Why I drink
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Originally Posted by Flynbuy 
For me, it simply took time to get progressively worse. Initially there was enjoyment. As I aged and the problem worsened denial set in. Overcoming that denial lead me to the understanding I indeed had developed a problem - which lead me to the willingness and desire to stop, and stay stopped.
Listing your reasons is all good. Your last statement fishinainteasy, is the most critical - I will not drink today because I want to change. THAT is the key
Glad you're here, Good thread!!
FlyN
Listing your reasons is all good. Your last statement fishinainteasy, is the most critical - I will not drink today because I want to change. THAT is the key
Glad you're here, Good thread!!
FlyN
tell me there are no reasons just excuses and that hurts me as i want a reason so i can play the victim and justify picking up a drink again
thankfully i had all that type of thinking knocked out of me and got brought into the real world of brutal honesty and i have to be that way for me otherwise i will find a good enough reason / excuse to drink
so for me there are no reasons to drink just plenty of excuses
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I drink because of the death of the recent death of my child
I drink because I'm lonely
I drink because I'm anxious and depressed
I drink because I'm a master at stuffing my feelings
I drink because it makes me not feel any pain
I drink because of the death of the recent death of my child
I drink because I'm lonely
I drink because I'm anxious and depressed
I drink because I'm a master at stuffing my feelings
I drink because it makes me not feel any pain
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Originally Posted by SarahB60
New here!
I drink because of the death of the recent death of my child
I drink because I'm lonely
I drink because I'm anxious and depressed
I drink because I'm a master at stuffing my feelings
I drink because it makes me not feel any pain
I drink because of the death of the recent death of my child
I drink because I'm lonely
I drink because I'm anxious and depressed
I drink because I'm a master at stuffing my feelings
I drink because it makes me not feel any pain
i am a single parent and had to look after my other kids as well as cope with my loss of my son he was only 16
but i never drank on it as it was just an excuse that i would of used to justify me to drink and gain everyone's sympathy and it just isn't that way for me anymore can you imagine how my other kids would have had to cope with not only losing there brother but also having to try to look after a drunken dad as well
lucky for me it never came to it thanks to the very hard grounding i have had in aa
i have had to change the way i look at things and get hard on myself if i am ever going to change
there is no reason to drink just excuses that i can use to justify a drink
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Originally Posted by SarahB60
New here!
I drink because of the death of the recent death of my child
I drink because I'm lonely
I drink because I'm anxious and depressed
I drink because I'm a master at stuffing my feelings
I drink because it makes me not feel any pain
I drink because of the death of the recent death of my child
I drink because I'm lonely
I drink because I'm anxious and depressed
I drink because I'm a master at stuffing my feelings
I drink because it makes me not feel any pain
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Montana
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Originally Posted by LeeJane
I drank because I got myself physically addicted to it and so used any excuse that was convenient at the time to drink to black out each day.
Originally Posted by soberclover
It was interesting for me to read this entire thread and I could think of more examples of how my life has improved vs. the reasons why I drank. Perhaps it is because I have been able to put some time under my belt. Granted I should never be too far from remembering the reasons/consequences of my drinking, but for me, I need to stay closer and more focused on the positives of not drinking and how much my life has improved. It must be like the glass being half full or half empty; it depends on a persons perspective. Great thought provoking thread!
So sorry for your loss Sarah and desypete
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