A Cure Is All In Your Head

I don't really know how I recovered from my alcoholism. And yes, I have recovered. I believe. I recognized all the problems I was having that led me to drink too much. When I accepted that God was beside me and had work for me to do, I was able to get well. That's when my world became a better place again for me. I'm not sure whether it was my improved outlook that led me to quit drinking, or whether quitting drinking led to an improved outlook. That isn't important. They both happened and that's all I care about.

Chris Prentiss in The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure stresses the importance of a positive attitude in overcoming addiction, cancer, and any other affliction: "If you have been told and you believe that you have the incurable disease of either alcoholism or addiction or both, throw that belief overboard now. It is a ball and chain that is weighing you down and interfering with your complete recovery. This is your time to take on the belief that you live in a wonderful world, a magical world, a world where suffering people -- not mot just alcoholics and addicts, but everyone, even those afflicted with the most diverse and difficult diseases -- can be healed, and you will be one of them. It is that empowering belief that is foremost in your arsenal of recovery."