Self-Afflicted

Before I had a home group, a sponsor, a service position, a relationship with God I attempted to have a go at the big book of "Alcoholics Anonymous" on my own. The immediate identification that I found came from Bill's story where he felt that "he arrived" with the lifestyle that alcohol initially gave him. It was the comfort and ease that washed over me when liquor sank in. No problems, no worries—I felt I was more in the moment than ever before.