>>>Step 1. Don't buy liquor.
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>>>After which, there is no step 2.
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>>It would really be terrific if it was that simple. Guiding principles from a Cracker Jack box. What you're missing or refusing to see is that there is a biochemical element as well as an ingrained psychological element. It isn't something that can be swatted away so lightly.
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>Very true. Your body becomes dependent on alcohol.
>It is a very tough fight and one that you really don't win, but you can control it. It's when you start having negative thoughts, you lose.
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>Keep fighting Mike... don't stop!
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I'm not. Thanks.

>>And idiot can go out and buy liquor in minutes' time. Saying don't do it is no recipe for a cure. The urge has to be extinguished, both physically and mentally.
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>... and spiritually? :)
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You know I'm not there with the spiritual thing. I envy those of you who are. For me it's like trying to convince myself the sun rises in the west.

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>>You've always been one of my favorites here but I think you are badly wrong in this case. Maybe it's something only the afflicted can truly understand. Be thankful you aren't one of us.