Dude spoke at the meeting this morning: "I was 16 the first time I had a drink of wine. I liked it so much that I drank as much as I could as often as I could."
"Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. The sensation is so elusive that while they admit it is injurious, they cannot after a time differentiate the true from the false."
Glamour: Magic; enchantment; magic spell or charm.
Glamorize: To make something glamorous.
I was told growing up that alcohol and drugs weren't good for me, then I tried them. Boy, did I disagree with that advice; I felt like I hadn't been receiving accurate information. It felt like the adults were lying to me. Drinking and using made the bad go bye-bye. I vaguely sensed that what I was doing wasn't going to be good for me in the long run but I was really addicted to the relief that the alcohol and drugs provided. The adults should have said: "This stuff is going to make you feel better in the short term but really cause problems in the long run." I would have respected that more than "Just say no." I would have kept drinking, of course, coming up with some other kind of excuse.
I need to keep getting this information. The problem with me -- one of many -- is that I glamorize my past when it comes to drinking. It was a real problem solver and it was cheap, easily obtainable, and fast-acting, unlike all of this %^$!! work I have to do in recovery.
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