The Blue Book Problems With Alcohol

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I always wondered why people would want to hear my stories, and then I read this line. Our personal stories and how we recover can pass on the message that other people who are sick and suffering need to hear. There was a tremendous urge to cease forever. Yet we found it impossible. This is the baffling feature of alcoholism as we know it — this utter inability to leave it alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish.

This one is a perfect description of when the obsession of the drink enthralls you. 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. We all believe alcohol is fun to begin with, but it takes hold of us, so much so that we cannot differentiate a true reality from our false reality. We believe our alcoholic life is the only one we want, deserve, or need.

This says it all. I remember when I read this line for the first time. Attempting to control my drinking was what I had been doing unsuccessfully for years. So we had to get down to causes and conditions. This line always resonates so well with me. Alcohol was but a symptom for me. I can remember always feeling that anything I had in life was never good enough for me. I was always on the search for something — whether it was a party, a friendship, a man etc.

Knowing this cause and the conditions surrounding my drinking has been transformational in my recovery. This line was also life-changing for me. Acceptance and surrender are popular themes in recovery and now I understand why. If I want peace and serenity, I must accept everything as is, not wish it was different. I always assumed I would never be able to relate to another alcoholic. I also learned that addiction is not a moral failing and that it can affect anyone. We missed the reality and the beauty of the forest because we were diverted by the ugliness of some of its trees.

This is my favorite line in the Big Book. I was extremely intolerant when I was drinking, yet I was the first to point out intolerance in others.

The second part of this line is also loaded with significance. I think this is a world view a lot of us hold until we are able to see the bigger picture. There is beauty in the battle of addiction. When I am unwilling to do the right thing, I become restless, irritable, and discontent. It is always my choice.

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For many of us, alcohol has been our solution for as long as we can remember. The beauty of recovery is that we learn inner peace does not come from external sources, it comes from within. The way we obtain it is through doing the right thing, which is always our choice. How lucky are we that in recovery we have choices? Its words and interpretations are left up to the reader to use as they choose. The Big Book has given me that comfort and the push to move forward. You can find Kelly on Linkedin and Twitter.

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