Posted by blueboy on August 21, 2007, at 12:05:44
In reply to Re: Alcohol - Addiction - HELP, posted by nolegirl23 on April 3, 2007, at 18:14:45
> Thanks, I have thought about AA, but then I get scared about the thought of NEVER drinking again, never ever, not one drink..
> It scares me.You don't have to stop drinking to go to an AA meeting. In fact, if you decide you are an alcoholic and get into the program, as a rule, your goal will probably be not to drink for 24 hours.
The negative reaction that alcoholics have to the "thought of never drinking again" is a major barrier to recovery and a healthy, productive life. It's one of the many traps that you can learn to avoid, if and when you decide you are powerless over alcohol and want to do something about it.
Those corny, cliched little catch phrases like "one day at a time" really rubbed me the wrong way at my first AA meeting. Then I woke up.
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