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Addiction & Recovery

Taverner

(55,476 posts) Fri Jul 12, 2013, 06:38 PM Jul 2013

I've been (mostly) good this week [View all]

Finally tapering off the Xanax and can't wait to be off that. That stuff makes me feel like shit.

But if you put a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black in front of me, damn skippy I would drink that.

It's a very good thing I don't have one.

But it's scary - it's a feeling of powerlessness.

All I can do is avoid it at this time.

If you want to lose weight, don't buy oreos

If you want to stop drinking, don't buy booze

So that in moments like these, my laziness and procrastination can actually be assets for a change

Serenity to all

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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