. When i woke up one day from the un-conscious cycle of drinking, I realized I had to stop and went to a shrink. That kind doctor gave me medication to arrest the intake but looking at my history he recommended I take a spiritual approach and wanted me to try AA. He is one of the few doctors like Dr. Silkworth who understand only spirituality can help the drunks. Modern intellectuals think we can beat this age old disease but the drunks know we can't. So, we keep drinking and when we reach a point of hopelessness, we end up in AA, last house in the block. Entering AA i later learned is just a small piece of the puzzle. Then I was lucky to land on some free workshops freely available on the internet that walks us thru the book called alcoholics anonymous. Then I learned the monster we are fighting against. First thing i learned was about the obsession of the mind concept that always lead us a drink and then when we take that 1 drink, we trigger the phenomenon called craving. For example after prolonged absence, i will con my wife into having a Pint of Fosters and only that. I would start that, then get into that vicious cycle of putting another and another....The next day, i wouldn't con but come home drunk.Tallone, I totally appreciate and welcome all your thoughts in writing. Your real-life reflections and many of your strategies are encouraging to me, like your connecting with old friends and helping neighbors. Of course, we all share our life and progress in different ways and from different perspectives - since we are all unique (a wonderful thing!). I hope it's going well with you, and you will post again. How did your weekend go?
