Posted by blueboy on September 24, 2007, at 15:55:02
In reply to legal substitute for acohol????, posted by Dragon Black on September 21, 2007, at 5:15:25
I went to AA and did other stuff for like 15 or 20 years, off and on. At one point I got so I'd have one or two beers every night and not even want any more. Then I fell off the edge and I had to have 1-2 pints of hard stuff every day. I started showing signs of liver and brain damage, cuts and bruises from falling down, shaking hands every morning. I went back to AA and I've been sober for about 3 1/2 years now.
IMO, you can't substitute another chemical for booze. You have to figure out how to cope with the addictive personality problem. It is such a huge blessing to be sober, I wake up every morning and thank God. Even with my depression and anxiety, I have this basic happiness that comes from sobriety and the lessons I learned getting sober.
I don't think I know everything about anything, including booze. I do know that the woman who started the "controlled drinking" AA-alternative society killed someone while driving drunk. I know everything else failed for me, and I know what AA gave to me is something I enjoy the hell out of and appreciate, every single day of my life.
Personally, I'd be dead now if it wasn't for that organization and it wouldn't have been a pretty death. I wish it had stuck 15 years earlier so I had back some of my health and money it cost me, but at least I didn't ever commit a felony.
Best of luck to you buddy. I'm sorry, I know you didn't want another AA story, LOL, but I just felt like I had to tell you what happened to me.
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