Saturday, August 05, 2006
A.A.: More About Alcoholism: Keep it Fresh
"Whatever that precise definition of the word may be, we call this plain insanity."
"... there was always the curious mental phenomenon that parallel with our sound reasoning there inevitably ran some insanely trivial excuse for taking the first drink."
Alcoholics Anonymous
More About Alcoholism
Page 37
Alcoholism is patient... I've heard it said at meetings that "my 'forgeter' works much better than my 'rememberer'." Alcoholism is constantly trying to erase bad memories associated with drinking from my memory and block the pain from my current thinking. If it's successful, it can then pervert a happy memory into creating nearly any justification for taking a drink. I use the tools of reading the Big Book, going to meetings, talking with other alcoholics (and blogging) as ways to keep my memories fresh.
With a clear head, it is baffling to understand how I could have ever let such a small thing (like a rainy day or a sunny day, feeling good or feeling sad, heavy traffic or open highways, etc., etc.) put my entire life at risk.
And it only takes one drink, the first drink, to set off a powerful compulsion within me to keep drinking.
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"... there was always the curious mental phenomenon that parallel with our sound reasoning there inevitably ran some insanely trivial excuse for taking the first drink."
Alcoholics Anonymous
More About Alcoholism
Page 37
Alcoholism is patient... I've heard it said at meetings that "my 'forgeter' works much better than my 'rememberer'." Alcoholism is constantly trying to erase bad memories associated with drinking from my memory and block the pain from my current thinking. If it's successful, it can then pervert a happy memory into creating nearly any justification for taking a drink. I use the tools of reading the Big Book, going to meetings, talking with other alcoholics (and blogging) as ways to keep my memories fresh.
With a clear head, it is baffling to understand how I could have ever let such a small thing (like a rainy day or a sunny day, feeling good or feeling sad, heavy traffic or open highways, etc., etc.) put my entire life at risk.
And it only takes one drink, the first drink, to set off a powerful compulsion within me to keep drinking.
Get the latest edition of:
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Services
aa addiction alcoholism recovery sponsornet substance abuse
# posted by Bill B. @ 11:49 PM 
