What substantial changes are necessary
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Good topic. I'll add some of my own once I've had some serious sober time under my belt. Right now, I'm too newly sober to offer much sound advice; however, I will say that I'm coming to accept that I'm not giving anything up by not drinking; I'm not depriving myself of anything. And I am making some significant changes in my thinking and the way I view what should be considered a happy, fulfilling life.
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I had to accept that sometimes you have to just sit in uncomfortable feelings or situation. I had gotten so use to changing how I felt anytime i wanted to with alcohol. Hadn't experienced authentic emotions in years - everything was based upon my alcohol consumption or lack thereof.
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I had to be honest with myself.
not 'almost entirely honest'
not '99% honest'
(the above didn't work, or worked for a while and then didn't work and came back even worse than before)
I had to be completely and absolutely honest to myself, about myself.
What a great topic, thanks MIRecovery.
not 'almost entirely honest'
not '99% honest'
(the above didn't work, or worked for a while and then didn't work and came back even worse than before)
I had to be completely and absolutely honest to myself, about myself.
What a great topic, thanks MIRecovery.
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Originally Posted by StayStrong33 
I had to accept that sometimes you have to just sit in uncomfortable feelings or situation. I had gotten so use to changing how I felt anytime i wanted to with alcohol. Hadn't experienced authentic emotions in years - everything was based upon my alcohol consumption or lack thereof.
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