Alcoholism Support Group

Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

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okiyoe1 12/03/2009

The thoughts that come before having a slip seems to be partly sub- conscious. And yet it is likely that at least part of these thoughts get into our consciousness. An idle thought connected with drinking casually pops into our mind.That is the crucial moment.Will i harbor that thought for even one moment or will i banish it from my mind at once.? If i let it stay . it may develop into a daydream.I may begin to see a cool glass of beer or a Manhattan cocktail in my mind's eye. If I allow the daydream to stay in my mind, it may lead to a decision, however unconscious, to take a drink.Then i am headed for a slip. Do I let myself daydream?
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CoogeeMum 12/03/2009

If I didn't acknowledge those thoughts consciously they would stay in the back of my mind for quite some time. Risky, most definately since what the mind expects, it most likely will find. With acknowledgment I'd remind myself why I don't drink, and the more I practiced, the sooner they became less frequent and easier to piss off.

deleted_user 12/03/2009

aflas......i have my best thoughts while partaking.....i only wish they over flowed to my sober life.

thoughts? i have thoughts but i consider them "wants"

i want to marry a woman and her family..............i want to eat my lunch in a church (alone).............i want to anonymously provide ...........i want to apologize to everyone i've done wrong. i want to accept the fact that i am who i am.....flaws included.

we all have thoughts that rekindle the memories, some good, some bad.

i am just selfish................i want.

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