Never realized!
Mr B
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Omaha Nebraska
Posts: 60
Never realized!
Wow, is all I can say these days as I'm in shock!
I've never realized on how much this disease and alcohol just takes lives! I knew that it happened heard about it from time to time but never like this!
In the past two weeks I've heard how 10 - 11 people talk about how they new someone who has just past from this disease! I too found out that I friend who I was in treatment past away! I'm in shock that so many people die everyday from alcohol!!! It's very sad to me!
What really sucks too is the fact that I didn't ever really see this or hear about it to much until I sobered up and starting letting people in my life and going to AA!
This is very real people! I plan on from this day forward to be sure to be a phone call away, or listen to anyone who need an ear or someone to talk too!!!! It is so true that us alcoholics need each other to stay sober!!!!
Like they say in the military never leave a man down! My goal is to never leave an alcoholic down if they are wanting help!!!
I thankful for another day to go on and sober, as well as I'm thankful for all of you here on the site and in the fellowship!
DBJ
I've never realized on how much this disease and alcohol just takes lives! I knew that it happened heard about it from time to time but never like this!
In the past two weeks I've heard how 10 - 11 people talk about how they new someone who has just past from this disease! I too found out that I friend who I was in treatment past away! I'm in shock that so many people die everyday from alcohol!!! It's very sad to me!
What really sucks too is the fact that I didn't ever really see this or hear about it to much until I sobered up and starting letting people in my life and going to AA!
This is very real people! I plan on from this day forward to be sure to be a phone call away, or listen to anyone who need an ear or someone to talk too!!!! It is so true that us alcoholics need each other to stay sober!!!!
Like they say in the military never leave a man down! My goal is to never leave an alcoholic down if they are wanting help!!!
I thankful for another day to go on and sober, as well as I'm thankful for all of you here on the site and in the fellowship!
DBJ
Clear Eyes Full Heart
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,272
I agree, I drank most of my adult life and consider myself fairly well read. I always had known you could destroy your liver, and obviously drinking and driving accidents come into play, but didn't make the other connections. I didn't understand about how progressive it is, and how many deaths are directly related to alcoholism. I think it's sad that it took recovery to find all of this out, decades later.
There need to be more PSAs about drinking. We all know the smoking and drug ones by heart. Why are the dangers of alcohol kept so hidden? Why is it still so celebrated by the media?
There need to be more PSAs about drinking. We all know the smoking and drug ones by heart. Why are the dangers of alcohol kept so hidden? Why is it still so celebrated by the media?
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