Dr. Jeckel...
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Dr. Jeckel...
Hi Everyone,
I've come here today to take to the table
some thoughts about alcoholism because
the reason why I am here is because
I NEED to understand the disease
so that I will be able help myself!
A friend and I were talking tonight
about alcoholism (her father was one)
and she was telling me about how the
movie Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde was
actually written about an alcoholic.
Now, I've never seen the movie
so I don't know, but she was saying
something about Dr. Jeckle(?) being
insecure and shy around women,
not being able to express himself
properly, etc, etc... And Mr. Hyde being this
unabashed, uninhibited, full blooming
ball of sexual(?) energy!
And about how the alcoholic is an alcoholic
because it WORKS for them.
-Because all of their relationships have been
'built' around their use of alcohol,
and they tend not to give it up
because they feel that this
'person' that they become
when they drink is an incredible
part of who they are, and if they
were to give it up, it would be like
cutting off what they perceive
to be the best part of themselves.=!
I find this to be pretty insightful
and I think it puts a very complicated
disease into very simple terms...
-Although I don't feel that this indeed
the "whole" picture...
I've come here today to take to the table
some thoughts about alcoholism because
the reason why I am here is because
I NEED to understand the disease
so that I will be able help myself!
A friend and I were talking tonight
about alcoholism (her father was one)
and she was telling me about how the
movie Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde was
actually written about an alcoholic.
Now, I've never seen the movie
so I don't know, but she was saying
something about Dr. Jeckle(?) being
insecure and shy around women,
not being able to express himself
properly, etc, etc... And Mr. Hyde being this
unabashed, uninhibited, full blooming
ball of sexual(?) energy!
And about how the alcoholic is an alcoholic
because it WORKS for them.
-Because all of their relationships have been
'built' around their use of alcohol,
and they tend not to give it up
because they feel that this
'person' that they become
when they drink is an incredible
part of who they are, and if they
were to give it up, it would be like
cutting off what they perceive
to be the best part of themselves.=!
I find this to be pretty insightful
and I think it puts a very complicated
disease into very simple terms...
-Although I don't feel that this indeed
the "whole" picture...
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I've heard the same thing ZionLion but it's abit more complicated than that. Alcoholism is a disease plain and simple with little or no logic attached to it. Alcoholics drink for a myriad of reasons and trying to understand it all takes away from what you could be doing for yourself.
When I spent 2 years trying to understand why my ex did and said the things he did I wasted valuable time I could have had on my own life.
Ngaire
When I spent 2 years trying to understand why my ex did and said the things he did I wasted valuable time I could have had on my own life.
Ngaire
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Just being codie - tho I wholeheartedly agree that the Jekyll/Hyde analogy seems to fit the disease of alcoholism, that wasn't Stevenson was taken ill
Quote from http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNot...stevenson.html
"In order to fully understand the world in which Stevenson was raised, it is necessary to understand that there were two Edinburghs, both which played a part in molding his personality and outlook. On one hand was New Town, respectable, conventional, deeply religious, and polite. On the other was a much more bohemian Edinburgh, symbolized by brothels and shadiness. The juxtaposition of the two aspects in contrast to each other made a deep impression and strengthened his fascination with the duality of human nature, later providing the theme for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
sorry - I've just wondered for years and just now finally looked it up -
Blue
Quote from http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNot...stevenson.html
"In order to fully understand the world in which Stevenson was raised, it is necessary to understand that there were two Edinburghs, both which played a part in molding his personality and outlook. On one hand was New Town, respectable, conventional, deeply religious, and polite. On the other was a much more bohemian Edinburgh, symbolized by brothels and shadiness. The juxtaposition of the two aspects in contrast to each other made a deep impression and strengthened his fascination with the duality of human nature, later providing the theme for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
sorry - I've just wondered for years and just now finally looked it up -
Blue
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