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Saw this on Facebook today. Harsh but true.
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<blockquote data-quote="Awakening1990" data-source="post: 714517" data-attributes="member: 22012"><p>To me, alcoholism and drug addiction is a disease of the mind. No one in their right mind would put themselves or their loved ones through such hell if it were only a matter of choice or being weak. The choice may be there initially to pick up that first drink or drug, for no one is forcing it down your throat, but for some, it does get a hold of your mind and eventually your body and then the matter of choice, in a sound mind, is but all gone. I have lived through this personally and have gone to those meetings, one day at a time. I arrest my disease by not picking up the first drink now over 27 years. Ordinarily, Im not around beer/booze ever, but Just yesterday, I happen to be pouring my 82 yr old aunt a cold beer to enjoy with her burger and after smelling the beer, my head immediately said, I'd have to drink so many of these just to get a buzz.....it was never about a cold beer with a burger, it was always about shutting down and shutting off my head. Even after 27 yrs, that was my first thought, Im wired differently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Awakening1990, post: 714517, member: 22012"] To me, alcoholism and drug addiction is a disease of the mind. No one in their right mind would put themselves or their loved ones through such hell if it were only a matter of choice or being weak. The choice may be there initially to pick up that first drink or drug, for no one is forcing it down your throat, but for some, it does get a hold of your mind and eventually your body and then the matter of choice, in a sound mind, is but all gone. I have lived through this personally and have gone to those meetings, one day at a time. I arrest my disease by not picking up the first drink now over 27 years. Ordinarily, Im not around beer/booze ever, but Just yesterday, I happen to be pouring my 82 yr old aunt a cold beer to enjoy with her burger and after smelling the beer, my head immediately said, I'd have to drink so many of these just to get a buzz.....it was never about a cold beer with a burger, it was always about shutting down and shutting off my head. Even after 27 yrs, that was my first thought, Im wired differently. [/QUOTE]
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