>> Daily Reflections
>>
>> TOTAL ACCEPTANCE
>>
>> He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will
>> be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without
>> it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will
>> be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end.
>> ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152
>>
>> Only an alcoholic can understand the exact meaning of a
>> statement like this one. The double standard that held
>> me captive as an active alcoholic also filled me with
>> terror and confusion: "If I don't get a drink I'm going
>> to die," competed with "If I continue drinking it's
>> going to kill me." Both compulsive thoughts pushed me
>> ever closer to the bottom. That bottom produced a total
>> acceptance of my alcoholism - with no reservations
>> whatsoever - and one that was absolutely essential for
>> my recovery.
>
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>
> So, those who believe themselves to be alcoholics who
> argue/claim/suggest that it is not possible to recover from
> alcoholism, have not totally accepted their alcoholism ?
>
> JB

I don't think that's what it's saying. Isn't it just telling how so many
reach that final stage of bewilderment where there seemed to be no workable
solution? Some grab hold of the AA program - others die.

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