Good evening my friends, As the old saying goes; Better Late than Never!! I got a little caught up in the wackiness of the day-to-day living of a sober alcoholic but anywho..... My Apologies! Tomorrow we'll be continuing this excellent book by Chuck C - A New Pair of Glasses - The Problem - p.20-34. I personally think none have described the problem better than The Big Book. If you had the time to read the preface though, Chuck sums up the argument pretty well: The most baffling characteristic of alcoholism - both to the alcoholic and to those who must deal with him - is the paradox in which the conflict of sober reality eventually always becomes untenable, leading to the return to alcohol and/or drugs for relief. Then the relief presents an obvious problem.... [so] Neither Sobriety nor its chemical counterpoint can provide a meaningful cessation of the conflict. p.viii I have in the past, as many others have as well, made the mistake of thinking my problem...
This blog is a compilation of commentaries about AA, alcoholism, sobriety and recovery. They were created as part of a weekly email series I send out to the AA Wed Night Riverside Men's Group in Escazú, San José, Costa Rica. We are a Men's Big Book and AA-related literature study group with the aim of expanding our knowledge and understanding of the principles set forth by the book Alcoholics Anonymous.