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Post by caressa on Jun 14, 2009 13:57:52 GMT -5
Alcohol was my coping tool. It was made me feel 10 feet tall and bullet proof. I laughed when I heard that phrase. It is an exaggeration, but then, that is what alcoholic do! Drink and exaggerate. It isn't about a drink it is about how many an hour. It isn't about a glass but a bottle. For me it was did I have over 20 or under 20 when I went to the Legion. It wasn't about one hour or a time out. It was about a day or how long did I go this time?
What I thought of as my best friend became my worst enemy. I could no longer drink safely. When I wanted to stop, I couldn't!
See the rest of quote in today's readings.
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Post by mr sluggo on Jun 20, 2009 12:16:04 GMT -5
I was just telling my father-in-law the other day about that. He asked me if I thought I could gey by without going to meetings. I said probably but the day I start to think I'm normal is when I'm in big trouble. My thinking is really screwy already and if I stop going to meetings watch out. Can you say train wreck? ;D
To quote Yoda from Return of the Jedi, "You have to unlearn all you have learned in order to truly flow with the force."
:edited for awful spelling
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Post by caressa on Jun 20, 2009 16:08:15 GMT -5
 I remember asking, "what do I need to change?" My reply was always the same, "Everything!" It took me a long time to see my disease. I compared the drinking and the actions until I started to identify with the feelings and thoughts behind them. I don't have a drinking problem today, I still have a thinking problem and that I why I continue to need this program. I have to work on my emotional sobriety every day. |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 20, 2016 19:59:07 GMT -5
Spirituality is a change in our attitude, sufficient to aid recovery according to the Big Book. It worked for me. Most of my problems were attitude problems and I had a lot of changing to do. Getting rid of the old to make room for the new. Cleansing my body, mind, and spirit. ![]() angelwinks.ca/images/kidpod/kidpod1069.jpg![]() |
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 23, 2021 6:21:13 GMT -5
Know when I need a meetiing. I start cusding everythi g in sight, especially my phone.
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I remember asking, "what do I need to change?" My reply was always the same, "Everything!"
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.