I'm glad that it worked for you. I've read RR and it didn't do a thing for
me. If I could have quit without some sort of emotional and spiritual
re-thinking, I would have. So would about ten million other people who died
attempting to just 'stop drinking and say no'

I'm not an AA-head to speak, but whatever works for one person is what they
need to do. There's gurus being born every day in India.

g


On 10/29/07 8:31 AM, in article
1193661071.862241.26130@v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.co m, "Vern" wrote:

> On Oct 10, 7:26 am, skylas...@gmail.com wrote:
>> I've been drinking for a while, about 16 years. > Curse this disease.
>> Thank you for listening.
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> Gary,
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> Here's from a post I did some time ago...been sober and living large
> since March....no meetings...no peer pressure......it works on self
> reliance......once you read the book you will understand !
>
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> There is nothing wrong with you !
>
> Until you can recognize that your mid-brain is controlling your upper
> brain (your intelligence, the real you) your will be hopelessly
> addicted. The mid-brain thinks that it needs alcohol as it needs air,
> food, or water. This is a natural function for the mid-brain (Beast)
> that it learned in early stages of drinking. There is no "disease" of
> alcoholism , only alcohol addiction.
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> The key is to recognize the "addictive voice" when the Beast is
> attempting to convince you that it needs a drink. A permanent
> comittment to "The Big Plan", that is to permanent abstinence quiets
> the Beast when you consciencely reafirm it to the Beast "I never
> drink
> ever". It then goes away as if a dog gets yelled at and whimpers.
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>
> A $13 book (Rational Recovery) my daughter bought me while in de-tox
> has changed my life.
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>
> AA's "One Day at a A Time" method perpetuates the addiction. Your are
> not powerless. Your upper brain can harness the Beast as a cowboy
> tames
> the bull.
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>
> http://www.rational.org/faq.html
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> I wish you luck !
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> ~ Vern
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