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I've had lots of chances, but
just when things started looking good I get that craving for whiskey and
foul up.
Ira Hayes
Pima
I do not hold with those who
believe that alcoholism is entirely a problem of mental control. I have
had many men who had, for example, worked for a period of months on some
problem or business deal which was to be settled on a certain date,
favorably to them. They took a drink a day or so prior to the
date, and then the phenomenon of craving at once became paramount to
all other interests so that the important appointment was not met. These
men were not drinking to escape; they were drinking to overcome a craving
beyond their mental control.
"The Doctor's Opinion"- Big
Book pgs. xxix & xxx
Reprinted with permission
A.A.W.S. Here is the fellow who has been
puzzling you, especially in his lack of control. He does absurd,
incredible, tragic things while drinking. He is a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde. He is seldom mildly intoxicated. He is always more or less insanely
drunk. His disposition while drinking resembles his normal nature but
little. He may be one of the finest fellows in the world. Yet let him
drink for a day, and he frequently becomes disgustingly, and even
dangerously antisocial. He has a positive genius for getting tight at
exactly the wrong moment, particularly when some important decision must
be made or engagement kept. He is often perfectly sensible and well
balanced concerning everything except liquor, but in that respect he is
incredibly dishonest and selfish. He often possesses special abilities,
skills, and aptitudes, and has a promising career ahead of him. He uses
his gifts to build up a bright outlook for his family and himself, and
then pulls the structure down on his head by a senseless series of
sprees.
Big Book pg.
21
Reprinted with permission
A.A.W.S.
Great Spirit, just
for today, help us to walk the path of right
thinking.
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