Addiction to Alcohol/obsessing

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Expert: - 12/15/2008


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what are three examples of for obsessing or fantasizing over alcohol

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Hi Rufus,

Obsessing about alcohol is when the thought pops into your mind and it keeps coming back.

Examples: You've seen a TV show and the character was having fun at a bar - you keep envisioning your great times with drink.

You've had a dream about drinking, and now you cant get that dream out of your mind.

For no apparent reason, the thought of drinking comes to you. You try to divert your thinking to something else - but it keeps coming back.


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