Let's take em one at a time. Did active alcoholism contribute to a decrease in personal care? Did you get an annual physical exam w blood panel during your time abusing? What about dentist? 6 month checkups? Flossing?

Were you in smoky bars w other abusers and sick with colds and poor bar food diet?

The selfishness and twisted priorities were huge with me. Did your drinking take away from your relationships? Were you the best parent, friend, lover, employee, etc when drinking? Did you ever skip an important event (birthdays, graduations, work functions, etc) because you chose drinking or needed to recover from drinking?

I don't expect replies on these questions. I'm just providing lines of questions I had to be honest with myself about to shatter the internal denial that is always a threat to recovery and long term sobriety.

What else?

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