Originally Posted by
brynn 
Someone brought up the 'disease' concept. I only know that I personally reject that idea. I rejected that idea long before I ever heard of AVRT. There are lots of reasons I reject it, but one of the main reasons is that it implies I'm a 'victim' of some kind! I'm not a victim....I'm an addict! It implies I had no choice but to pick up a bottle and pour the contents down my throat. In my opinion, that's dangerous territory to tread upon. Maybe someone who knows more about the subject can answer the question.
For me, being sober with my alcoholism illness in remission and my living a sober life free of drinking makes the victim debate, for me anyways, moot.
We always have choices, and my being an alcoholic doesn't change my responsibilities in any way. I think people choose to have a victim mentality for many personal reasons, otherwise they do not choose to be a victim, again for personal reasons.