(May 7, 2021 at 11:55 am)Angrboda Wrote: And patterns of thinking about behavior persist even after the behavior is stopped. I'm a hoarder. For a number of years I had it under control. But returning to the behavior showed me that while I was not acting like a hoarder, my thinking and values hadn't really changed.
Bingo lolly. When people find out I gave up drinking, a common question is, ‘Do you miss it?’ and the answer is, ‘Every goddam day.’
I haven’t given up alcoholism, I’ve given up the behaviours associated with it.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax