When I first started out on this journey, I was kind of envious about other drinkers. They could do what I couldn’t do. They were still getting drunk when they wanted to… I couldn’t. They could “relax” with their favourite tipple… I couldn’t. They could do what everyone else was doing… I couldn’t. And worst of all, they looked at me with pity. They looked at me as if there was something wrong with me… Like I was the one with the problem 🙂
It didn’t take me too long to realise what was going on. My mind was playing silly buggers with me. The habit part of my mind was trying to get me to go back to my old behaviours. That was the easiest thing to do, despite the fact that it was slowly killing me and killing most other parts of my life.
After a while, you start to see the behaviours in other people for what they really are, addictions! You see it everywhere and with every drinker… The only thing that differentiates the drinkers is the level of alcohol consumption…
Now, I am so thankful to all other drinkers for showing me some very valuable lessons.
Until next time…
Onwards and Upwards!
kevin, i would just like to thank you so much,its been over two months now since i have been with no booze. I have watched so many of your videos, and taken so much information in. For example today i went to see all my drunk buddies, sometimes you just need guy friends to shoot the shit with. Of course 99 percent of my friends are drunks, i guess you can say i’m the odd ball. A certain line always pops in my head that you have talked about, quote you have to go through some discomfort to get off the booze, Gosh that is so true, but so worth it, i just can’t tell you how much better i feel, and how my mental state is so much better, i’m feeling stronger everyday. Kevin i really don’t think my friends will ever stop drinking, i hope i’m wrong, because life is so good without that poison.
Best regards
John