Abstinence
“The only relief we have to suggest is entire abstinence.”
[The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition, p. xxx, The Doctor’s Opinion.]
I have a mental obsession and a physical allergy. Before I was recovered, I constantly thought about when and where I could get drunk again. I also have a physical allergy to alcohol. Once alcohol enters my body, the phenomenon of craving sets in. A craving so strong that most of the time, regardless of how much willpower, I lose control of my ability to say no to the next drink, and the next…
If I had an allergy to peanuts, causing swelling and potentially death, why would I eat that first peanut?
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