When the Urge Hits...
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I often observe people when I’m going about my day as I’m fascinated by people and the things that make them tick. I love watching the world go by and enjoy studying those around me.
Believe me, I never used to be like this. But as a recovering alcoholic, I’m experiencing a new lease of life and look forward to knowing more about the world and the people in it.
However, my attention is especially drawn to people who are sipping on a beer or having a glass of wine and I often wonder to myself, what urged them to drink today?
Did they have the same urges I used to experience back in my drinking days? Did they even want to drink or did they end up at the bar out of habit?
Fighting the urge to drink has caused some painful memories and often occurred in that limbo period I wrote about recently.
Below, I will look at a time during my drinking days when the urge to drink reared its ugly head and some good tactics to overcome moments when these urges hit.
The uncontrollable urge
I remember waking up one day and swearing off alcohol for good. I told myself that I was never going to drink again. I was about as convincing as I’d ever been. Maybe I’d had my last drink!
However, as you may have guessed, I drank again. But this time I was about to put my life in danger, all because I was unable to resist the temptation to drink.
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