Addiction is a Spectrum of Feeling

Moderation was never going to be the path for me

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In the early stages of trying to control my drinking, I thought that moderation was going to be the key to happiness. I believed that it should work for everyone. Moderation was the middle way, the middle path. All it took was discipline and self-control. I thought there was no reason why people shouldn’t be able to control…