The Gates Of Insanity Or Death
April 18, 2006 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
From pg. 30 in The Big Book we read “it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could drink like other people. The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death.”
We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery.
Please, if your challenge is something other than alcohol, just substitute “the” word.
A Sober, Clean Evening To All,
Mark
