“In my first few meetings, the older members whom I had just met kept telling me the same thing, “The first drink will get you drunk.” I became concerned that I might be in the wrong group, as I was fairly certain - from my own astute analysis of my drinking - it was the ninth or tenth drink for me.”
As with understanding anguish, the challenge in letting go of craving is to act before habitual reactions incapacitate us.
— Stephen Batchelor
These men were not drinking to escape; they were drinking to overcome a craving beyond their mental control.
— Page xxiv Alcoholics Anonymous
