Wine can be very routine. There are probably some things that accompanied the drinking that you could step back from for a bit, like netflix and tv that could help the process.
The reason you keep relapsing is because you keep believing the BIG lie; that this time, everything will be okay. But it never is, is it?
In AA we call this the Insidious cycle of insanity.
From the Doctor's Opinion
Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. The sensation is so elusive that, while they admit it is injurious, they cannot after a time differentiate the true from the false. To them, their alcoholic life seems the only normal one. They are
restless, irritable and discontented
unless they can again experience the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinksādrinks which they see others taking with impunity. After they have succumbed to the desire again, as so many do, and the
phenomenon of craving
develops, they pass through the well-known stages of a spree, emerging remorseful, with a firm resolution not to drink again. This is repeated over and over, and unless this person can experience an
entire psychic change
there is very little hope of his or her recovery.ā
Can you relate to any of this???
This psychic change is acquired by attending AA meetings, getting a sponsor, and taking the 12 steps. When you do this, the promises will start to come true in your life.
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"One day at a time."
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Yea it is like a routine. I get home and shower and stuff then Iām like ok a glass. Then end up always overindulging
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What exactly is a psychic change?
Is it just the name for it? Because as far as a sponsor and taking the 12 steps Iām interested ?
Iād suggest reading page 30 of the AA big book. It will give you some direction I think. Itās easily googled
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Will do ! Thank you !
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I didn't write this but I think it's a great description.
Psychic Change
Alcoholism is a devastating disease that destroys lives. It can be a very difficult process for those suffering from addiction and their families, but there are ways to recover and get your life back on track.
A psychic change is whatās needed in order to achieve recovery and live a sober lifestyle. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous states that āa complete psychic changeā is needed for sobriety.
This means you have to completely adjust how you respond emotionally when facing difficulties, which will allow you to make better decisions about how you handle things going forward. Carl Jung said that this drastic emotional rearrangement was necessary in order for someone who suffers from alcoholism or any other type of addiction to experience a full recovery.
Dr. William Silkworth was an American medical doctor that specialized in treating alcoholics. Dr. Silkworth was Director of Drug and Alcohol Addictions at Charles B. Towns Hospital in the 1930s. It was one of the only hospitals at the time that treated alcoholism.
He treated more than 40,000 alcoholics. Silkworth suggested that alcoholics could recover if they could experience an entire psychic change.
āOn the other handāand strange as this may seem to those who do not understand ā once a psychic change has occurred, the very same person who seemed doomed, who had so many problems he despaired of ever solving them, suddenly finds himself easily able to control his desire for alcohol,ā Silkworth wrote in the Alcoholics Anonymous Doctorās Opinion
A psychic change gives you the ability to respond to life differently. It is the element in the 12 Steps that is referred to as a spiritual experience, a spiritual awakening, or an attitude adjustment.
All that is required is to take a simple attitude towards a higher power and take action on a few suggestions. These suggestions are the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Attitude is a big thing in recovery. The book states that if you take a certain attitude and follow simple suggestions you can have a sufficient spiritual experience that will bring about recovery.
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