Disease or choice?
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I call it addiction. Alcohol is a powerful drug if abused one will become addicted to it. I have been in AA meetings for 25 years I have heard all the debates for me I respect everyone's opinion, I will stick to mine, drinking was my choice and I became addicted to it.
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I didn't get to choose how my brain is wired around addiction.
But I can make a choice to manage that addiction and that is by choosing to not drink ever, period.
One drink, all bets are off and my choice becomes moot.
But I can make a choice to manage that addiction and that is by choosing to not drink ever, period.
One drink, all bets are off and my choice becomes moot.
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I believe it's a mental disorder. However, there is definitely something physical about it, like a physical ailment. Regular people actually feel uncomfortable after more than a few drinks. They don't even have to think about stopping. They feel "full" of alcohol after 2-4 drinks. Alcoholics crave more and more. It's unnatural.
Alcoholism is a lot like other addictions because it provides escape. It turns down, dims, mutes the outside world. Regular people don't need to escape. Alcoholics crave escape.
I do believe it's a mental disorder because we know that it's killing us and we continue. Why would we do this? I was never suicidal. I never wanted to hurt myself. But my need to drink and escape, numb the world was greater than the fear of hurting myself.
But you know what's great? Now that I don't drink alcohol I really don't have to worry for one minute about what it is. Disease? Choice? Who cares. I don't drink alcohol. Such a simple solution. Simple but not easy at first.
Alcoholism is a lot like other addictions because it provides escape. It turns down, dims, mutes the outside world. Regular people don't need to escape. Alcoholics crave escape.
I do believe it's a mental disorder because we know that it's killing us and we continue. Why would we do this? I was never suicidal. I never wanted to hurt myself. But my need to drink and escape, numb the world was greater than the fear of hurting myself.
But you know what's great? Now that I don't drink alcohol I really don't have to worry for one minute about what it is. Disease? Choice? Who cares. I don't drink alcohol. Such a simple solution. Simple but not easy at first.
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Originally Posted by MelindaFlowers 
I believe it's a mental disorder. However, there is definitely something physical about it, like a physical ailment. Regular people actually feel uncomfortable after more than a few drinks. They don't even have to think about stopping. They feel "full" of alcohol after 2-4 drinks. Alcoholics crave more and more. It's unnatural.
Alcoholism is a lot like other addictions because it provides escape. It turns down, dims, mutes the outside world. Regular people don't need to escape. Alcoholics crave escape.
I do believe it's a mental disorder because we know that it's killing us and we continue. Why would we do this? I was never suicidal. I never wanted to hurt myself. But my need to drink and escape, numb the world was greater than the fear of hurting myself.
But you know what's great? Now that I don't drink alcohol I really don't have to worry for one minute about what it is. Disease? Choice? Who cares. I don't drink alcohol. Such a simple solution. Simple but not easy at first.
Alcoholism is a lot like other addictions because it provides escape. It turns down, dims, mutes the outside world. Regular people don't need to escape. Alcoholics crave escape.
I do believe it's a mental disorder because we know that it's killing us and we continue. Why would we do this? I was never suicidal. I never wanted to hurt myself. But my need to drink and escape, numb the world was greater than the fear of hurting myself.
But you know what's great? Now that I don't drink alcohol I really don't have to worry for one minute about what it is. Disease? Choice? Who cares. I don't drink alcohol. Such a simple solution. Simple but not easy at first.
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