What would you add to your life if you drank again?
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If I you drink again, what would you get that you don't get at the moment?
Free time.
Losing my job, getting divorced and becoming estranged from my family and friends would do that.
That would then give me a lot of time to engage in self pity which I would attempt to fix by drinking.
Then I would keep circling the drain, and my life would continue to get worse and worse. I don't know how this would all end, but I don't want to find out.
Free time.
Losing my job, getting divorced and becoming estranged from my family and friends would do that.
That would then give me a lot of time to engage in self pity which I would attempt to fix by drinking.
Then I would keep circling the drain, and my life would continue to get worse and worse. I don't know how this would all end, but I don't want to find out.
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Originally Posted by endlesspatience 
So I went to see my wise addiction councillor today. He asked me this question to ponder: If I you drink again, what would you get that you don't get at the moment? I had been explaining that even though most of my life is much better sober there are still times when I fantasise about drinking again.
I'm going to think about his question some more and let you have my answer soon.
I'm going to think about his question some more and let you have my answer soon.
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i agree with all of the posts here regarding the things i would lose. - i too would experience serious harm if i decided to pick up again. yuck.
i could only think of one actual gain, and its pretty petty. I could hold up my beer (at least in the company of those who don't know my deal) and say "see, i'm just like you! -a normal guy having a normal beer and letting my hair down!".
-told you it was petty...can't say i don't have feelings like that, though.
i could only think of one actual gain, and its pretty petty. I could hold up my beer (at least in the company of those who don't know my deal) and say "see, i'm just like you! -a normal guy having a normal beer and letting my hair down!".
-told you it was petty...can't say i don't have feelings like that, though.
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bitter experience teaches me absolutely nothing.....yet head tells me everything........
if I don't drink today I am a success.....
and I haven't.......thank the great spirit
van
if I don't drink today I am a success.....
and I haven't.......thank the great spirit
van
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Thanks for all of these great replies to my question. I think that I wanted to answer something like more confidence, fun, lose my inhibitions etc but actually I can see now with the benefit of some sober time that all of that is a bit of a delusion and certainly not a realistic view of my addiction to a poisonous drug.
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