tried being sober many times ,failed this year
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: CT
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Amit, the choice is yours to make, you are not defined by the circumstances or people around you -> opportunities to drink. It is a good first step that you can give up for a week or a little longer but being a dry drunk will only last so long. Alcohol is beyond lifting the glass, it plays with your mind and latches on like a fish hook ... my experience and listening to others is that you also need to 'get your head on straight' and this can take many forms = many support groups and FELLOWSHIPS who do not judge. Like you, I said no AA as I am Buddhist in philosophy BUT after I ended up in the ER ... I had nothing to lose... guess what,it helped and was the start I needed. Since then I have been part of more secular groups but I still go to the meetings as there is a shared understanding... particularly when you go for the first time and even better the second, when they are happy to see you and that you have returned and continue to make the choice of recovery. Everyone is different, pride and ego fueled by alcohol can stop us from admitting that we are powerless. There is life, fun and laughter after alcohol, as you can see by many of the wise souls in SR ! Try it, see what happens....
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