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<blockquote data-quote="Ephchap" data-source="post: 84180" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>Chiming in a bit late on this one.</p><p></p><p>Having dealt with my difficult child alcoholic brother, this is what I've observed.</p><p></p><p>It is definitely a disease. One has to choose to stay sober each and every day.</p><p></p><p>My brother was sober for 11 years, after about 6 or 7 years of sober/drunk stages. What possessed him to stop at the store to pick up a bottle after 11 years? Arghhh. No idea. That day, it was a choice. He chose to buy the alcohol. Once he took that first sip, however, it was no longer a choice. The disease/illness/addiction took over.</p><p></p><p>He would stay sober for a bit, but then I'd end up taking him to the local ER or the local short-term rehab. Each time he was sober and chose to buy another bottle, that's when I'd get angry with him. </p><p></p><p>Once sober, he chooses to buy that bottle of vodka. It's that first sip that angers me. He knows what it will do to him, to my mom, and to everyone around him. After that first sip, it's just all downhill. There is no choice after that, for him. His body "needs" the alcohol.</p><p></p><p>It's a vicious cycle.</p><p></p><p>So, I guess I'm of the mindset that addiction is not a choice. Buying/taking that first sip of alcohol (just like that first high of crack cocaine) is a choice. After that, it is no longer a choice. It is an addiction.</p><p></p><p>Deb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ephchap, post: 84180, member: 27"] Chiming in a bit late on this one. Having dealt with my difficult child alcoholic brother, this is what I've observed. It is definitely a disease. One has to choose to stay sober each and every day. My brother was sober for 11 years, after about 6 or 7 years of sober/drunk stages. What possessed him to stop at the store to pick up a bottle after 11 years? Arghhh. No idea. That day, it was a choice. He chose to buy the alcohol. Once he took that first sip, however, it was no longer a choice. The disease/illness/addiction took over. He would stay sober for a bit, but then I'd end up taking him to the local ER or the local short-term rehab. Each time he was sober and chose to buy another bottle, that's when I'd get angry with him. Once sober, he chooses to buy that bottle of vodka. It's that first sip that angers me. He knows what it will do to him, to my mom, and to everyone around him. After that first sip, it's just all downhill. There is no choice after that, for him. His body "needs" the alcohol. It's a vicious cycle. So, I guess I'm of the mindset that addiction is not a choice. Buying/taking that first sip of alcohol (just like that first high of crack cocaine) is a choice. After that, it is no longer a choice. It is an addiction. Deb [/QUOTE]
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