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Addiction & Recovery

applegrove

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1. Accepting that feeling of powerlessness was a bingo moment for me in my quit

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 06:43 PM

Jul 2013

of alcohol. I accepted that I had no will when it came to any type of alcohol. And I gave up the idea that I could ever have a sip. I just gave up. Handed the power over to my ancestors and nature. You may be headed for a breakthrough tonight my friend. It does feel good to be quit. It really does.

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I've been (mostly) good this week [View all] Taverner Jul 2013 OP

Accepting that feeling of powerlessness was a bingo moment for me in my quit applegrove Jul 2013 #1

I hand my power to science. They'll find a cure if anyone can. Taverner Jul 2013 #2

Reminds me of a joke... Electric Monk Jul 2013 #4

LOL Taverner Jul 2013 #5

It works best if you grind up 5 to 10 pills and snort it n/t progree Aug 2013 #6

The feeling of powerlessness, and yet Ilsa Jul 2013 #3