Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic?
When I tell people that I used to be an alcoholic, many people look at me in disbelief. Even close friends may think I am exaggerating but the truth is that what I did with friends is only a fraction of what I used to do on my own.
Some people who don't know me think that I will go back to my old ways because it is a widespread belief that once you are an alcoholic, you will always be one.
Well, my personal journey has proven to mw that this widespread belief does not apply to me. Don't tell me I am in denial lol! The truth is that when I decided to stop smoking and drinking, I did it for the right reasons.
My reason is simple: I don't wish to spend another day of my life wasting money and wasting my time and energy that does not give me long term benefits. And I rather focus my energies on living my life's purpose and being of better use to society other than polluting the planet!
I have so successfully mastered my addictions that I can smell alcohol from a distance and my physical body reacts telling me it is poison! And I am very intolerant to cigarette smoke, choosing to stay away from smoky places (Thank God Singapore is very intolerant of the smoking habit) and people with ash tray breath. Yes my breath was like that too, and I now know how nasty and repulsive it really is!
Anyway, I've been clean of alcohol for about 10 years now and I've stopped smoking for close to 12 years. And I don't miss them one bit.
So why do I choose to talk about this now? Well, because more people are asking me for help in how to master these bad habits and also I believe it is useful for people to listen to real inspirational stories in order to help themselves...
So stay tuned!
© Shamala Tan 2008
Some people who don't know me think that I will go back to my old ways because it is a widespread belief that once you are an alcoholic, you will always be one.
Well, my personal journey has proven to mw that this widespread belief does not apply to me. Don't tell me I am in denial lol! The truth is that when I decided to stop smoking and drinking, I did it for the right reasons.
My reason is simple: I don't wish to spend another day of my life wasting money and wasting my time and energy that does not give me long term benefits. And I rather focus my energies on living my life's purpose and being of better use to society other than polluting the planet!
I have so successfully mastered my addictions that I can smell alcohol from a distance and my physical body reacts telling me it is poison! And I am very intolerant to cigarette smoke, choosing to stay away from smoky places (Thank God Singapore is very intolerant of the smoking habit) and people with ash tray breath. Yes my breath was like that too, and I now know how nasty and repulsive it really is!
Anyway, I've been clean of alcohol for about 10 years now and I've stopped smoking for close to 12 years. And I don't miss them one bit.
So why do I choose to talk about this now? Well, because more people are asking me for help in how to master these bad habits and also I believe it is useful for people to listen to real inspirational stories in order to help themselves...
So stay tuned!
© Shamala Tan 2008
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