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Just wanted to share this....feel free to give me your thoughts.
Alcohol is Positively Negative
We drank for happiness and became depressed.
We drank for joy and became miserable.
We drank fir sociability and became argumentative.
We drank for sophistication and became obnoxious.
We drank for friendship and made enemies.
We drank for sleep and awakened without rest.
We drank for strength and felt weak.
We drank for "medicinally" and acquired health problems.
We drank for relaxation and got the shakes.
We drank for bravery and became afraid.
We drank to make conversation easier and slurred out speech.
We drank for freedom and became slaves
We drank to ease problems and watched them multiply
We drank to cope with life and invited death.
Alcohol is Positively Negative
We drank for happiness and became depressed.
We drank for joy and became miserable.
We drank fir sociability and became argumentative.
We drank for sophistication and became obnoxious.
We drank for friendship and made enemies.
We drank for sleep and awakened without rest.
We drank for strength and felt weak.
We drank for "medicinally" and acquired health problems.
We drank for relaxation and got the shakes.
We drank for bravery and became afraid.
We drank to make conversation easier and slurred out speech.
We drank for freedom and became slaves
We drank to ease problems and watched them multiply
We drank to cope with life and invited death.
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Dick Van Dyke’s path to sobriety was a turning point in his life and career. Here’s what happened:How He Got SoberStruggles and Realization: Van Dyke began drinking as a teenager, largely to cope with shyness and social anxiety. Alcohol made him feel more comfortable in social settings, but over time, his drinking spiraled out of control. By his mid-40s, he recognized that he had an addictive...
We drank for "medicinally" and acquired health problems.
Drink to feel sexy and become wretched.
Reminds me of the story of "The Professor and the Paradox" a story in the 2nd edition of the Big Book...
That story is in the book "Experience, Strength, and Hope" which is a compilation of the stories of the first 3 editions.
I believe I posted an excerpt some months back here.
Did you write this aka?
It does strike home in a lot of ways. Hope you enjoyed reading it.