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"At first, a sober life seems unnatural."
—Addiction center Web site
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Peace dividends with loved ones after finding sobriety from alcohol can keep you motivated.
But never imagine that sobriety can control the feelings and emotions of other people.
- It doesn't matter how strong a person you feel after weeks or months or even years without a drink.
- Judgments and slights from family and friends and co-workers will still cut deep.
It's easy to let a minor dispute grow into a cage brawl over frayed emotions and burning resentments. 🕯🧯
These are tense moments for alcoholics.
Do we flee to the bar? Why not? Life is meaningless.
On many occasions, I've exploited arguments with girlfriends and family feuds to justify drinking.
Perhaps it's no surprise then that relapse among alcoholics is maddeningly common. Cravings creep and keep creeping and creepy crawl all over everywhere you go.
- Addiction is mystifying for anyone trying to rationally comprehend it.
Why would anyone guzzle vodka in their closet at 6:30 am to begin a Monday?
The answer is contained in our eternally perplexing and shadowy minds. There, psychologists and behavioral scientists make a distinction between rational and irrational decision-making.
Let's think like scientists to understand this better.
Cast aside your cultural definition of "irrational" for a moment. Rational thoughts in psychology refer to decisions built upon logic and evidence and a careful look at the facts.
Irrational thinking, on the other hand, is often fueled by stereotypes, cognitive biases, unfounded assumptions, and illogical conclusions.
- A rational person would make plans before quitting a job. An irrational person would quit impulsively in a storm of feelings and emotions.
Irrational thoughts and behaviors confound us even as we accuse everyone else around us of being irrational.
We always ourselves feel rational, so we must always be rational, right?
- next time "I'm an alcoholic for life whether I drink again or not."
- listening Marriages "Southern Eye"
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