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WHO AM I
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Who Am I?
I hate meetings! I hate higher power! I hate anyone who has a program! To all who come in contact with me, I wish you death! I wish you suffering! Allow me to introduce myself! I am the disease of alcoholism and drug addiction - Cunning, baffling and powerful! That's me! I have killed millions and I'm pleased. I love to catch you with the element of surprise. I love pretending I am your friend and lover. I have given you comfort. Have I not? Wasn't I there when you were lonely? When you wanted to die, didn't you call on me? I was there! I love to make you hurt! I love to make you cry! Better yet, I love it when I make you sssO numb you can neither hurt nor cry. You can't feel anything at all. This is my true Glory! I will give you instant gratification and all I ask of you is long term suffering. I have been there for you always. When things are going right in your life, you invited me in. You said you didn't deserve these good things and I was the only one who would agree with you. Together we were able to destroy all good things in your life! People don't take me seriously! Yet they take heart attacks, strokes, and even diabetes seriously. Fools that they are; they don't know that without my help, these things would not be made possible. I am such a hated disease - and yet, I do not come uninvited. You *choose* to have me! So many people have chosen me over reality and peace. More than you hate me; I hate all of you who have a 12-step program. Your programs, your meetings, your support, your Higher Power all weaken me and I cannot function in the manner I am accustomed to. Now I must lie here quietly. You don't see me, but I am growing bigger than ever. When you only exist, I may live. When you live, I only exist. But I am here! Until we meet again, if we meet again, I wish you suffering and death!
Signed, Your Disease -unknown author- thanks to Chrissy H of Delaware
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AN ADDICT FELL IN A HOLE and couldn’t get out.
A businessman went by and the addict called out for help. The businessman threw him some money and told him to buy himself a ladder. But the addict could not buy a ladder in this hole he was in.
A doctor walked by. The addict said, “Help! I can’t get out!” The doctor gave him some drugs and said, “Take this. It will relieve the pain.” The addict said thanks, but when the pills ran out, he was still in the hole.
A well-known psychiatrist rode by and heard the addict’s cries for help. He stopped and asked, ” How did you get there? Were you born there? Did your parents put you there? Tell me about yourself, it will alleviate your sense of loneliness.” So the addict talked with him for an hour, then the psychiatrist had to leave, but he said he’d be back next week.
The addict thanked him, but he was still in the hole. A priest came by. The addict called for help. The priest gave him a Bible and said, “I’ll say a prayer for you.” He got down on his knees and prayed for the addict, then he left. The addict was very grateful, he read the Bible, but he was still stuck in the hole.
A recovering addict happened to be passing by. The addict cried out, “Hey, help me. I’m stuck in this hole!” Right away the recovering addict jumped down in the hole with him. The addict said, “What are you doing? Now we’re both stuck here!!” But the recovering addict said, “Calm down. It’s okay. I’ve been here before. I know how to get out.”
Grateful for my fellow travelers today 🙏❤️
~Author unknown
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