| Alcohol / drug addiction is one of the only | | | | the last time you told yourself you were going to |
| diseases known to man that tells you that you | | | | go "on the wagon" only to find yourself back in |
| don't have it. People with heart conditions, | | | | the same old situation shortly thereafter? Even |
| diabetics, or other ailments don't deny that they | | | | when you are on the wagon and it does last for a |
| have the condition. As a matter of fact, the | | | | week or two, or maybe even a month or two, |
| sooner they admit it, the sooner they can find a | | | | the whole time you're sitting on your hands, |
| physician and seek treatment. On the other hand, | | | | irritable, and in the back of your mind you are |
| people who suffer from alcoholism/drug addiction | | | | planning your next high. How often does one |
| deny their condition, they don't seek help, and | | | | more turn into five, and five to ten? |
| most end up dying from the disease. | | | | You know what the truth is, and the truth is you |
| The last time you drank or used, did you use | | | | need help. The problem with most of us is that |
| more than you originally said you would, or leave | | | | when we do say we need help, that's the last we |
| for home later than you promised yourself or | | | | think on it until we're coming off a bad drunk or |
| someone else? Have you ever lost a job, | | | | high. Saying I need help and then actually seeking |
| promotion, or days off work because of your | | | | help determines how serious a person is about |
| usage? Do you show up on Monday feeling like | | | | change. When we admit our need we must follow |
| garbage or start thinking about Friday night when | | | | that up with professional, spiritual, or personal |
| you get to work Friday morning? | | | | assistance from someone who can offer a |
| How about your personal relationships with | | | | glimmer of hope. It is at this precise time that we |
| friends, co-workers, spouse, family members and | | | | need to put action to our confession. |
| children? The list could go on and on. When was | | | | |