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<blockquote data-quote="Big Bad Kitty" data-source="post: 234970" data-attributes="member: 3647"><p>I've tried to type my response 3 times and I just can't get out what I want to say without sounding crass. </p><p></p><p>What a crock. As if the cops give alcoholics a freebie when they get stopped from a DUI. As if a landlord lets it slip when an addict does not pay the rent.</p><p></p><p>It is disease, plain and simple. It starts as use. One uses alcohol and drugs. Then, for someone who has the disease, it progresses to abuse, and finally, addiction.</p><p></p><p>It really ticks me off when people tell me that it is not a disease, that I just have no will power. Yes, I had a choice to take a drink or a drug in the first place, but so do millions of people every day who never become addicted. Once that happened, I had no choice. I was addicted and I had no choice in the matter. I cannot go back to an occasional drink or recreational pot use. </p><p></p><p>I have not lost the power over choosing not to drink. That statement is very misleading. I <em>AM</em> powerless <em>over</em> the drink and the drug itself. Meaning, as I said, I can't have just one drink. </p><p></p><p>We <u><em><strong>ALL</strong></em></u> have a choice to use or not use. That's what AA is about as well. The AA club I used to go to was right next to a bar. Those of us who kept going to meetings made that choice every single time we walked through the doors. One time, when I was first trying to get clean, I made the other choice. I drank so much I blacked out. Woke up in the hospital in restraints. I had punched a nurse and broke her nose. And I still drank and used for months after that. Then I got clean and stayed clean for 5 years. I tried to stay clean myself, without AA. And I ended up using and drinking for another 10.</p><p></p><p>This place says that AAs use the 12-step program as an easy way of getting out of the responsibility of their behavior? Tell that to Copper. My mom took her away from me when she was 6 months old, and my relationship with her was never the same. I lost my daughter to this disease. And I almost lost Tink as well. Oh I am SEETHING right now. I guess this place may work for some people. Great. For me, AA was the only way to stop. </p><p></p><p>Stepping off the soapbox.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Bad Kitty, post: 234970, member: 3647"] I've tried to type my response 3 times and I just can't get out what I want to say without sounding crass. What a crock. As if the cops give alcoholics a freebie when they get stopped from a DUI. As if a landlord lets it slip when an addict does not pay the rent. It is disease, plain and simple. It starts as use. One uses alcohol and drugs. Then, for someone who has the disease, it progresses to abuse, and finally, addiction. It really ticks me off when people tell me that it is not a disease, that I just have no will power. Yes, I had a choice to take a drink or a drug in the first place, but so do millions of people every day who never become addicted. Once that happened, I had no choice. I was addicted and I had no choice in the matter. I cannot go back to an occasional drink or recreational pot use. I have not lost the power over choosing not to drink. That statement is very misleading. I [I]AM[/I] powerless [I]over[/I] the drink and the drug itself. Meaning, as I said, I can't have just one drink. We [U][I][B]ALL[/B][/I][/U] have a choice to use or not use. That's what AA is about as well. The AA club I used to go to was right next to a bar. Those of us who kept going to meetings made that choice every single time we walked through the doors. One time, when I was first trying to get clean, I made the other choice. I drank so much I blacked out. Woke up in the hospital in restraints. I had punched a nurse and broke her nose. And I still drank and used for months after that. Then I got clean and stayed clean for 5 years. I tried to stay clean myself, without AA. And I ended up using and drinking for another 10. This place says that AAs use the 12-step program as an easy way of getting out of the responsibility of their behavior? Tell that to Copper. My mom took her away from me when she was 6 months old, and my relationship with her was never the same. I lost my daughter to this disease. And I almost lost Tink as well. Oh I am SEETHING right now. I guess this place may work for some people. Great. For me, AA was the only way to stop. Stepping off the soapbox. [/QUOTE]
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