What phony line did your Addiction try to feed you today?
 

What phony line did your addiction whisper to you today? What is your answer back?

Today my addiction tried to tell me that I can't meet new people and still not drink.
I answered: That day isn't here, and when it is, you are not welcome. In fact, you're not welcome any day, so get out!

no phoney lines from me, but I love your sig EQ :)

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I haven't heard anything lately, but it used to throw some good ones on me. One of the craziest was "Maybe you're meant to live your life as a practicing alcoholic as a part of your spiritual journey." huh?? :groan

I like the signature line too! It brings to mind another funny line from the Batman show, "Let's leave discretely - through the window."

My mental obsession keeps me on my toes - today it was, "Hey, you're not counting days. You don't know how many days. So, there's no real KNOWN record to break. So, you can break it."...snort....

My addiction tells me daily that I wasn't as out of control as I really was and if I just find that mythical way to "moderate" I will finally figure it out.

Even typing that reminds me how cunning and evil my addiction is. It fights very diirty and will use any means necessary to try to win. Cunning and baffling indeed.

Maybe if you take a month off from drinking, you can go back to it once in awhile.

I still am having maybe 2-3 significant cravings a day but don't believe a lot of the grand narrative stuff that it tries to feed me. no friends, no fun, etc.

"You don't feel any better since you quit, so why not give me another shot."

"Your air conditioner is suddenly not working, and it sure is hot in here. Wouldn't a cold beer be nice? Just this once, it'll be fixed tomorrow and back on the wagon you go!"

I'm having a Snapple instead, and the urge settled right down.

Great thread EQ

And I think a great exercise in identifying how our AV tries to manipulate....and how we counteract.

EQ, I think your posts prompt great thinking....sometimes we may think that we're just answering a simple question that you pose, but I believe it does some great underlying therapeutic work for us :)

So thank you

Yep, this is the line my alcoholic mind feeds me regularly. Even when I hear people relapsing after 5, 10, 15 years of sobriety, that mind says--"that's not you." I *know* it is me. That "other guy" in me keeps wanting to belie it.

I think now, though, I have a secure, safe place deep down where the truth can live.

Today my addiction almost had me convinced that I could have just one drink. Nobody else would know and how bad could it be? I almost believed it. The fact of the matter is, one drink is NEVER enough, I would be that person that would KNOW that I did it and as far as how bad it could be goes, I also know it's NEVER good. Me and booze = BAD news.
Guess what addiction? Screw you! I will not let you win! I have made it 36 days, today and tomorrow will be yet another battle won. One day at a time.

Still learning how to navigate on this site. Sorry!

Havent heard it in awhile. Daily AA meetings and prayer helps. I have to be on my toes when it comes back though

Telling me I'll never last long term.

Mine was very sneaky today. First time it tried in a week. Went to lunch with friends who were drinking, I was fine no AV. Then they had a drink before the movie an I smelled the mint in a mojito, AV said "you can just chew on the mint from his glass". I Disengaged and drank my diet coke.

A small bottle of wine will help to not overeat...right?

Yeah, I hear this one in my head every single day.

my loving wife is out of town at a yoga retreat. My AV said that historically I can tie one one tonight. finally, I stayed here and met that line of thought head on. My wife being gone should be an excuse to better myself as a man when she gets back. not clean up and hide empties and pretend that I did something other than drink. I used to listen to the moderation lie. thank god thats over. now I can at least tackle the real deal.

"Maybe in a couple of years." Yeah, right.

My addiction has been telling me that i really don't need to go to meetings or find a home group. I've been doing great with very minimal cravings so why should i bother looking for a meeting? Oh, and no need to really get back to working the Steps. The meetings and my other Step work has served it's purpose. I'm cured. I know i can't drink and i'm not at risk so life is fine and i should just go on my merry way.

And get complacent...

Yeah...i see what it's doing there. I'm hitting a meeting tomorrow and i'm not stopping until i find a home group.

too bad we can't bottle up the soil when we hit bottom/reach the point of understanding. the future is the best ammunition for my addiction. for instance, if I am to quit soon, lets go out with a bang. I was going to quit soon years ago. somehow, that lie of one last bang kept it going. no more.

Amazing how we can deflate those crazy thoughts by simply saying them out loud. It takes so much power away from them.

Good luck on finding a home group! There's one out there that has a seat with your name on it.

I found myself in the same stupid, oft repeated situations at work...I thought to myself, "well, sobriety hasn't made life easier" and then I said "but it hasn't made it worse!" Active addiction made it worse, and worse and worse, and just when I thought it couldn't get any worse...worse.

I guess sobriety wins!

'It's Saturday, everyone is drinking, it's only one night '. Yeh right :(

'just a few tonight wont hurt you, you can start sobriety tomorrow just as well'

along with visions of sitting on the porch with drink/smoke in hand.

Thankfully I decided to go work out instead. I feel great! Had a healthy snack now Im goin to bed :)

Not today, but "You were a nicer person when you were drunk" is one of her favourites.
Singing a few lines from (the first verse of) Comfortably Numb was another thing she liked to do. Telling me that "No. You don't have a problem. You've not been giving in to the cravings... So, how's about a drink, huh?"
At least I'm aware of her now. Looking back, I heard her before and didn't know it. Spent time arguing with her. And lost.

How well are you doing?!!!
Congratulations....you've earned a drink...

NO one will know

you've quit this long, and you can do it again