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Old 07-05-2013, 08:21 PM
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because it has become habit and my AV tells me so, but then I soon realize that I have missed out on 3 years of living a sober life and I'm truly scared of letting more years slip by
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Old 07-05-2013, 08:29 PM
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because amaretto smells delicious, but then I remember alcohol makes me act like a delinquent.
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Old 07-31-2013, 06:47 PM
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because it allowed me to spend large amounts of time relaxing but then I remember I did not live up to my responsibilities and my life became a living hell of a prison. And that it has taken me 18 months to get this far and I still haven't fixed all the problems that 12 years of drunken laziness created.
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Old 08-20-2013, 06:52 PM
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Sometimes I am wistful for drinking because I feel so stressed,....
but then I remember that NONE of the progress I've made would have happened
without me choosing complete alcohol abstinence and nothing less.
And I wouldn't trade the progress of the last year and a half for anything....
Let alone a stupid drink!
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because it's the only thing that ever killed my physical pain, but then I soon realize that killing the pain with alcohol is only a temporary thing and actually makes the pain worse in the long run.
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Old 12-11-2013, 12:30 AM
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I'm lonely and used to drink as company,
but then I remember this anxiety wnd loneliness won't be solved by alcohol
as it needs to be solved by action.
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Old 12-12-2013, 07:12 AM
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Somedays I am wistful for alcohol because the weather is shining, and I believe there is nothing better than that first cold beer taste. I then look at the receipts building up in my drawer reminding me of the amount I spend, I look at the grey sacks under my eyes.....I then still become wistful because I try to justify the grey circles, puffy face, general health decline in lack of sleep and a lack of water. IN part, the water is in someway true.........but, really, compared to two years ago, I shouldn't look like I am.

Thanks for starting a great thread topical LP
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Old 03-02-2014, 09:35 PM
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol
because i think I need it to relax
but then I soon realize that drinking isnt actually a true relaxation,
because it just numbs me out
and when it wears off I will just feel tense again.
I need a real solution mot a make believe one.
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because for a few hours I can forget how bad I feel.
Then I realize that it was the alcohol that made me feel bad in the first place.
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I am anxious . Then I realize that alcohol will make my anxiety 10x worse tomorrow.
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Old 03-02-2014, 10:38 PM
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I want to use it to stop worrying, but then I realize that alcohol was at the root of 90% of my stress and worry.
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Old 06-07-2014, 07:30 PM
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Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol
because I am lonely
and alcohol was like a friend....

but then I remember it was an abusive relationship
that isolated me from friends and family
and taught me to think I was a worthless person
and told me i was helpless to change
and not worth the trouble.
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