Hi,
Could you explain your story, as I am confused and we could benefit from hearing about your alcohol dependence and recovery.
You said you "gave up" on your dependence to alcohol very easily? What type of dependency did you have? How long had you been drinking? You said you had alcohol dependence, but were only drinking "moderately" (I would have expected the word "excessive", for instance).
You were "hit with a common/severe/permanent health affliction"...what was this? How are you handling your diagnosis?
It almost sounded like "stress" was what you are referring to as the health affliction that helped you stop drinking? But, then it sounded like this is what motivated you to drink in the first place. Could you explain?
You said you choose alcohol because of stress and two bad marriages. How do you cope with stress now?
You are right--having a "perfect" lifestyle or health does not prevent alcoholism. No one is "immune" from alcoholism, and effects all economic levels, education levels, genders, ages, personality types...you name it. And, yes, there is no cure to alcoholism. Only treatments.
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Hi,
Could you explain your story, as I am confused and we could benefit from hearing about your alcohol dependence and recovery.
You said you "gave up" on your dependence to alcohol very easily? What type of dependency did you have? How long had you been drinking? You said you had alcohol dependence, but were only drinking "moderately" (I would have expected the word "excessive", for instance).
You were "hit with a common/severe/permanent health affliction"...what was this? How are you handling your diagnosis?
It almost sounded like "stress" was what you are referring to as the health affliction that helped you stop drinking? But, then it sounded like this is what motivated you to drink in the first place. Could you explain?
You said you choose alcohol because of stress and two bad marriages. How do you cope with stress now?
You are right--having a "perfect" lifestyle or health does not prevent alcoholism. No one is "immune" from alcoholism, and effects all economic levels, education levels, genders, ages, personality types...you name it. And, yes, there is no cure to alcoholism. Only treatments.
I hope to hear more from you soon.
June 7, 2009 - 6:09amThis Comment
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