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Re: Need help for alcoholic friend
I'm 28 years off the booze,I credit no Religion/Religious group......I credit AA and myself.....that genius wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:07 am I briefly worked with people on drugs/excess alcohol, and the ones that got off and stayed off usually credited some kind of religious thing
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Re: Need help for alcoholic friend
I hope she seeks help personally and personally takes responsibility for her recovery
transference isn't healthy nor is detachment from reality
the booze crutch doesn't need replaced with another
best of luck to you both
transference isn't healthy nor is detachment from reality
the booze crutch doesn't need replaced with another
best of luck to you both
"Tolerance towards intolerance is cowardice"
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thats exactly whats needed,I can tell you know less than zero about addiction.....another feckin theoretician by the sound of it....
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I've seen trainspottingpeppermintpaddy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:56 amthats exactly whats needed,I can tell you know less than zero about addiction.....another feckin theoretician by the sound of it....
stay nasty
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If you haven’t seen it watch Requiem for a Dream. Bloody haunting movie.chorlton wrote:I've seen trainspottingpeppermintpaddy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:56 amthats exactly whats needed,I can tell you know less than zero about addiction.....another feckin theoretician by the sound of it....
stay nasty
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the booze still has a certain control over you if you had to stop it completely.peppermintpaddy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2017 6:58 pmI'm 28 years off the booze,I credit no Religion/Religious group......I credit AA and myself.....that genius wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:07 am I briefly worked with people on drugs/excess alcohol, and the ones that got off and stayed off usually credited some kind of religious thing
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People who credit themselves usually go back to it.
Isn't that the point, Beerinthemorning, you stop it completely because you know if you start it has won?
Isn't that the point, Beerinthemorning, you stop it completely because you know if you start it has won?
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More people quit addictions than maintain them, and they do so on their own
https://www.psychologytoday.com/article ... ddiction-0
but what would I know.....
https://www.psychologytoday.com/article ... ddiction-0
but what would I know.....
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nah.that genius wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:33 pm People who credit themselves usually go back to it.
Isn't that the point, Beerinthemorning, you stop it completely because you know if you start it has won?
you got to master your high.
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Re: Need help for alcoholic friend
I have great respect for people who can give it up after years of drinking to excess.Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:14 pmnah.that genius wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:33 pm People who credit themselves usually go back to it.
Isn't that the point, Beerinthemorning, you stop it completely because you know if you start it has won?
you got to master your high.
I recently finally gave up smokes after 40+ years and it is good .
BITM dont put shit on someone who has managed to combat the illness that is alcoholism, respect them.
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