Posted by scratchpad on June 24, 2007, at 13:28:13
In reply to Re: Quit drinking over 5 weeks ago!, posted by Zyprexa on June 23, 2007, at 14:21:11
What makes one person an alcoholic and someone else not?
I think it's a question that we can only answer for ourselves. I knew that I was an a alcoholic even though I'd never missed a day of work, or ever had any ever say anything to me about it, or had a car accident, or lost my job, etc... because I found that drinking was just about the only thing I could think about. Where was the next one, when was the last one, what kind of quantity had I consumed (I always wanted to be "responsible" and even kept track of the calories). But I kept up the behaviour of drinking for 20 years - thwack! (that's the sound of me smacking my own forehead.) And when I remarried, well my DH was good enough to point out to me that I had a pretty bad habit going, and that it was eventually going to bring me down. I had already tried to stop drinking many, many times before, but on my own and without success. This time I got my DH's support, and my therapist's. So with a lot of help, and medication, I stopped altogether. It was the only way I could do it.
Some people do very well with drinking in moderation. There is a whole movement dedicated to it. Personally, I did moderation very poorly. The obsessive thinking brought me down every time, and made me miserable. You really have to see for yourself.
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