I just wanted to mention some recent observations I made about the effects of alcohol and practicing EC in my day to day life. I used to drink pretty much every day in the evening and more than I should. For some time I admitted to myself that it was a problem but nothing else really changed besides me telling myself that. When I tried just changing my behaviour cold turkey I was thrown into panic attacks and overwhelming feelings of defeat, there didn't seem to be a way of stopping. I was so distracted, unable to concentrate, irritable, angry and basically useless. So I kept drinking, because what a relief!
When I discovered EC (what a gift), this was about 9 months ago, it crept into me slowly but powerfully. As I read the book, realizations were being made, logic and clarity guided me. I still drank while at this stage. Then after being thoroughly impressed by the book I got the EC CD`s. At first the EC sessions were moving and powerful. I felt so many shifts and places that I had no idea were always within me. Those beginning weeks were truly life altering. But...I still drank. As time went on and the sessions found a steady practice in my everyday routine, without consciously even realizing it, I started skipping drinking a day here, a day there because if I didn't drink that day, the EC session was outstandingly more productive and powerful than if I had drank alcohol that day.
And that's how I have gained momentum on the road to recovery from drinking heavy amounts every night. Because of the nature of meditation and truthfulness of EC, I never experienced withdrawal from not having that drink or irritability and anger. I simply wanted to have a great clearing session that night instead, and because the sessions were clearing the negative emotions that were driving me to drink in the first place, the cycle of addiction was gradually compromised.
If anyone else is having or had a similar experience on this subject I`d love to read about it. And John if you read this, I was in therapy as well prior to starting ECP and though it was helpful, therapy did not help as much in bringing the drinking down. So its quite a testament to the ability of ECP. I`d also like to mention that when Im doing a session, I feel like Im really doing something, it requires dedication, commitment, work of sorts. I respect it for that. Its not a gimmicky quick fix formula to get happy. You have to really expand yourself using discipline and get to that place of respecting yourself. Which isn`t always an easy thing for everyone.
Peace
