Braveheart... great to cross paths again. Been a while eh?
Thank you very much for your addition to the thread. So many things you posted I connect with.
First point you made.... we often refer to the "yets"... meaning in reference to the notion that anyone would 'never do drug or drink, etc'. .... to which we in 12-step encourage people to finish the sentance with the word "yet". Why? Because so many of us ended up doing things we never imagined!
My drug of choice was a street drug. I was 37 when I finally picked it up. I was essentially a yuppie with 3 kids, beautiful home, professional employment, nice car, etc. I t was highly unlikely that I would ever have got hooked to somehting like that. We just do not know where pain will take us. Thanks for emphasizing this matter.
Also... the notion of other addictions like food, shopping, entertainment, sleep..... Man... I did 'em all. I have enough clothes for a small country. This was from my post-substance era. When I was in treatment a few years ago, I worked out daily and came out of the program completely buff. Which actually was part of my downfall. I had not grown in recovery by working out. In fact, it gave me another avenue to manifest my unhealthiness. Frankly, I am glad that failed too.
