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Addiction & Recovery

Iggo

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1. That's the thing.

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 12:40 PM

Sep 2012

I know if I give in, I'll probably survive. But I'll lose everything I've worked for over the last fifteen years eleven months and two-and-a-half weeks. That's some powerful incentive. I've rebuilt my life and I'm not going to destroy it again.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Electric Monk Sep 2012 OP

That's the thing. Iggo Sep 2012 #1

some days it's one heartbeat at a time NMDemDist2 Sep 2012 #2

Writing it down did help some, and I also got to a good meeting yesterday and again this afternoon Electric Monk Sep 2012 #3

that's the ticket NMDemDist2 Sep 2012 #4

Sponsor Old Codger Sep 2012 #5

There comes a time for each of us when we can't get anyone on the phone, there are no meetings, Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #6

How ya doin now? Flying Squirrel Feb 2013 #7

Well enough that I think I'll delete the OP now so this thread can just sink. Electric Monk Feb 2013 #8