Yes, that's the "ism" in alcoholism. There is nothing logical about it, all the drinking I did and harms caused counted for nothing while I pursued the next drink, still seeing it as my "answer" to change the way I felt and avoid the consequence of my actions under the influence.

At one point my desire to find sobriety overwhelmed my desire to drink. It gave me a window of opportunity in which to take some action and get well. I am grateful for every single day of sobriety now.

I have a friend who tells this story at meetings. He was sober for 6 years and seemed to be doing quite well for himself, walked by a bar and thought he would go inside with the idea that he would have just 2 drinks and leave. After 6 years of being sober, he thought he could handle 2 drinks.

Long story short, those two drinks turned into many, for some reason and he was drunk for the next 15 years before he got sober again.

That's the nature of this disease. It can sneak up on you when you least expect it to. I have to keep that in mind at all times.

God Bless!

Both comments are oh so true. I wrote earlier on Missy's post about a friend that was sober for a long time (multiple years) and drank last weekend. He was at my Saturday meeting this morning. That is what keeps me coming back, I know it can happen to me too and I'm scared shitless.

Thanks
Confused

Yes it is. I've also got a friend, who has two little boys, who has been sober three years longer than I (till two weeks ago).
He drank out of what he calls "complacency." He stopped doing the things he used to do to get and stay sober. Slowly. And a week after new years a friend called him to come shoot darts in his garage. that friend offered him a beer and without a second thought he drank it. Had two more and went home. No big deal. Two nights later was stumbling drunk, passed out in his living room and threw up. His boys saw this. He's back in the program and working on a day at a time.
Scared the heck out of me. He's smarter than I am, had more sobriety, seemed to have a great program. But by the grace of God go I. And I don't know if I have another sobering up in me:-(

And Patient nooooooooo :))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjT71N4PGM

I Know I Know who asked LMAO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obAtn6I5rbY

Baffling for sure....cunning (evil) for sure.
I don't get it...I feel so good sober..and it creeps into me and I give in..thinking I can win.

Nope..no winning...cunning, baffling and SUPER POWERFUL

Yah I hear YOU:)))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4prFmbjZ7M