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Posted by curtm on May 23, 2006, at 11:52:43
1) Fear of failing to quit drinking
2) Fear of coping without it
3) Fear of withdrawal
4) Treatment: burden on family
5) Treatment: black mark on me
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 23, 2006, at 12:51:11
In reply to 5 reasons I don't want to quit drinking, posted by curtm on May 23, 2006, at 11:52:43
> 1) Fear of failing to quit drinking
Is there anything else in your life that you are failing because you are drinking?
> 2) Fear of coping without it
Do you feel as if you are coping now?
> 3) Fear of withdrawal
Do you feel connected to your family and friends already?
> 4) Treatment: burden on family
Are you a burden on them because you are drinking?
> 5) Treatment: black mark on me
Do you think that the amount you drink isn't marking you already?
Lar
Posted by curtm on May 23, 2006, at 18:51:38
In reply to Re: 5 reasons I don't want to quit drinking » curtm, posted by Larry Hoover on May 23, 2006, at 12:51:11
Lar, it gives me a very special feeling when you reply to my posts. Somehow I predicted the replies would be in the form of a question. This would make an awesome Jeopardy category. "I'll take abusive drinking for 400, please."
This one I took particular notice to:
> > 3) Fear of withdrawal
> Do you feel connected to your family and friends already?I actually thought this one over a few times right before saying, "Duh. I get it."
You absolutely have the best way of provoking me into thinking more about myself. I can handle that.
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 23, 2006, at 19:21:05
In reply to Re: 5 reasons I don't want to quit drinking » Larry Hoover, posted by curtm on May 23, 2006, at 18:51:38
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 6:56:42
In reply to Re: 5 reasons I don't want to quit drinking » Larry Hoover, posted by curtm on May 23, 2006, at 18:51:38
> Lar, it gives me a very special feeling when you reply to my posts.
>
> You absolutely have the best way of provoking me into thinking more about myself. I can handle that.Thank you, curt. I appreciate the validation, very much. I was having a crappy moment last night, when I read your reply to me. I just squeezed out an acknowledgment.
Anyway, curt, it feels like I know you. Sometimes, you just meet people who you "get", almost instinctively. Well, you been got.
You've been in a rut, and part of that rut is asking the same questions over and over and over. I just figured it was time to change the questions. You can't get the answers you need until you start asking yourself the right questions.
Lar
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 7:50:32
In reply to Re: 5 reasons I don't want to quit drinking » curtm, posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 6:56:42
> Thank you, curt. I appreciate the validation, very much. I was having a crappy moment last night, when I read your reply to me. I just squeezed out an acknowledgment.
Oooopsy.
I meant to say that I had been in a crappy moment before I read your post, and all I could manage was a simple acknowledgement. It wasn't crappy because I read your message.
Sorry about the poor syntax.
Lar
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