In article > ,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "kilikini" > wrote:
> >
> > > "sf" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 21:19:01 -0000, Arnold wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Anyone managed to give up cigarettes and alcohol and never looked
> back?
> > > > >
> > > > > If so, I would be interested to know the techniques you used, coz I
> am
> > > > > struggling with 'will power'!
> > > > >
> > > > I think giving up cigarettes will be harder than giving up alcohol.
> > > > Nicotine is an extremely addictive substance!
> > >
> > > Nope, for me it's alcohol. I gave up a nicotine and actually <gasp!>
> > > cocaine habit with no problems, no looking back. Alcohol I need for
> daily
> > > survival. I discovered back in high school as the major smart geek,
> that if
> > > I drank, I acquired a sense of humor which, thusly, accrued friends. I
> > > don't leave home without it.
> > >
> > > kili <-----functional alcoholic and not ashamed of it
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Wow.
> >
> > I'm glad to see I'm not alone... I tend to get bitchy with my nerves on
> > the ragged edge every time I try to give it up. I'm a much nicer person
> > if I allow myself to drink. ;-) Funny isn't it? The drug companies would
> > probably love to sell me something for that.
> >
> > Cheers dear! <clink>
> >
> > I do not, however, drink and drive, nor do I drink before going to
> > work...
> > --
> >
>
> I drink and walk! (I don't own a car.) You're not alone, Kat. I've been
> this way for years. Still able to manage, so I'm not worrying about it. I
> work, I maintain a household, I cook, I clean, I have all my teeth, I take
> my milk thistle, so who cares?
>
> kili
>
>

Exactly. ;-)
Once I quit obsessing about it, I found I quit overdoing it.

Funny isn't it?

Same thing worked with food addiction. ;-) I can now lose weight slowly,
but easily, as long as I can still enjoy what I eat and just give up
certain _types_ of food.

And get my ass to the gym. <lol>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson