Post by caressa222 on Feb 2, 2018 23:53:55 GMT -5
Alkiespeak - Book - Quote
I didn't become an alcoholic because I drank too much. I drank too much because I'm an alcoholic. - Unknown origin.
I didn't become an alcoholic because I drank too much. I drank too much because I'm an alcoholic. - Unknown origin.
My dad and my ex couldn't walk a straight line, they kept falling down. I was the one who took them home or put them to bed. My son said he never saw me drunk, which means he never saw me sober. He still in today, swears he has never met anyone yet who could drink like I did. He said, "Mother there were days you drank all day. I wish I could drink the way you did." This is about the woman who claimed to not be an alcoholic. It didn't help when I got to AA and guys said, "I spilled more than you drank." Another guy said, "If I drank like you, I would still be out there."
It wasn't just the alcohol I came to realize. I was given Valium at the age of 16. Many years ago I was put on it for my Fibromyalgia. I did not abuse it and took it is a smaller quantity from when I was in addiction, but I have come off of it, and as a result, I am in a lot of pain.
It is one day at a time. Just for today, I choose not to use. I use to like getting things going, and say, "Am I an alcoholic because I am an addict," or am I "An addict because I am an alcoholic. it doesn't matter. I know that just for today, I choose not to use people, places, and things to the best of my ability and that includes me.