Why did you drink? Was it against your will? Once I really wanted to stop and I mean, really wanted to this time (many times before was purely lip service) I slipped a few times too and then it hit me like a ton of bricks...
I had to change who I was or the same me was going to drink again. Maybe this is true with you too?
Why did you drink? Was it against your will? Once I really wanted to stop and I mean, really wanted to this time (many times before was purely lip service) I slipped a few times too and then it hit me like a ton of bricks...
I had to change who I was or the same me was going to drink again. Maybe this is true with you too?
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Sorry about that Price. You too Julez.
Many of us fall a time or two - it's hard to change a life.
Look at what you've been doing and where you went wrong - think about what else you maybe need to be doing too.
Keep moving forward
D
Many of us fall a time or two - it's hard to change a life.
Look at what you've been doing and where you went wrong - think about what else you maybe need to be doing too.
Keep moving forward
D
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,444
Sorry about that Price. You too Julez.
Many of us fall a time or two - it's hard to change a life.
Look at what you've been doing and where you went wrong - think about what else you maybe need to be doing too.
Keep moving forward
D
Many of us fall a time or two - it's hard to change a life.
Look at what you've been doing and where you went wrong - think about what else you maybe need to be doing too.
Keep moving forward
D
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