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January 2016 | Emotional Sobriety

Leaky thinking

My wife couldn’t believe what had happened. Was I finally turning into the type of husband she always dreamed of?

I walked into my first AA meeting thinking that I drank because I had so much responsibility on my shoulders. The pressure on me was enormous—my family, my practice, my home, my finances—you name it. I was responsible for everyone. Drinking was my reward; it was my solution, not the problem.

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