DENIAL
“The worst vice of the fanatic is his sincerity.”
“The worst vice of the fanatic is his sincerity.”
– Oscar Wilde
The disease of alcoholism is “cunning, baffling and powerful”, and it manipulates us to believe “the lie”. There is a point that we reach in our disease where we believe that crazy behavior is acceptable. Insanity becomes the order of the day. And when friends or therapists try to give us a message, we discount them.
How can we break down this wall of denial? Well, there is strength in numbers. If everybody we respect is disagreeing with us, then it is time that we change. If our isolation has become a source of martyrdom, then we need to reorganize our attitude for living. Insanity and isolation are often companions; they feed off each other.
We need always to stay close to our recovering community. Strength and sobriety is in numbers.
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