White Knuckle Sobriety

White Knuckle Sobriety:

A desperate effort to stay sober solely through the exercise of one’s own willpower while denying reality of their emotional inner life.

Unless one finally surrenders and begins to work the Twelve Steps to recovery, such an effort is usually doomed to failure.

See also;

          Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by Jon Kabat-zinn

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